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

Cyclone Favio strikes Mozambique

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 0:18
related countries: Indian Ocean, Mozambique

Cyclone Favio hits central Mozambique with strong winds causing damage and leaving at least 20 injured.
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Kashmiri was civilian - DNA tests

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 15:46

DNA tests confirm that a man shot as a militant in Indian-administered Kashmir was in fact a civilian.
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Three held over India train blast

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 15:29
related countries: Pakistan

Police in India say they are holding three people in connection with the bombing of a train to Pakistan.
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Protests greet Wal-Mart in India

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 13:24

Local protesters are temporarily locked up in India, as Wal-Mart's vice-chairman arrives for a visit.
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India ban on Iran nuclear exports

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 5:52
related countries: Iran

Indian officials say exports to Iran that could be used in the country's nuclear programme have been banned.
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India state airlines set to merge

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 5:11

Air India and Indian, India's two main state-owned airlines, are to merge to compete with private rivals.
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Indian Idol creates Kashmir stir

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 18:17

Young people ignore militant threats in Indian-administered Kashmir and audition for TV show Indian Idol.
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India land row 'stops polio jabs'

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 17:15

Thousands of children in India are denied polio vaccines because of unrest over industrialisation plans, officials say.
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India eyes Scotch takeover

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 13:04
related countries: United Kingdom

An Indian businessman is set to complete a deal to buy Scottish whisky firm Whyte and Mackay for £550m.
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S Asia rivals sign nuclear pact

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 11:54
related countries: Pakistan

India and Pakistan sign an agreement to reduce the risk of accidental nuclear conflict in the region.
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India boat capsize bodies found

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 4:57

Rescue workers recover bodies of 15 children and three men from a school trip boat accident in India.
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India school trip boat capsizes

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 18:00
related places: At

At least 18 Indian children die as the boat they are travelling on capsizes in the southern state of Kerala.
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Pakistan FM visits bomb survivors

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 14:41
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's foreign minister, in India for peace talks, visits survivors of an attack on a cross-border train.
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Manhunt for train fire suspects

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 13:17
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Delhi

Police in India issue sketches of two men they believe got off a train minutes before a deadly bomb attack.
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Leaders condemn India train blast

Monday, February 19th 2007, 18:39
related countries: Pakistan

India and Pakistan say a train bombing that killed at least 66 people will not disrupt their peace process.
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Dozens dead in India train blasts

Monday, February 19th 2007, 11:56
related places: Haryana

At least 65 people are killed by a bomb attack on a train heading from India to Pakistan which sparked a fireball.
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Bharti in $2.5bn retail expansion

Monday, February 19th 2007, 11:00

Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises is to spend up to $2.5bn to focus on expanding its retail business by 2015.
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Tandoor killer's sentence upheld

Monday, February 19th 2007, 10:08

A court upholds the death sentence on an Indian who killed his wife and burned her body in a restaurant oven.
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India police probe baby bone find

Sunday, February 18th 2007, 19:00

Indian police question two hospital workers after 390 pieces of bone from newborns or foetuses are found.
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Cradles plan for unwanted girls

Sunday, February 18th 2007, 11:56

The Indian government is planning to set up a network of cradles where parents can leave unwanted baby girls.
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Cricket: India win series

Saturday, February 17th 2007, 11:27
related countries: Sri Lanka

Yuvraj Singh hits 95 and Sourav Ganguly 58 as India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the one-day series 2-1.
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Death sentences for India burning

Friday, February 16th 2007, 7:55

A court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu sentences three political activists to death for killing three female students.
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Leading Indian banks raise rates

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 10:13

Three state-run Indian banks raise lending rates as inflationary pressures in the economy grow.
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'Big three' hold key Delhi talks

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 15:42
related countries: Afghanistan, Russia
related places: Delhi

The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan in Delhi.
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Priests act over child marriage

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 14:02

Catholic priests in the Indian state of West Bengal punish Christians who carry on practising child marriages.
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World Bank rules on Kashmir dam

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 5:10
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

India and Pakistan hail a World Bank ruling on a controversial hydro-electric dam in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Indian rivals hail Vodafone deal

Monday, February 12th 2007, 17:39

Rival Indian telecoms firms greet Vodafone's purchase of Hutchison Essar as good news for the country.
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Cricket: Sehwag in India squad

Monday, February 12th 2007, 7:58

India include Virender Sehwag in their 15-man squad for next month's World Cup in the West Indies.
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Strike shuts down technology hub

