News: India

We have started to collect the most important news related to India in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• September 25th 2009 – August 29th 2009
• August 28th 2009 – August 5th 2009
• August 5th 2009 – July 15th 2009
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• December 23rd 2008 – December 11th 2008
• December 11th 2008 – November 27th 2008
• November 27th 2008 – November 11th 2008
• November 10th 2008 – October 22nd 2008
• October 22nd 2008 – October 7th 2008
• October 7th 2008 – September 18th 2008
• September 18th 2008 – August 28th 2008
• August 28th 2008 – August 4th 2008
• August 4th 2008 – July 11th 2008
• July 11th 2008 – June 18th 2008
• June 18th 2008 – May 16th 2008
• May 16th 2008 – April 15th 2008
• April 15th 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – February 20th 2008
• February 20th 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 27th 2008 – January 4th 2008
• January 4th 2008 – December 7th 2007
• December 7th 2007 – November 7th 2007
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• October 11th 2007 – September 13th 2007
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• August 14th 2007 – July 27th 2007
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• February 11th 2007 – January 14th 2007
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• December 18th 2006 – November 16th 2006
• November 16th 2006 – October 15th 2006
• October 14th 2006 – September 20th 2006
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• August 18th 2006 – July 25th 2006
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• June 1st 2006 – April 27th 2006
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• March 27th 2006 – March 1st 2006
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• January 5th 2006 – December 14th 2005
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India: news

Tennis: Federer hits form

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 23:43

Top seed Roger Federer thrashes Nicolas Mahut to reach the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open.
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Illicit India 'blood farm' raided

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 14:05

Indian police say they have found 17 weakened people in a raid on an illicit blood-donation racket.
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Top policeman convicted of murder

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 11:06

A senior Indian policeman, Ravi Kant Sharma, is found guilty of murdering an Indian Express journalist.
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China thanks India for Tibet move

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 6:53
related countries: China

Chinese PM Wen Jiabao says he "appreciated" steps taken by Indian authorities in handling protests by Tibetans.
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Seven dead in Indian rebel attack

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 5:53

Police in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur say militants have killed seven Hindi-speaking migrants.
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Taslima intends 'to leave India'

Monday, March 17th 2008, 18:06
related countries: Bangladesh

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima says that she intends to leave India as her health is failing after living in hiding.
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Tibet violence 'concerns' India

Monday, March 17th 2008, 13:41

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee says that he is distressed by reports of violence from Tibet.
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Goa police 'in drugs clampdown'

Monday, March 17th 2008, 11:51
related places: Goa

Police in the Indian state of Goa say they have arrested at least 40 people in an operation against drugs dealers.
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Tennis: Top seed Federer wins

Monday, March 17th 2008, 8:36
related places: Top

Top seed Roger Federer gets back to winning ways in Indian Wells but Andy Roddick loses in the second round.
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Indian spy convict 'faces death'

Monday, March 17th 2008, 6:49
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's President Musharraf signs the death warrant of an Indian convicted of spying, reports say.
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Tennis: Solid start for Nadal

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 9:25

Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are straight sets winners at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.
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'Rebels kill six Indian soldiers'

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 7:50

A separatist group in the Indian state of Manipur claim their fighters have killed at least six Indian soldiers.
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Police question Goa girl's mother

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 10:06
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Goa

The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager murdered in Goa, is questioned by police.
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Tennis: Sharapova sails through

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 9:29

Maria Sharapova comfortably progresses at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.
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India holds Tibetans for 14 days

Friday, March 14th 2008, 11:54
related countries: China

Tibetan refugees held in India while trying to march to the Chinese border face two weeks in custody.
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Indian police halt Tibetan march

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 15:07
related countries: China

Police in India detain 100 Tibetan refugees trying to march to Tibet in protest over China hosting the Olympics.
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Indian airport workers on strike

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 6:52

Thousands of Indian airport workers begin an indefinite strike affecting operations at many airports.
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Cricket: Mascarenhas joins IPL

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 15:31
related countries: United Kingdom

Dimitri Mascarenhas becomes the first England player to join the Indian Premier League and signs a new two-year deal with Hampshire.
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Indian Tibetans 'defy march ban'

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 11:54
related countries: China

Tibetan refugees in India say they are defying a ban against them marching in protest over Chinese policy.
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Kiwis set for second IPL auction

Monday, March 10th 2008, 17:31
related countries: New Zealand

Five New Zealand cricketers are set to be snapped up at the second Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
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India stops Tibet protest march

Monday, March 10th 2008, 15:12
related countries: China

Indian police say that have banned exiles from marching to Tibet in protest against China holding the Olympics.
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Tibet exiles begin protest march

Monday, March 10th 2008, 12:23
related countries: China

Tibetan exiles start a march from India to Tibet to pressurise China over human rights ahead of the Olympics.
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Goa rape suspect due in court

Monday, March 10th 2008, 12:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A man suspected of the rape of a British girl found dead on a beach in India is due to appear in court.
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Five dead in Indian rebel attack

Monday, March 10th 2008, 7:46

Five Hindi speakers die in an attack by separatist militants in India's north-eastern Assam state, police say.
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India's families still hoping for answers

