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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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Ganguly finds form ahead of tour

Wednesday, January 4th 2006, 9:18
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Sourav Ganguly hits a fluent fifty in his last match ahead of India's tour of Pakistan.
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Tribals protest steel mill deaths

Tuesday, January 3rd 2006, 18:33

Hundreds of tribespeople protest after police fire on demonstrators at a steel mill site in India's Orissa state.
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Asbestos ship on its way to India

Tuesday, January 3rd 2006, 12:14
related countries: France France

A French aircraft carrier lined with asbestos heads for an Indian breaker's yard despite protests.
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Pakistan tells India to back off

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 17:56
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Delhi

Pakistan tells India to mind its own business after Delhi voices concern at unrest in Balochistan province.
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Six die in India steel plant demo

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 12:50
related places: At

At least six people die in clashes at the site of a planned steel mill in India's Orissa state, police say.
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India's BJP names new president

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 11:24

India's main opposition party names Rajnath Singh as its new president, marking a shift to a younger leadership.
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India rebels kill police officer

Saturday, December 31st 2005, 11:08

A senior police officer is killed in an ambush by rebels in India's north-eastern state of Manipur.
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Advani quits as BJP president

Saturday, December 31st 2005, 9:38

LK Advani steps down as president of India's main opposition BJP, hoping for better times for the party next year.
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Asbestos ship 'can sail to India'

Friday, December 30th 2005, 18:23
related countries: France France

A French judge says a warship lined with asbestos can be dismantled in India, rejecting green objections.
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Fresh security alert in Bangalore

Friday, December 30th 2005, 14:53
related places: Bangalore

Police in the Indian city of Bangalore step up security as fresh threats follow Wednesday's college shooting.
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Vajpayee retirement stuns party

Friday, December 30th 2005, 12:44

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's decision to retire takes BJP party colleagues by surprise.
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Vajpayee to retire from politics

Thursday, December 29th 2005, 18:12

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announces he will not fight the next general election.
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Massive hunt for India attacker

Thursday, December 29th 2005, 10:15
related places: Bangalore

Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore hunt a gunman who shot and killed a college professor.
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Professor dies in Indian gun raid

Thursday, December 29th 2005, 0:53
related places: Bangalore

A professor is killed by a gunman who opens fire on a science conference in Bangalore, police say.
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Probe into 'Gujarat riot' remains

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 11:16
related places: Gujarat

Indian detectives are to investigate claims that remains found in Gujarat are those of victims of 2002 riots.
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Indian bus crash inferno kills 22

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 10:43
related places: Gujarat

At least 22 people die when a coach collides with a lorry and catches fire in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Pakistan star Razzaq in hospital

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 10:00
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Razzaq

Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq could miss the start of the Test series against India because of a chest infection.
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Bolivian leader to cut own salary

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 3:56
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia

The first Indian to be elected president of Bolivia says he will cut his own salary by half when he takes office.
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'Mass grave' unearthed in Gujarat

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 12:51
related places: Gujarat

Remains of what are said to be Muslim victims of 2002's religious riots are found in India's Gujarat state.
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Advani BJP role-switch confirmed

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 12:19

LK Advani will formally step down as president of India's main opposition BJP on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka leader to visit India

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 7:26
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is due in India on his first visit abroad since his election.
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Mourners mark tsunami anniversary

Monday, December 26th 2005, 16:27
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

Ceremonies are held to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Swedes mark tsunami anniversary

Monday, December 26th 2005, 16:15
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

Swedes hold ceremonies to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami.
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DR Congo fighting leaves 40 dead

Monday, December 26th 2005, 9:40
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

An Indian peacekeeper is among the dead as UN and DR Congo troops clash with rebels in eastern DR Congo.
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Selector queries Ganguly decision

Monday, December 26th 2005, 8:23
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

India selector Kiran More denounces Sourav Ganguly for skipping domestic cricket ahead of the Pakistan tour.
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Rubble fall kills Delhi workers

Sunday, December 25th 2005, 7:17
related places: At, Delhi

Eleven people are killed in the Indian capital, Delhi, when a pile of debris collapses on a building site.
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Fog disrupts Delhi holiday travel

Saturday, December 24th 2005, 11:47
related places: Delhi

Thick fog in the Indian capital, Delhi, delays flights and trains affecting thousands of holidaymakers.
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India state to build 100 villages

