Death toll from stampede at religious event in India climbs to 121
Indian officials have confirmed scores of deaths after a crowd attending a Hindu religious event reportedly started running to leave at the end, leading to a crush.
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India wins cricket Twenty20 World Cup in exciting final against South Africa
India won its second T20 World Cup but its first world title in 12 years.
Storm brings massive part of Delhi airport roof crashing down onto cars
One taxi driver was killed and several cars crushed as Delhi's international airport was battered by a storm, collapsing part of a terminal roof.
Meet the blue-banded bee
Colorful blue-banded bees are known for their love of lavender and blue objects. They are found across most of Australia, India, Papua New Guinea and other areas in East Asia. Unlike some bees, members of this species live in solitary nests that they build near others, according to the Australian Museum.
Tainted liquor kills more than 30 people in India
India's illicit liquor trade thrives on poor consumers looking for high-powered, low cost booze, but it often has deadly consequences.
Harrowing scenes as freight train slams into passenger train in India
A passenger train car was left jutting into the air in India, wedged up by a freight train that slammed into it, killing at least 8 people.
Doctor says he found part of a human finger in his ice cream cone
Indian police are investigating after Dr. Orlem Brendan Serrao said in a widely shared social post that he bit into part of a finger in his ice cream.
Nonprofit offers Indian women cash, insurance to deal with extreme heat
More than 100 people have died in India in the past month because of heat strokes and other heat-related causes.
Child confirmed as India's second-ever human bird flu case
The World Health Organization has confirmed a human bird flu case in India – a 4-year-old who was infected with the H9N2 avian flu virus.
Building fire kills more than 35 people in Kuwait
The fire that broke out in a building south of Kuwait City, housing almost 200 foreign laborers, left another 43 people injured, officials say.
Cricket's rising popularity in the U.S.
The sport of cricket is exploding in popularity in the United States as the T20 World Cup continues in New York. Next up in the tournament, India will face off against the U.S. Smit Patel, a U.S. correspondent for Cricbuzz.com, joins CBS News with more.
At least 9 killed in attack on bus carrying Indian pilgrims in Kashmir
Indian police say militants attacked a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in the Kashmir region, where Muslim separatists have operated for decades.
India's Narendra Modi sworn in for third term as prime minister
This third consecutive term may hold more challenges for the popular but polarizing leader than his past decade in power.
What India's election results mean for Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term in office, but hundreds of millions of eligible voters handed his party and its allies a substantially reduced mandate. Avantika Chilkoti, international correspondent for The Economist, joins CBS News to break down the results.
India's PM Modi is set to win a 3rd term, but his party has taken a hit
Election results show Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to continue his long reign, but with a smaller mandate than predicted.
India's Modi likely to win third term
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to serve for a third term, but will be forced to create a coalition government with smaller parties. Richard Rossow, the senior adviser and chair of U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News with more.
At least 50 people have died in a week as record heat scorches India
Summer heat hit India early this year, and with temperatures soaring over 120 degrees, deaths blamed on the scorching conditions are soaring, too.
Exit polls show Modi win in India election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks set to secure a third term in office, according to exit polls conducted after voting concluded over the weekend. Modi is already claiming victory, despite no official results being available yet. People turned out to more than a million polling locations across India in the midst a deadly heat wave. CBS News producer Arshad Zargar has more.
22 killed as bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunges into a mountain gorge
Officials in northern India's mountainous Jammu region say a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims likely veered off the road due to "human error."
Delhi temperature may break record for India's highest: 126.1 degrees
A substation in Delhi gave a preliminary reading of 126.1 degrees Fahrenheit this week amid a heat wave.
Fire breaks out at amusement park in western India, at least 20 dead
The fire erupted at an amusement park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state.
Millions vote in India's election as prime minister's part seeks 3rd term
Millions of Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election in the searing summer heat.
Bail terms for teen in fatal drunk driving crash changed after outcry
The son of a wealthy businessman in India, accused of killing 2 people in a Porsche, was initially told he'd be bailed if he wrote a short essay and spent some time with local police.
Asia's deadly heat wave was made 45 times more likely for this reason
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Huge billboard toppled by storm kills more than a dozen people in India
A metal billboard bigger than an Olympic swimming pool crumpled onto a gas station in Mumbai, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens more.
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