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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India: news

India police battle Maoist rebels

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 13:42

There is heavy fighting between police and Maoist rebels hiding in a jungle in the Indian state of Orissa.
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Cricket: India slump to Australia

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 10:59
related countries: Australia
related places: Adelaide

Australia move well clear in the CB Series table after a 50-run win over India in a low-scoring match in Adelaide.
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Indian Maoists kill 14 in Orissa

Saturday, February 16th 2008, 9:48

Maoist rebels attack police stations in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, killing 13 officers and a civilian.
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India-Pakistan flights to double

Friday, February 15th 2008, 16:46
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan and India agree to double the number of weekly passenger flights between the two countries.
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Taslima Nasreen's visa extended

Friday, February 15th 2008, 5:49
related countries: Bangladesh

Indian authorities extend controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's visa for another six months.
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India state disputes tiger count

Friday, February 15th 2008, 5:13

Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Orissa reject results of a new count of the tiger population.
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Indian MP gets life

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 17:57
related places: Bihar

An Indian politician is sentenced to life in jail for ordering the murder of a rival leader in Bihar state in 1998.
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Cricket: India seek 'sledging' ban

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 13:42

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to propose a complete ban on sledging at a meeting with the game's rule-makers.
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India faces smoking death crisis

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 22:12

One million people a year will die from tobacco smoking in India in the 2010s, research predicts.
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India's Tata backs air-power car

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 16:05

An engineer working with Indian firm Tata says he plans to sell an emission-free car that runs on compressed air.
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Right-wing Mumbai leader arrested

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 13:30

A top politician is arrested in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) for stoking communal tensions.
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India tiger population declines

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 6:19

A new government report finds India's tiger population has fallen drastically during the past five years.
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Poultry ban lifted in India state

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 5:34

Authorities in West Bengal lift a ban on sale of poultry after declaring that the bird flu epidemic is under control.
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India, Russia agree nuclear deal

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 17:25
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

India and Russia say plans are finalised for Moscow to build four new nuclear power stations in India.
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Indian industrial output up 7.6%

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 15:28

Indian industrial output was up 7.6% in December on a year ago, official figures show.
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Cricket: S Lanka win in Canberra

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 6:10
related countries: Australia, Sri Lanka
related places: Canberra

Tillakaratne Dilshan hit 62 to lead Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket victory over India - their first win in the one-day CB Series.
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Man in jail for 35 years 'found'

Monday, February 11th 2008, 19:08
related countries: Pakistan

The Pakistani human rights minister says that he has traced an Indian who has been in prison for 35 years.
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Reliance Power falls 17% on debut

Monday, February 11th 2008, 11:54

Shares in Reliance Power fall 17% on their first day of trading in India's biggest stock market flotation.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is cremated

Monday, February 11th 2008, 11:38

Thousands of followers of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi attend his cremation in northern India.
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Pace pair inspire India victory

Sunday, February 10th 2008, 11:02
related countries: Australia
related places: Melbourne

Pace bowlers Ishant Sharma and Sree Santh lead India to a five-wicket win over Australia in Melbourne.
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'Kidney scam' doctor deported

Saturday, February 9th 2008, 16:19
related countries: Nepal

A doctor suspected of running a kidney-trading racket in India is deported from Nepal, police say.
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Doctor held in Indian organ scam

Friday, February 8th 2008, 17:00
related countries: Nepal

A doctor suspected of running a kidney-trading racket in India is arrested in Nepal, police say.
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Twenty killed in Kashmir snowfall

Friday, February 8th 2008, 16:19
related places: At

At least 20 people are killed and 10 reported missing after heavy snows in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Indian doctor gets life over porn

Thursday, February 7th 2008, 17:57

An Indian doctor is jailed for life for secretly filming his patients while naked and selling the footage online.
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Indian economy set to decelerate

Thursday, February 7th 2008, 17:19

India expects its slowest growth in three years as agriculture lags faster growth in other sectors.
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Pakistan captain in 'love scam'

Wednesday, February 6th 2008, 11:12
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik threatens to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter.
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BJP meetings hit by attack fears

Wednesday, February 6th 2008, 6:57

India's main opposition party says it has postponed meetings amid warnings of a possible attack on its leader.
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Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies

Wednesday, February 6th 2008, 2:04

Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, credited with introducing the Beatles to ancient Hindu meditation methods, dies.
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Three convicted over India hijack

