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

Security tight in India holy town

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 5:53

Security is tight in the Indian city of Ayodhya 15 years after an attack on a mosque which sparked huge riots.
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India tiger dies in road accident

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 5:50

A tiger dies in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after it is hit by vehicles while crossing a road.
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Doctor sought over illegal scans

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 18:28

A top Indian gynaecologist has her licence to practise suspended after a BBC report into female foeticide.
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Kashmir gun battle 'kills four'

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 10:57

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say two soldiers and two militants have been killed in a gun battle.
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Cricket: Kirsten to coach India

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 7:34

Gary Kirsten agrees a two-year deal to coach India starting from next March.
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India tiger skin 'traders' held

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 4:37

Police in India say they have arrested 16 people in connection with hunting tigers and smuggling skin and bones.
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W Bengal leader expresses regret

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 18:44

The chief minister of India's West Bengal state admits failures over plans to use farm land for industry.
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Cricket: Pakistan hold for draw

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 15:31
related countries: Pakistan

The three-match series between India and Pakistan remains alive after the tourists held out for a draw in the second Test.
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Indian businessman on joke charge

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 5:28

Police in India launch a case against a leading businessman for allegedly circulating a joke insulting Sikhs.
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Cricket: Pakistan kept at bay

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 12:09
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Calcutta

India remain in control of the second Test despite Pakistan's stubborn effort with the bat on day four in Calcutta.
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Cricket: India turn the screw

Saturday, December 1st 2007, 12:22
related countries: Pakistan

India post their highest ever home total against Pakistan before taking an early wicket in the second Test.
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Cricket: India make strong start

Friday, November 30th 2007, 11:00
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Gul

Wasim Jaffer hits an unbeaten 192 as India reach 352-3 on the opening day of the second Test.
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India cricket rebel series begins

Friday, November 30th 2007, 5:58

The first private professional international cricket league in over 30 years begins in the Indian city of Chandigarh.
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EU-India talks follow China visit

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 16:14
related countries: China

The European Union (EU) is expected to hammer out details of a planned free trade deal with India this week.
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India promises to protect writer

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 17:12
related countries: Bangladesh

India vows to protect controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen after violent protests by Muslims.
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First female police officer quits

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 17:43

India's first woman police officer, Kiran Bedi, announces that she is retiring after 35 years in the job.
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India lands biggest property deal

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 17:09
related places: Mumbai

Three firms pay 27.9bn rupees for six acres in Mumbai, in what is India's biggest commercial land deal.
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Furore over attack on woman

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 8:53

Footage of a tribal woman being stripped and assaulted in India's north-eastern state of Assam cause outrage.
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Assam tribal strike turns violent

Monday, November 26th 2007, 13:24
related places: At

At least one person is killed as tribespeople strike for more rights in India's Assam state, police say.
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India complete win over Pakistan

Monday, November 26th 2007, 5:02
related countries: Pakistan

India knock off the 32 runs needed on the final morning to seal a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test.
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Cricket: India close in on win

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 11:09
related countries: Pakistan

India close day four of the first Test at 171-3 needing 32 more runs to beat Pakistan.
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Malaysian police break up rally

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 4:47
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group of ethnic Indian protesters in the capital.
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Cricket: Delhi set for tense finale

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 11:34
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Delhi

Pakistan move 167 runs ahead at 212-5 after three days of the first Test with India in Delhi.
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UK miner's Indian project barred

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 16:08
related countries: United Kingdom

The Indian Supreme Court has barred the British company Vedanta Resources from mining bauxite in the forests of the eastern state of Orissa.
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Fatal triple bomb attack in India

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 12:06
related places: At

Three bombs kill 13 people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the state government says.
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Cricket: India close in on Pakistan

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 11:12
related countries: Pakistan

VVS Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni take India to 228-6 in reply to Pakistan's 231 in the Delhi Test
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Writer leaves Calcutta after riot

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 16:48
related places: Calcutta

Feminist writer Taslima Nasreen is flown out of the Indian city of Calcutta after violent protests by Muslims.
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Calcutta calm after day of riots

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 12:05
related places: Calcutta

Life returns to normal in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta a day after riots over a controversial writer.
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Cricket: Pakistan recover

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 11:19
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Delhi

