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We have started to collect the most important news related to India in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
A government-run hospital in Calcutta is accused of negligence after the deaths of 30 babies admitted to its care in the last four days.
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One of the most renowned musicians in India, Zubin Mehta, is set to conduct a concert by the Bavarian State Orchestra in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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AfghanistanAn Indian woman, who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban, has been shot dead in Afghanistan by suspected militants, police say.
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AfghanistanAn Indian woman, who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban, is shot dead in Afghanistan by suspected militants, police say.
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The Indian currency and stocks jump in value, a day after the country's new central bank chief takes charge and promises tough action to boost growth.
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India's chief economic adviser Raghuram Rajan takes over as the head of the country's central bank this month.
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Raghuram Rajan, a former International Monetary Fund chief economist is taking over as India's central bank governor.
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The Indian rupee falls sharply after a gloomy forecast for the country's economy and increasing uncertainty in the region.
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India's upper house of parliament passes a controversial bill that aims to provide subsidised food to two-thirds of the population.
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Five pioneers of technological innovation
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A court in India detains controversial Indian spiritual guru Asaram Bapu for 14 days over alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.
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India is not considering a proposal to shut fuel pumps at night as it looks at ways to cut its oil import bill, Oil Minister Veerappa Moily says.
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China, 
MalaysiaSome students from Malaysia's ethnic Chinese and Indian communities have missed out on university places, despite achieving top grades in their exams.
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Spotlight shines on Indian tech world
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The body of an Indian soldier killed in an air crash in the Himalayas 45 years ago has been recovered, the army says.
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A teenager is found guilty of the rape and murder of a student in Delhi last year and receives a three-year term behind bars.
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Profiles of the suspects in the fatal rape of an Indian student
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The latest figures on the Indian economy show a growth rate of 4.4% for the April-June quarter, compared with the same period the previous year.
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The alleged leader of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant group, Yasin Bhatkal, is transferred to Delhi for questioning following his arrest.
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At least five militants are killed in a clash with security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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India successfully launches GSAT-7, its first satellite dedicated solely to military use, the country's space organisation announces.
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Environmentalists in India's Kashmir region are becoming increasingly concerned about the amount of waste being left behind by Hindu pilgrims making their way to a shrine in the Himalayas.
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Police in India say they have arrested Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged leader of the Indian Mujahideen which is blamed for a string of deadly attacks.
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United StatesIndia's central bank says it will sell US dollars to three state-run oil firms, in its latest attempt to stem the decline in the Indian rupee.
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At least eight people are killed in a building collapse in the western Indian city of Vadodara, officials say, with more trapped under debris.
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United StatesIndia's rupee sinks by nearly 4% to a new low against the US dollar amid growing concerns about the health of the country's economy.
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The Indian government approves infrastructure projects worth 1.83tn rupees ($28.4bn; £17.7bn) to revive the economy and boost the falling rupee.
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Sonia Gandhi, the head of India's governing Congress party, is discharged from hospital just hours after being admitted, a doctor says.
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A plan to provide more than 800m poor people in India with cheaper grain every month has been passed by the lower house of parliament.
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India's lower house of parliament passes a controversial bill that aims to provide subsidised food to two-thirds of the population.
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The trial in last weeks's gang rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in the Indian city of Mumbai will be fast-tracked, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan pledges.
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MozambiqueIndia's biggest oil explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), agrees a deal to buy a 10% stake in an offshore gas field in Mozambique.
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All five men wanted over the gang rape of a 22-year-old photo journalist in the Indian city of Mumbai on Thursday have been arrested.
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A second man is arrested over the gang-rape of a 22-year-old photo journalist in the Indian city of Mumbai on Thursday.
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A 22-year-old photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say, in another case sparking outrage.
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Bollywood film stirs up a storm of controversy
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ChinaChinese troops entered the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh last week, local media reports say, but Indian officials dismiss it as a "non-event".
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How writer Ian Jack evokes India's neglected towns
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The Indian state of Maharashtra enacts emergency laws banning black magic and superstition, one day after a prominent campaigner was killed.
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PakistanPakistan says one of its officers has been killed by Indian shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the disputed territory of Kashmir.
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Decision that saved woman in Bihar train horror
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India's central bank says it will inject 80bn rupees ($1.3bn; £750m) into the country's banking system by buying long-term government bonds.
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A high-profile Indian anti-superstition activist, who was campaigning for legislation to ban black magic, is shot dead in the city of Pune, police say.
