India’s federal government will form a special task force for the security of athletes and spectators at next year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, local media reported Monday.

The High Court in New Delhi is so behind in its work that it could take up to 466 years to clear the enormous backlog, the court’s chief justice said in a damning report that illustrates the decrepitude of India’s judicial system.

The Dalai Lama said Tuesday he was feeling much better after being treated in a New Delhi hospital for a pain in his left arm that doctors diagnosed as a pinched nerve.

The Dalai Lama was taken to a New Delhi hospital for medical tests Monday after experiencing discomfort in his arms, his spokesman said.

The Dalai Lama has been taken to a New Delhi hospital for medical tests after experiencing discomfort in his arms.

Indian police shot dead two suspected militants from Pakistan in a pre-dawn encounter near New Delhi on Sunday, an Indian news agency reported, quoting a senior police official.

A pro-India coalition will head the Kashmir state government, ending nearly six months of federal administration that saw deadly protests against New Delhi’s rule, leaving more than 50 people dead.

Pakistan is shifting blame and responsibility for last month’s deadly attacks in Mumbai, India’s foreign minister charged Monday, adding that Delhi would take action against the perpetrators if Islamabad failed to.

The only gunman captured after last month’s deadly attacks in Mumbai insisted in a letter handed to Pakistan Monday that he is a Pakistani citizen, the latest effort by Delhi to get Islamabad to crack down on the masterminds allegedly behind the rampage.

Cricket is one of the few things India and Pakistan agree on. But with New Delhi accusing Islamabad of not curbing Pakistani-based terrorists blamed for the Mumbai attack, India on Thursday canceled a cricket tour to Pakistan _ a clear sign of a freeze in