Tuesday, February 5th 2008, 12:54

An Indian court finds three men guilty of conspiracy over the hijacking of a passenger plane in 1999.
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Mirza boycotts Indian tournaments

Monday, February 4th 2008, 18:09

Sania Mirza will stop appearing in tennis competitions in her native country to avoid further controversies.
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India FM alert over nuclear deal

Monday, February 4th 2008, 5:56
related countries: United States

Indian FM Pranab Mukherjee says India may face global isolation if it does not agree US nuclear deal.
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Australia crush lamentable India

Friday, February 1st 2008, 10:59
related countries: Australia

Australia thrash India by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international.
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India MP held over rival's death

Friday, February 1st 2008, 9:06
related places: Delhi

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, say they have arrested a member of the parliament who is charged with murder.
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Compensation for escalator death

Friday, February 1st 2008, 7:44

India's Supreme Court upholds compensation for the family of a girl crushed to death in a faulty escalator.
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India border state in $2bn boost

Friday, February 1st 2008, 5:12

India PM Manmohan Singh announces projects worth over $2bn for the remote north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh during a rare visit.
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New plan for HIV marriage tests

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 17:17

A committee in an Indian state provisionally approves compulsory HIV tests before marriage.
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Web disruption hits India

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 10:22

The internet is disrupted in the Middle East, Egypt and India following damage to two undersea cables.
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India PM visits Arunachal Pradesh

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 9:06

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, a first for a prime minister in over a decade.
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Cricket: India players warned

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 8:40

Indian cricket officials tells their players to behave following the Harbhajan Singh controversy.
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Four militants killed in Kashmir

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 6:17

Authorities in Indian administered Kashmir say security forces have killed four militants.
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Changed attitude to India affairs

Wednesday, January 30th 2008, 20:14

A survey carried out among corporate executives in India suggests changing attitudes to office affairs.
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Bird flu cull hit by 'corruption'

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 11:38

Several bird flu culling teams stop work in the Indian state of West Bengal, complaining of official corruption.
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Indian interest rates unchanged

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 10:06

India's central bank keeps interest rates on hold, saying inflation is still the main threat.
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BJP reserves women posts

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 6:31

India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party says it will reserve a third of its party posts for women.
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Cricket: Gilchrist quit over error

Monday, January 28th 2008, 11:23
related countries: Australia

Australia's Adam Gilchrist reveals a dropped catch against India made him feel it was time to retire.
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'Kidney racket' exposed in India

Monday, January 28th 2008, 8:07
related places: Delhi

Police in India seek a Delhi doctor who is alleged to be involved in the illegal trade of human organs.
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Cricket: Aussies win India series

Monday, January 28th 2008, 7:02
related countries: Australia

Adam Gilchrist's final Test ends in a draw as Australia secure a 2-1 series victory over India.
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India bird flu disease 'alarming'

Monday, January 28th 2008, 5:06

The bird flu epidemic spreads further in the Indian state of West Bengal with 13 of 19 districts affected.
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Senior soldier killed in fighting

Monday, January 28th 2008, 5:03

A officer of the Indian army dies fighting separatist rebels in Assam state, a day after being decorated.
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Australia close in on series win

Sunday, January 27th 2008, 8:34
related countries: Australia

Ponting and Clarke make centuries as Australia all but end India's chances of tying their Test series.
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Deals begin Sarkozy's India visit

Friday, January 25th 2008, 10:05
related countries: France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits India, amid intense media interest in his girlfriend Carla Bruni.
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Cricket: India post huge total

Friday, January 25th 2008, 8:46
related countries: Australia
related places: Adelaide

Australia reach 62-0, 464 runs behind India, after two days of the final Test in Adelaide.
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'Top militant killed' in Kashmir

Friday, January 25th 2008, 7:07

Police in Indian-ruled Kashmir say a leading Islamic militant behind a string of attacks has been killed.
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India cash in for Twenty20 league

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 15:54

Bollywood stars hold some of the winning bids in a £370m auction of India's Twenty20 Premier League cricket teams.
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Race to be India's new best friend

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 11:45
related countries: United Kingdom

In Delhi, Chris Morris looks at what could become an increasingly important special relationship between India and the UK.
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Japan resumes refuelling mission

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 9:49
related countries: Indian Ocean, Japan, United States

A Japanese naval vessel heads back to the Indian Ocean to resume refuelling operations for US-led forces.
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