India are held up by a rearguard action from Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq after taking control on day one of the first Test in Delhi.
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Army deployed after Calcutta riot

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 12:42
related places: Calcutta

Troops are deployed in the Indian city of Calcutta after protests over a controversial writer turn into riots.
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'Incest man' saved from mob

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 11:29

Police in the Indian state of West Bengal rescue from angry villagers a Muslim man who married and made his 15-year-old daughter pregnant.
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Insurgents disrupt Indian trains

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 9:24
related places: Bihar

Insurgents in the eastern Indian state of Bihar blown up a section of railway track, disrupting regional services.
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India cinema owners found guilty

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 7:17

A court in the India finds the owners of a cinema hall and officials guilty for a fire which killed 59 people.
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Cricket: Pakistan salvage pride

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 17:20
related countries: Pakistan

Shoaib Malik stars with bat and ball to help his side to victory over India as Pakistan salvage some pride from their series defeat.
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Live - India v Pakistan

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 14:45
related countries: Pakistan

Yuvraj Singh passes his half-century to keep India's hopes of passing Pakistan's 306-6 alive in Jaipur.
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New life for India's nuclear deal

Friday, November 16th 2007, 15:11
related countries: United States

India's communist parties approve of government talks with a UN watchdog on a US nuclear deal.
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India police arrest 'militants'

Friday, November 16th 2007, 8:13

Police in India's Uttar Pradesh state say they have arrested three men belonging to a banned militant group.
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Mittal tops table of India's rich

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 18:03

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is again ranked as India's wealthiest person by Forbes Asia magazine.
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Cricket: India clinch series

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 16:59
related countries: Pakistan

Sachin Tendulkar's brilliant 97 helps India beat Pakistan by six wickets to take a winning 3-1 lead in their one-day series.
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India parliament begins session

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 7:46
related countries: United States

India's parliament begins its winter session with discussions over the nuclear deal with the US high on the agenda.
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'Action needed' over Delhi smog

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 16:42
related places: Delhi

Tough measures are urgently needed to clean up the air in the Indian capital, Delhi, campaigners say.
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India collecting data on villages

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 17:29

India launches a comprehensive data collection exercise for each of its more than half a million villages.
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Girl 'well' after separation op

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 16:30

An Indian girl is recovering well after surgery to remove her from her undeveloped twin, doctors say.
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India enters supercomputing race

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 11:31

An Indian system makes it into the top ten of the top 500 list of supercomputers which remains dominated by IBM.
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Rights group seeks Bengal peace

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 7:11

India's top human rights group asks the federal government to help restore peace in a troubled cluster of villages in eastern West Bengal state.
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India, Russia to strengthen ties

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 5:22
related countries: Russia

India and Russia agree to boost ties at the end of Indian PM Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to Russia.
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BJP milestone in southern India

Monday, November 12th 2007, 13:53

India's main opposition BJP takes power in Karnataka - the first time it has governed a southern state.
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Opposition strike in West Bengal

Monday, November 12th 2007, 6:41

An opposition strike against political violence leads to a widespread shutdown in India's West Bengal state.
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PM Singh set for key Russia talks

Monday, November 12th 2007, 4:58
related countries: Russia

Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to meet the Russian president for talks to boost economic and military ties.
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Yuvraj leads India to one-day win

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 11:21
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kanpur

Yuvraj Singh produces a fine all-round display to lead India to victory over Pakistan in the third ODI in Kanpur.
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Live - India v Pakistan

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 7:55
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kanpur

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni lead India's fightback in the third one-day international.
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Cricket: Pakistan snatch victory

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 17:21
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mohali

Younus Khan hits a brilliant century as Pakistan beat India by four wickets in Mohali to level their one-day series.
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Bail granted to Bihar politician

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 10:04
related places: Bihar

A local court in the Indian state of Bihar gives bail to a politician who has been in jail since last week for an attack on journalists.
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Girl separation surgery a success

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 7:53

Separation surgery on a two-year-old Indian girl with four arms and legs has been successful, doctors say.
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Many-limbed India girl in surgery

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 14:21

Doctors in India say that separation surgery on a two-year-old girl with four arms and four legs is going well.
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Policeman killed in dowry brawl

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 9:12

An Indian policeman is killed while trying to save two bridegrooms from a mob enraged in a dowry dispute.
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