Saturday, December 24th 2005, 11:31
related places: Maharashtra

The Indian state of Maharashtra is to create 100 new villages to rehabilitate floods victims.
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Indian MPs expelled for 'bribes'

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 17:29

India's parliament throws out 11 of its MPs over a cash-for-questions scandal after an unprecedented vote.
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Indian firm gets Tamiflu licence

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 13:14

Drugs giant Roche licenses an Indian firm to make a version of key anti-bird flu treatment Tamiflu for poorer nations.
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State-funds plan for India polls

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 9:07

The Indian cabinet clears the way for the state funding of elections pending discussions with political parties.
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India and US hold nuclear talks

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 6:21
related countries: United States United States

A senior Indian official and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discuss nuclear cooperation.
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India TV deal to hit cricket hard

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 14:54

Cricket at large is likely to suffer in the wake of an Indian government order preventing exclsuive cricket broadcasts.
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Inquiry says 'Indian MPs must go'

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 9:24

A body probing an alleged cash for questions scam involving 10 Indian MPs recommends they be expelled.
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India TV in satellite 'milestone'

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 8:50

India's launches a three-tonne satellite that promises to revolutionise its television services.
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Cricket: India gain convincing win

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 5:08
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

India complete a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka with a convincing 259-run win in Ahmedabad.
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Policewomen slap dating couples

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 10:02

Two policewomen are suspended in northern India as TV captures them slapping couples dating in a park.
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First post-tsunami birth op baby

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 14:28

An Indian woman who lost her children in the tsunami is the first to give birth after surgery to reverse a tubectomy.
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India parliament probes 'bribes'

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 8:36

India's parliament speaker orders an investigation after more MPs are seen on TV allegedly seeking bribes.
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Patent ruling hits Ranbaxy shares

Monday, December 19th 2005, 14:38
related countries: United States United States

Shares in Ranbaxy, one of India's top drug firms, fall 6% after a US court ruled it could not copy a blockbuster drug.
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Laxman claims ton as India cruise

Monday, December 19th 2005, 6:59
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

VVS Laxman scores his ninth Test century as India reach 319-7 at lunch on the second day of the third Test.
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India recovery halts Sri Lankans

Sunday, December 18th 2005, 12:38
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka shade the first day of the final Test against India, who finish on 247-6.
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Madras relief stampede kills 42

Sunday, December 18th 2005, 8:18

At least 42 people die in a rush for flood relief aid in the south Indian city of Madras (Chennai), police say.
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'Bomb scare' in Indian parliament

Friday, December 16th 2005, 15:16

India's parliament is evacuated following fears of a breach in security.
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India blocks West Africa oil deal

Friday, December 16th 2005, 10:38
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Plans by India's state-owned energy company ONGC to buy a Nigerian oil and gas field are blocked by the government.
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India outrage over Ganguly axing

Friday, December 16th 2005, 8:46

The exclusion of cricket star Sourav Ganguly from the national team provokes a public outcry in India.
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Indian cabinet clears Boeing deal

Friday, December 16th 2005, 6:55

India's cabinet approves the purchase of 68 Boeing aircraft by Air India at a deal valued at $8bn.
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Three killed in Kashmir fighting

Friday, December 16th 2005, 6:19

A gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir claims two militants and a soldier, the police say.
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Eleven sentenced for Gujarat riot

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 12:01
related places: Gujarat

A court in India's Gujarat state sentences 11 people to life in prison for killing Muslims in religious riots in 2002.
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Ganguly is dropped by India again

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 9:55
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Ex-captain Sourav Ganguly is left out by India for Saturday's final Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.
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Soldiers 'kill Kashmir militants'

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 9:14

Troops kill six suspected militants in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the authorities say.
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'Mild quake' hits northern India

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 9:00

An earthquake has hit northern India, an official of the country's meteorological department says.
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Cricket: Kumble spins to victory

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 7:43
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Delhi

Anil Kumble takes 10 wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by 188 runs to lead the Test series 1-0.
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'Mild quake' hits northern India

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 7:38

An earthquake has hit northern India, an official of the country's meteorological department says.
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India MP suspended over 'bribes'

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 13:15

India's upper house suspends an opposition BJP member for alleged bribe-taking after a media sting operation.
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Sri Lanka falter in record chase

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 12:36
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Delhi

Sri Lanka end day four of the second Test against India on 123-5 in search of a record 436 for victory.
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