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The Indian rupee falls to a new record low against the dollar as Asian markets fall on concerns that the Federal Reserve will soon scale back its stimulus measures.
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Services are partially restored at a remote station in the Indian state of Bihar where 28 people were killed after being hit by an express train while crossing the tracks.
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The Indian government is to launch a programme to provide subsidised food to two thirds of the population.
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India orders a review of its submarines' weapons safety systems, after early findings indicated arms on board the INS Sindhurakshak may have played a role in its sinking.
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Indian space authorities call off plans to re-launch a communications satellite barely an hour before it was to lift-off.
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At least 37 people crossing the tracks at a remote train station in the northern Indian state of Bihar are killed after being hit by an express train, reports say.
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United StatesThe Indian rupee continues to fall, hitting a fresh all-time low against the US dollar, despite recent measures by the government to stem its decline.
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Indian divers recover four bodies from a submarine which sank after it exploded in a Mumbai dockyard, with 14 other sailors also feared dead.
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The Indian rupee has hit a record low against the dollar despite efforts to by the nation's central bank to support the currency.
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India's navy releases names of the 18 sailors feared dead inside a submarine which sank after it exploded in a Mumbai dockyard.
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Off-grid power is lighting up India's villages
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United StatesAn American-Indian tribe ravaged by alcohol abuse votes to end prohibition, but critics say the move will only worsen the reservation's problems.
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India's central bank puts further restrictions on the amount of money Indian companies and individuals can send out of the country.
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Indian divers struggle to search a submarine which sank after it exploded in a Mumbai dockyard with 18 sailors feared dead inside.
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PakistanIndian PM Manmohan Singh says ties with Pakistan cannot improve until it "stops using their territory for anti-India activity", in a speech marking Independence Day
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Indian Defence Minister AK Antony describes two huge explosions and fire on an Indian submarine berthed in Mumbai as a "shocking tragedy".
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India's defence minister has confirmed a number of crew have been killed in the huge explosion and fire on a submarine
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At least 18 sailors are feared to be trapped on board an Indian submarine that caught fire after an explosion in a Mumbai dockyard, officials say.
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Coal fires threaten lives in Indian town
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ItalyA helicopter deal at the centre of bribery allegations in India and Italy comes under fire in an official parliamentary report.
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PakistanWith fresh reports of firing on Tuesday, India and Pakistan continue to trade accusations over violations of the ceasefire along the disputed border in Kashmir.
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As India's economy grows and a new middle class emerges, the national waistline is swelling too. Anita Rani visits an over-size clothes store in Mumbai which caters for this growing middle class.
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Jockey Martin Dwyer is banned for eight months by stewards in India after losing the latest stage of a fight against suspension.
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Only a few countries have ever designed and built their own aircraft carrier but India has joined that elite club. It has launched a new 37,500 tonne carrier, built in the state of Kerala.
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India unveils its first home-built aircraft carrier from a shipyard in southern Kerala state.
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Indian army soldiers march through Kishtwar in Indian-administered Kashmir in a show of force to discourage protests.
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India activates the reactor on board the INS Arihant nuclear submarine, the first such vessel to be designed and built in India.
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Indian troops fire warning shots to enforce a curfew in the Kashmiri town of Kishtwar, the scene of clashes between Muslims and Hindus on Friday,
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A farmer in the northern Indian state of Haryana sells a water buffalo for what is believed to be a record-breaking $41,000.
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India's central bank announces new measures to reduce volatility in currency markets and support the weakened rupee.
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PakistanPakistani PM Nawaz Sharif says that it is imperative to restore a ceasefire on the Kashmir border following violence earlier this week.
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Indian car maker Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar-Land Rover, reported a 23% drop in profits, attributed mostly to weak demand at home.
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The Indian government tables a bill in parliament to provide subsidised food to two-thirds of the population.
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India has picked a former International Monetary Fund chief economist as the head of its central bank, as it struggles to revive its slowing economy.
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Five Indian soldiers have been shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir, the chief minister of the disputed region says.
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Members of India's parliament express their anger at the decision of the ruling Congress party-led coalition to create the new state of Telangana.
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AfghanistanSuicide bombers target the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least nine civilians, police say.
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India eases key rules on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail in an attempt to attract investment from foreign firms and boost growth.
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A former Buckingham Palace footman, who helped announce the birth of Prince George, has returned home to India after his visa expired.
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Protests are being held in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a day after the announcement that it will be split to form a new state of Telangana.
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