The government in the southern Indian state of Karnataka recently set up a panel to explore if the state can have its own separate flag. The BBC explains why it has become such a contentious issue.

Indian flags fly at half-mast at the country's presidential residence and parliament building in memory of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died ...

What is a 'state funeral', and what is national mourning? Who is accorded these, and what are the rules? We explain.