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 12:06

In Delhi, the BBC's Chris Morris meets a woman still hoping to find her husband, 36 years after he went missing in the India-Pakistan war of 1971.
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Kashmir suspends stray dog cull

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 8:59

Authorities in Indian-run Kashmir halt a bid to poison thousands of feral dogs after a threat of legal action.
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Rahul Gandhi starts India drive

Friday, March 7th 2008, 9:37

Senior Indian Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi sets off on a nationwide tour to boost the party's profile.
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India PM warns of Sikh militancy

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 15:41

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says Sikh separatists based abroad are trying to revive militancy in Punjab state.
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Thousands cheer Indian cricketers

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 12:43
related places: Delhi

The Indian cricket team is feted at a colourful ceremony in Delhi after its one-day series defeat of Australia.
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Musharraf rejects prisoner plea

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 5:26

Pervez Musharraf rejects a mercy plea by an Indian man to have his death sentence for spying overturned.
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Tennis: Serena returns with win

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 17:10

Serena Williams returns from a month on the sidelines after gum surgery with a straight-sets win over Tzipora Obziler in India.
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US warning on India nuclear deal

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 9:34
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

A top US diplomat says "time is tight" for India to finalise a civilian nuclear deal with Washington.
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India media hail cricket victory

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 8:35
related countries: Australia

Indian newspapers hail the country's cricket team's one-day series victory over Australia.
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India announces girl child award

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 6:30

The Indian government announces it will pay poor families nearly $3000 to bring up their girl children.
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'Lost' Indian prisoner comes home

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 18:27
related countries: Pakistan

An Indian man freed from a Pakistani jail after spending 35 years on death row is re-united with his family.
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Vatican to canonise Indian nun

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 11:33

An Indian nun who disfigured herself to avoid marriage will be made the country's first woman saint by the Vatican.
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Indian freed after 35 years' jail

Monday, March 3rd 2008, 15:35
related countries: Pakistan

The Pakistani government release an Indian man who had been in prison on death row for 35 years.
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Harbhajan taunt claims dismissed

Monday, March 3rd 2008, 9:44

The International Cricket Council moves swiftly to dismiss suggestions India's Harbhajan Singh racially abused Australian fans.
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Cricket: Tendulkar seals India win

Sunday, March 2nd 2008, 11:28
related countries: Australia
related places: Sydney

A breathtaking century from Sachin Tendulkar leads India to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the first of three CB Series finals in Sydney.
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'Militants' die in Kashmir clash

Friday, February 29th 2008, 10:46

Four militants are reportedly killed in an overnight gunfight with police in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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India cancels small farmers' debt

Friday, February 29th 2008, 8:50

India is to cancel the debt of its small farmers in a giant scheme that will cost 600bn rupees ($15bn; £7.6bn).
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Cricket: England stars 'eye India'

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 21:25
related countries: United Kingdom

The chairman of the Indian Premier League says he has been contacted by some of England's leading players.
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Indian train hits crowd on tracks

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 8:26

A high-speed train hits people walking on the tracks in western Gujarat state, killing at least 16.
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Cricket: India act over 'sledging'

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 15:57
related countries: Aruba

India write a letter to match referee Jeff Crowe complaining about the behaviour of the Australian players.
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Indian rail to get big investment

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 15:36

India's giant state-run railway network is to get a $56bn investment over the next five years.
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Gates in India to push US firms

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 10:42
related countries: United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visits India to bolster military ties and promote US arms manufacturers.
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Cricket: India through to final

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 6:38
related countries: Australia, Sri Lanka

India will play Australia in the CB Series final after a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.
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Muslim scholars decry terrorism

Monday, February 25th 2008, 11:17

An influential group of Muslim theologians in India say terrorism is against the teachings of Islam.
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Cricket: India's Sharma fined

Monday, February 25th 2008, 9:51

India's Ishant Sharma is fined 15% of his match fee for an "aggressive gesture" to Andrew Symonds.
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Maoist leader remanded in India

Monday, February 25th 2008, 5:39

A court in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal sends a top Maoist leader to police custody after his arrest.
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Arrests follow India mob attack

Sunday, February 24th 2008, 13:37

Seven people are arrested in eastern India after a mob beats a murder suspect until he is unconscious.
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Cricket: Ponting ton inspires Aus

Sunday, February 24th 2008, 12:06

Australia captain Ricky Ponting inspires his side to their latest Commonwealth Bank one-day series victory over India.
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Food prices spur Indian inflation

Friday, February 22nd 2008, 15:57

Inflation in India rises more than expected in early February to a six month high on rising food prices.
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Boss faces call-centre death case

Friday, February 22nd 2008, 12:54

The boss of a murdered Indian call-centre worker faces charges of not providing enough security.
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Nepal strives to get fuel supply

Thursday, February 21st 2008, 18:47
related countries: Nepal

The authorities in Nepal impose a daytime curfew for a second day to allow them to bring in fuel from India.
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US warns India over nuclear pact

Wednesday, February 20th 2008, 17:47
related countries: United States
related places: Delhi

India must conclude a nuclear deal with the US if it is to be approved before presidential polls, Delhi is warned.
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