India
Painting Elephants - Bulbul Sharma
All over India this year, children in remote villages are painting elephants. Not the real thing, but half size fibreglass artworks. Helping them use art material they may never have seen before is… Audio
India's limb-lengthening industry
India correspondent Vidhi Doshi on India's burgeoning leg-lengthening industry. People are paying serious money to be taller, and endangering life and limb(s) in the process. Audio
Jonathan Gil Harris: Becoming Indian
Jonathan Gil Harris is a Shakespearean scholar who's written a history of the weird and wonderful people came to make India their home in the 16th and 17th centuries. First of the Firangis weaves the… Audio
Education New Zealand says foreign student numbers have fallen
Visa figures show foreign student numbers have fallen in the first quarter of this year after a bumper year in 2015. Audio
PM pushes for free trade deal with India
Prime Minister John Key used a meeting with India's president today to push for a free trade agreement with India, he says.
Nights' Overseas Reports - India
Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan from the second-most populated nation of the world, India, pop. 1,236,344,631 (est. 2014)... Audio
The global hair trade
From Hollywood to Europe, to the hair salons of Africa, the most highly prized human hair in the world to use in wigs, weaves and hair extensions comes from India. The market's now worth some US$250… Audio, Gallery
Fireworks spark blaze that kills scores in southern India
A huge fire has swept through a temple in southern India, killing at least 75 people and injuring 200 others gathered for a fireworks display to mark the start of...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge offer condolences
Prince William and his wife Kate have offered their condolences to the victims of a massive temple fire in India's southern state of Kerala which killed 100 and injured more than 300 others. Audio
More than 100 people die in a Hindu temple blast in India
The authorities of a Hindu temple in India face prosecution for the deaths of a hundred people after a fireworks display that should never have happened. Audio
Death toll rises in India bridge collapse
Rescue efforts are underway in India after a bridge collapsed in Kolkata killing at least 18 people. Audio
West Indies men into T20 final
Lendl Simmons led a charmed life to blast 82 and carry the West Indies to a 7-wicket win against India in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20.
Marshalls' testimony at anti-nuke hearing "powerful"
The lawyer representing the Marshall Islands in its international anti-nuclear case says this month's hearings at The Hague have shone a light on the lack of formal talks on nuclear disarmament.
Dharamsala stadium impresses Black Caps
The World Twenty20 cricket match between New Zealand and Australia could be more of a slog fest than usual if the Indian weather forecasters are proved right.
Ish Sodhi comments on Black Caps' opening victory
The Black Caps' extraordinary win against India in the opening game of the T20 World Cup was audacious and triumphant. RNZ's Joe Porter spoke to Ish Sodhi after the match. Audio
Black Caps win World T20 opener
The Black Caps have stunned hosts India by 47 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20 tournament in Nagpur.
Black Caps ready to play in T20 World Cup
The Black Caps are bracing for a trial by spin when they open their World Twenty20 cricket campaign against hosts India in Nagpur overnight. Audio
Somini Sengupta
They say you can never go home again. But after 30 years away, Somini Sengupta, who was born in Calcutta, returned to India to be the New Delhi bureau chief for The New York Times. She says the… Audio
Munro can take over McCullum's role
The New Zealand cricketer, Corey Anderson, says his teammate, Colin Munro, has taken to Brendon McCullum's role as the master blaster like a fish to water.
Pakistan wants security guarantees
Pakistan says its cricket team will not take part in the World Twenty20 tournament in India without a public guarantee from the host country over the safety of its players.