Monday, February 12th 2007, 5:17
related places: Bangalore

Most of info-tech companies in India's technology hub Bangalore are closed by a general strike.
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Vodafone buys Indian mobile firm

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 19:43

Vodafone buys a controlling stake in Indian mobile phone firm Hutchison Essar for $11bn (£5.7bn).
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Sri Lanka beat India

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 11:56

Sangakkara inspires Sri Lanka to beat India by five runs to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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Indian soldiers face murder probe

Friday, February 9th 2007, 15:51

Indian troops in Kashmir face a murder investigation and protests after a civilian man is shot dead.
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Six policemen killed in Manipur

Friday, February 9th 2007, 12:10

Separatist rebels in the Indian state of Manipur say they were behind an attack that left six policemen dead.
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Blast rocks India railway station

Friday, February 9th 2007, 7:50

A bomb explodes at a railway station in Assam hours before India's national games open there.
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Rain halts Jayasuriya and S Lanka

Thursday, February 8th 2007, 10:39
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sanath Jayasuriya hits a brisk 63 before rain halts play with Sri Lanka 102-3 in the first one-dayer against India.
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Massive turnout at India air show

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, 13:02

Some 500 aircraft companies flock to Bangalore hoping to cash in on India's booming aviation sector.
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India expects 9.2% growth

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, 7:24

India's economy is set to grow by 9.2% in the current financial year, the Indian government says.
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Kashmir shut down over killings

Tuesday, February 6th 2007, 11:44

Normal life is disrupted in Indian-administered Kashmir by a strike in protest at alleged extra-judicial killings.
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Indian fears over Google Earth

Monday, February 5th 2007, 18:32

Some parts of images of India found on Google Earth could be blurred following security concerns.
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India river dispute ruling issued

Monday, February 5th 2007, 10:49

A tribunal set up 17 years ago to rule on a dispute over the Cauvery river in southern India announces its verdict.
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Caste clouds India's high hopes

Monday, February 5th 2007, 0:03

Indians want their country to punch its weight but worry the caste system may hold it back, a BBC poll suggests.
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Mumbai building collapse kills 15

Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 12:01

At least 15 people are dead after a wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed, officials in India say.
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India poverty 'declining fast'

Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 0:35

India's finance minister says poverty is fast declining in the country and could be "wiped out" by 2040.
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Kashmir crowd seizes second body

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 21:02

Thousands of protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir snatch the body of a second civilian as it is exhumed.
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India model killer files appeal

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 8:41

The son of an Indian politician appeals in the Supreme Court against his conviction for murdering model Jessica Lal.
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Top Assam Congress leader killed

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 13:03

A senior Congress party leader in the Indian state of Assam is killed by suspected separatists, police say.
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India media upbeat on Tata's win

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 7:33
related countries: Netherlands

The Indian media hails firm Tata for winning a $12.1bn bid to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
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Four die in India refinery fire

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 4:48

Four die and 18 are wounded in an oil refinery fire in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials say.
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India's Tata wins race for Corus

Wednesday, January 31st 2007, 16:44
related countries: Netherlands

Indian firm Tata wins a long running takeover battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, with a £6bn bid.
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Tendulkar ton secures series win

Wednesday, January 31st 2007, 10:53

Sachin Tendulkar hits his 41st one-day century as India beat West Indies by 160 runs to clinch the series 3-1.
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Female peace troops in Liberia

Tuesday, January 30th 2007, 15:36
related countries: Liberia

The first all-female unit of United Nations peacekeepers - Indian police officers - arrives in Liberia.
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Muted response to Shetty in India

Monday, January 29th 2007, 10:37

Reaction in India to Shilpa Shetty's victory in the Big Brother reality show is muted.
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Shetty wins Big Brother

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 22:41

Shilpa Shetty, the Indian actress at the centre of the Celebrity Big Brother race row, wins the fifth series.
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India in aerospace defence plan

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 16:16

India says it is to build an aerospace defence command aimed at preventing possible attacks from space.
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Shetty 'set for Big Brother win'

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 15:29
related countries: United Kingdom

Shilpa Shetty, the Indian actress at the centre of a race row, is favourite to win the UK reality TV show.
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Cricket: Windies hold off India

Saturday, January 27th 2007, 16:43
related places: Madras

West Indies overcome a blazing start by India to secure a three-wicket win in the third one-day game in Madras.
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