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

Hindus upset over ban on holy dot

Friday, September 7th 2007, 17:11

A senior Indian civil servant faces suspension for wearing the Hindu red mark - the tilak - on his forehead at work.
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Cricket: Tendulkar 'not retiring'

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 15:05

Sachin Tendulkar dismisses reports that he is contemplating retirement from one-day internationals.
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Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger'

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 13:55

Tribal people are facing starvation in eastern India where cholera has killed scores in recent weeks.
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Live - England v India

Wednesday, September 5th 2007, 10:41

Owais Shah hits a magnificent unbeaten century as England recover to 278-6 in the 49th over of the sixth one-day international.
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Five-nation naval exercise begins

Tuesday, September 4th 2007, 9:29
related countries: Australia, Singapore, United States

The navies of the United States, Australia, India, Japan and Singapore begin a massive naval exercise.
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England call up Wright as cover

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 17:17

England draft Luke Wright for the remaining one-dayers against India as fitness doubts persist over Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara.
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Cricket: India keep series alive

Sunday, September 2nd 2007, 17:30
related countries: United Kingdom

India beat England by 38 runs under the D/L method to bring the one-day series back to 3-2 with two matches left.
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Indian growth tops expectations

Friday, August 31st 2007, 9:08

India's economy grew at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 9.3% in the second quarter, official figures say.
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India PM stresses nuclear gains

Friday, August 31st 2007, 8:12

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says that the country cannot be left behind on developments in nuclear energy.
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Broad heroics fire England to win

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 21:15
related countries: United Kingdom

England beat India by three wickets at Old Trafford to take a 3-1 lead in the seven-match one-day series.
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Live - England v India

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 12:38
related countries: United Kingdom

James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff each take a wicket as England put India under early pressure.
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Indian police attacked by Maoists

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 5:40

A number of policemen are feared dead after Maoist rebels attack a convoy in central India, police say.
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India blast suspect sketch issued

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 5:06
related places: Hyderabad

Indian police issue a sketch of a man wanted in connection with one of the twin blasts in Hyderabad.
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Taj Mahal closed after Agra clash

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 18:20
related places: Agra

Taj Mahal, India's famous monument to love, is shut to tourists after violence rocks the city of Agra, officials say.
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Nissan agrees Indian vehicle deal

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 17:18
related countries: Japan

The Indian motor company, Ashok Leyland, and Nissan of Japan agree to form a partnership to produce vehicles.
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India invites bids for fighter jets

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 6:17

India invites defence contractors to enter the bidding contest to supply 126 war planes in a $10bn deal.
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Indian retail chain closes stores

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 17:45

Indian firm Reliance Retail temporarily closes its stores in West Bengal state after a spate of attacks.
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Inspired England take series lead

Monday, August 27th 2007, 17:06
related countries: United Kingdom

England produce a superb performance to beat India by 42 runs at Edgbaston and go 2-1 up in their one-day series.
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Cholera kills 80 in Indian state

Monday, August 27th 2007, 11:34

Health officials in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say cholera has killed 80 people in the past 15 days.
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Strike called after India bombs

Monday, August 27th 2007, 9:56
related places: Hyderabad

A strike in protest at deadly bomb blasts shuts down much of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
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Police hunt for India bomb clues

Sunday, August 26th 2007, 13:46
related places: Hyderabad

Police hunt for clues to who carried out bomb attacks that killed at least 42 people in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
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Deadly explosions hit Indian city

Sunday, August 26th 2007, 4:35
related places: At, Hyderabad

At least 42 people are killed in two explosions in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, officials say.
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Bollywood actor Khan in custody

Saturday, August 25th 2007, 9:43

Bollywood star Salman Khan is arrested in India after a Rajasthan court upholds a prison sentence for poaching.
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Cricket: Collingwood fined

Saturday, August 25th 2007, 8:53
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Bristol

Captain Paul Collingwood is fined an estimated £1,250 for England's slow over rate in the one-day defeat by India in Bristol.
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Cricket: India level series

Friday, August 24th 2007, 21:34
related countries: United Kingdom

India beat England by nine runs in the second one-day international at Bristol to level the series at 1-1.
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India now Nokia's second market

Thursday, August 23rd 2007, 13:32
related countries: China, United States

India has overtaken the US to become mobile phone giant Nokia's second largest sales market after China.
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Cricket: Victory for South Africa

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 15:00
related countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Indian-born South Africa debutant Gulam Bodi hits a fifty as they beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in the opening one-dayer.
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Ex-minister acquitted of murder

