Hyderabad State

Bereket Jah, the last ruler of the Hyderabad state in India and the grandson of the last Ottoman caliph Abdülmecid, has passed away at the age of 89 in Istanbul.

Once one of the richest names in the world, Jah had lived a secluded life in Istanbul since 1996.

epa05620790 Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) poses with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) at Hyderabad house prior to their meeting in New Delhi, India, 07 November 2916. British Prime Minister May arrived in New Delhi on her official visit to strengthen the political and bilateral ties between the two countries and scheduled to meet top Indian politicians.

A passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing at least 11 children, with fears the death toll could rise further, officials said.
      
A senior police officer said "11 students and the bus driver were killed", while a railway official said he feared as many as 25 children were dead after the collision in Telangana state.
      

Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark Monday's creation of the new state of Telangana, the culmination of a campaign stretching back nearly six decades.
      
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, who at one stage went on hunger strike as part of the push to create India's 29th state, was sworn in as chief minister during a morning ceremony in Hyderabad.