Google map sightseeing
easy as never before.
easy as never before.
We have started to collect the most important news related to India in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
The rice that survives late Indian monsoons
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's parliament approves a landmark bill which guarantees free education for children aged between six and 14.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The Indian villagers who accuse the police of murder
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Indian police are guilty of human rights violations, including beatings, torture and illegal killings, a new report alleges.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
BangladeshTwo Bangladeshis are shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Tens of thousands of people are affected by floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India are set for a clash with the World Anti-Doping Agency after rejecting a clause in the new global anti-doping rules.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The BBC's former South Asia correspondent, Sam Miller, has been on the streets of the Indian capital investigating a long-running scam.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Starvation looms for farmers in eastern India
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A report by an Indian campaign group says India is emerging as the world centre of hunger and malnutrition.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's government plans to put a landmark education bill before parliament, after a delay due to procedural issues.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A landmark bill is to be introduced in the Indian parliament that seeks to guarantee universal and free education for children.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The Supreme Court in India lifts restrictions on construction work at the site of next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Thousands of people gather for the funeral of one of the last Indian royals, Gayatri Devi, in her home state of Jaipur.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
One of the last queens of India, Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, dies, aged 90.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his country had no choice but to hold peace talks with Pakistan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Schools in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are instructed not to stage events with "risky" stunts.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A hit new talk show in India sparks anger and debate
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The Reserve Bank of India keeps interest rates at record lows in a continuing effort to return the economy to growth.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanIndia's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine is a threat to regional peace and security, Pakistan's foreign ministry says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors sees its profits rise 58% as lower steel costs outweigh a fall in sales.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomMining firm Vedanta will face activists at its AGM later, protesting against its plans to open an Indian mine.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A special court in the Indian city of Mumbai finds three people guilty of bombings that killed 55 people in 2003.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomCampaigner Bianca Jagger criticises the Church of England for investing in a controversial Indian mining project.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's prime minister launches the first nuclear-powered submarine built entirely in the country.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Wildlife officials in India plan to build a special school to discipline delinquent monkeys.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Scientists discover a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
NepalNepalese officials go to the far east of the country to investigate attacks by elephants migrating from neighbouring India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
New ZealandNew Zealand Cricket persuades its six Indian Premier League players to agree contracts with the board and forgo "significant sums of money".
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Private buses and taxi operators in India's third most populous city, Calcutta, begin an indefinite strike over vehicle bans.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An Indian court rules that the trial of the main suspect in the Mumbai attacks will continue despite his guilty plea.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A snake on the loose brings panic and halts proceedings in the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Orissa.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ChinaThe longest total solar eclipse this century crosses Asia, with swathes of India and China plunged into darkness.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesAmerica's Continental Airlines apologises to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking him as he boarded a flight to the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A labourer is killed in the third accident at a metro construction site in India's capital, Delhi, in the past 10 days.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Indian outsourcing firm Wipro announces higher quarterly profits, despite the global economic downturn.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The trial of the main suspect in last November's deadly Mumbai attacks is adjourned until Wednesday.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Leading Indian classical vocalist, Gangubhai Hangal, passes away aged 97 after a brief illness, doctors say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Pakistan, United StatesThe US and India agree a defence pact which will speed up the sale of advanced American weaponry to India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A court in the Indian capital Delhi upholds the conviction of Sanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer in a notorious hit and run case.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's Supreme Court refuses to put on hold a landmark high court ruling which decriminalised gay sex.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh announce an investigation into the burning of the house of a senior politician.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Famous Indian spice market feels economic heat
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-day visit to India with a ceremony to mark last year's Mumbai attacks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesClinton seeks to deepen US ties with India
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Hillary Clinton faces diplomatic test on visit to India
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's first mission to the Moon experiences a technical problem while in orbit, space research officials in India say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The world's cheapest car, Nano, is set to hit the streets of India with the first customer receiving keys to the vehicle in western Mumbai city.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A strike over recent political violence leads to a widespread shutdown in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanIndia will not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai suspects are brought to justice, PM Manmohan Singh says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanPakistan and India pledge to co-operate in fighting terrorism, after a meeting to discuss restarting peace talks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A senior member of India's ruling party is arrested after criticising a low-caste leader's policy of compensating rape victims.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesSteven Spielberg's film studio will receive $825m to begin producing movies starting this year, the studio's Indian partner says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Four police officers are held in connection with the alleged murders of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt, PakistanThe foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan meet on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt to discuss terrorism.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An indefinite strike called by a regional political party hurts tea production and tourism in India's Darjeeling hills.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
One of India's main tiger parks, Panna National Park in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, admits it no longer has any tigers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Why an obscure Indian village is in the limelight
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An indefinite strike called by a regional political party affects life in India's tea-producing Darjeeling hills in West Bengal state.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least seven people die after a bus they were travelling in is swept away by a flash flood in the Indian state of Orissa.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's National Commission for Women asks Madhya Pradesh state why hundreds of would-be brides were reportedly made to undergo virginity tests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An Indian army colonel and his driver die in a powerful landmine explosion in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The number of policemen killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels in India's Chhattisgarh state rises to 29, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least 23 policemen die in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels in eastern India, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A partially constructed bridge collapses in Delhi, killing at least five people and injuring 15, Indian officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
More than 100 people die after consuming toxic illegal alcohol in the Indian state of Gujarat as police warn the toll could rise.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Indian-administered Kashmir, following the alleged murder of a young woman.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least 96 people are now known to have died in India's Gujarat state after drinking toxic illegal alcohol, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A judicial probe into the alleged rape and murder of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir points to police inolvement.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An Indian man turns up at the home of tennis star Sania Mirza and threatens to kill himself if she does not marry him.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least two dozen people die in India's Gujarat state after drinking toxic illegal alcohol, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Tracing the Roma from Indian origins to European plight
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The Indian city of Mumbai faces water rationing for the first time in living memory as supplies are hit by poor monsoon rain.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's Supreme Court refuses to replace hanging with lethal injection as the country's sole method of execution.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Half a million people have been stranded as rivers burst their banks in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India's government unveils its annual budget, saying the "first challenge" is to return to 9% annual growth "at the earliest".
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least eight people die in blasts at two explosives factories in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Indian OceanA signal is detected from the data recorders of the Yemenia plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean this week, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Comoros, Indian OceanThe Comoros will mourn the victims of this week's plane crash for 30 days, the president of Indian Ocean nation announces.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
This content is from the BBC News website. Date and time information is related to GMT.
Maplandia.com is not sponsored by or affiliated with Google.
Copyright © 2005 maplandia.com. All rights reserved. | news | faq | contact us | RSS | XHTML & CSS