Asia India Over the next month elections will be held in 5 states, including Uttar Pradesh, crucial as the most populous state - if it were a separate country, it would be the world's 5th most populous - and therefore with the most MPs elected
Asia India A three-day synchronised elephant census took place in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu after an interval of six years; as elephant habitats often span two states, synchronization was decided to avoid double counting
Asia India Audi India has launched an app to help customers of its e-tron range access charging points across the country
Asia India Top wrestlers have been protesting in New Delhi for the past 10 days over the lack of action against the head of the country's wrestling federation, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, whom they accuse of sexual harassment
Asia India India has become the world's most populous country for the first time, thank to a 1.56% increase in the number of citizens; data released by the UN estimate India's population at 1.428.600 against China's 1.425.700 individuals