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 10:35

Former Indian cabinet minister Shibu Soren, jailed for life for murdering his aide, is acquitted on appeal.
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Japan seeks new ties with India

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 5:26
related countries: Japan
related places: Delhi

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe stresses the need for a broader strategic relationship with India, in a visit to Delhi.
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Cricket: England beat India

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 17:04
related countries: United Kingdom

England beat India by 104 runs at the Rose Bowl in the first match of the one-day international series.
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Kapil sacked over Indian league

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 12:04

India's cricket board sacks Kapil Dev as national academy chairman for his involvement in the new rebel league.
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Cricket: Flintoff back in action

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 11:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Andrew Flintoff returns to action for England against India insisting he can still enjoy a long career as an all-rounder.
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Japanese premier arrives in India

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 11:00
related countries: Japan
related places: Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Delhi on his first ever visit to India.
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Judge overturns Haneef visa ban

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 10:49
related countries: Aruba

An Australian judge overturns a government decision to revoke the visa of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef.
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Indian Urdu writer is dead

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 7:29
related places: Delhi

Famous Indian writer of Urdu fiction, Qurratulain Hyder, dies in a hospital near the Indian capital, Delhi.
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Cricket: Pakistan trio move east

Monday, August 20th 2007, 15:42
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan trio Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq head a list of stars joining the rebel Indian league.
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Bail for Bollywood's Sanjay Dutt

Monday, August 20th 2007, 9:29
related places: Mumbai

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, sentenced in connection with buying illegal weapons in 1993, is given bail.
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India's political impasse deepens

Monday, August 20th 2007, 6:00
related countries: United States

Political uncertainty deepens in India with the government's communist allies opposing the nuclear deal with the US.
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Fresh rain worsens S Asia floods

Friday, August 17th 2007, 16:17

Fresh rains in north India hit new areas and worsen regions already struck by some of the worst floods in 30 years.
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India parties mull nuclear deal

Friday, August 17th 2007, 15:45
related countries: United States

Communist allies of India's government discuss their opposition to a landmark nuclear deal with the US.
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Australia defends nuclear sale

Friday, August 17th 2007, 4:12
related countries: Aruba

Australian Prime Minister John Howard defends his controversial decision to sell uranium to India.
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Indian MPs criticise nuclear deal

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 12:42
related countries: United States
related places: Delhi

Indian politicians protest after the US reportedly says Delhi does not have a right to test nuclear weapons.
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India probe into 'fake' killing

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 9:21

The government in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh probes an alleged extra judicial killing of a man shown on TV.
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Deadly landslide in S Asia floods

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 14:05

Up to 60 are feared killed in a landslide in north India, the latest victims of deadly S Asia monsoon rains.
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India marks independence day

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 12:26
related countries: United Kingdom

India's prime minister says the best is yet to come as the nation celebrates 60 years of independence from Britain.
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Australia 'in India nuclear sale'

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 12:07
related countries: Australia

Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defends the prospect of the country selling uranium to India.
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Equality plea as India celebrates

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 22:41

The Indian president calls for a more inclusive economy as the country's marks its 60th anniversary of independence.
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Killings spark strikes in Assam

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 15:29

Strikes are held to protest against the killing of Hindi speakers in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.
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Hindu hardliners attack magazine

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 15:14

Hardline Hindus ransack the office of an Indian magazine in protest over a description of their leader as a villain.
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India boy runner's coach in court

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 10:13

An Indian coach charged with torturing a five-year-old boy famous for running marathons is remanded in custody.
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Cricket: India's Dravid defiant

Monday, August 13th 2007, 18:12
related countries: United Kingdom

Rahul Dravid defends India's tactics against England at The Oval, hailing a historic series victory instead.
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Cricket: India win England series

Monday, August 13th 2007, 17:25
related countries: United Kingdom

Kevin Pietersen hits 101 to help England draw the third Test but India secure the series 1-0 at The Oval.
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Amnesties herald partition week

Monday, August 13th 2007, 17:10
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan starts a prisoner swap with India as the nations begin to mark 60 years of independence.
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Marathon boy torture charge

Monday, August 13th 2007, 12:04

The coach of India's five-year-old marathon runner, Budhia Singh, is charged with torture, police say.
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Uproar as PM backs nuclear deal

Monday, August 13th 2007, 11:45
related countries: United States

Indian PM Manmohan Singh backs a controversial nuclear deal with the US amid noisy opposition in parliament.
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Kashmir depot blaze: 25 missing

Monday, August 13th 2007, 9:33

The Indian army says 25 are still missing following a huge fire at an ammunition dump in the Kashmir Valley.
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