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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.

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India: news

Half of India affected by drought

Thursday, August 20th 2009, 5:45

Nearly half of India's districts have been hit by drought that could affect the production of rice, a minister says.
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Indian anger over 'arrested' girl

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 12:30

Demonstrations are taking place in India's Manipur state demanding the release of a 11-year-old girl taken away by security forces.
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Senior Indian politician expelled

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 9:58

India's Hindu nationalist BJP expels a senior leader, Jaswant Singh, after he praises Pakistani founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
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India's BJP disowns Jinnah book

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 11:14
related countries: Pakistan

India's Hindu nationalist BJP "disassociates" itself from a new book on Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
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India PM warns of fresh attacks

Monday, August 17th 2009, 8:02
related countries: Pakistan

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says he has "credible information" that Pakistan-based militants are plotting fresh attacks.
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US Bollywood 'detention' row

Sunday, August 16th 2009, 0:31
related countries: United States

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan expresses anger at his treatment at a US airport but US customs deny he was detained.
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India 'regrets' US body's censure

Friday, August 14th 2009, 6:06
related countries: United States

A US body's decision to put India on a list of states which fail to protect religious minorities is "regrettable", India says.
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Delhi female births rise hailed

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 17:59
related places: Delhi

More girls than boys were born in India's capital, Delhi, in 2008, figures show, ending decades of serious imbalance.
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India and Asean sign trade deal

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 10:40

India and the South East Asian bloc Asean sign a free trade agreement at the end of more than six years of talks.
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Mumbai swine flu shutdown begins

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 6:20

Schools, colleges and cinemas in India's commercial capital temporarily close down to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus.
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Abandoned

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 4:56

Mental health patients dumped at Indian hospital
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India's water use 'unsustainable'

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 2:39

Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from Nasa's gravity satellites.
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FBI man testifies in Mumbai trial

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 12:42
related places: Mumbai

An FBI officer appears before a Mumbai court to testify on last November's attacks which killed more than 170 people.
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Mumbai closes schools in flu fear

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 10:10
related places: Mumbai

Indian authorities in the city of Mumbai close schools, colleges and cinemas in a bid to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus.
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Drought grips many Indian districts

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 6:41

More than a quarter of India's districts are affected by drought, the country's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee says.
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IPL reveals 2010 schedule changes

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 16:10

The Indian Premier League announces changes to its format for 2010 and 2011.
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India not to reopen key WWII road

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 9:07
related countries: China

India drops plans to a open a disused WWII road that could connect its remote north-eastern states to China.
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Strong quakes hit Japan and India

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 6:45
related countries: Japan

An earthquake in Japan injures 43 people, while a separate quake in India's Andaman Islands prompts a tsunami warning.
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Swine flu toll goes up in India

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 5:39

The number of people dying from swine flu in India rises to eight with the death of a 13-year-old girl, federal health officials say.
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India experts search N Korea ship

Monday, August 10th 2009, 15:03
related countries: North Korea

Indian experts searching a detained North Korean ship say they have so far not found any nuclear materials.
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Badminton team defends withdrawal

Monday, August 10th 2009, 12:29
related countries: United Kingdom

The England team defends its decision to withdraw from the World Badminton Championships in India because of security concerns.
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India's July car sales jump 31%

Monday, August 10th 2009, 8:43

Sales of passenger cars in India have risen by 31% as new launches and lower interest rates boost demand.
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In pictures

Monday, August 10th 2009, 6:27

Hunger threatens survival of ancient Indian tribe
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Badminton team quits after threat

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 19:56
related countries: United Kingdom

The England team withdraws from the World Badminton Championships in India after "a specific terrorist threat".
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Landslide strikes Indian villages

Saturday, August 8th 2009, 14:54
related places: At

At least 15 people are reported to have been killed in a landslide in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
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Indian anger at ex-rebel's death

Friday, August 7th 2009, 20:21

Hundreds of Indians defy a curfew to march in protest at the killing of a former rebel in controversial circumstances.
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Australia assures Indian students

Friday, August 7th 2009, 11:33
related countries: Aruba

Australian PM Kevin Rudd assures the visiting Indian foreign minister that steps will be take to ensure the safety of Indian students.
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India and South Korea boost trade

Friday, August 7th 2009, 8:38
related countries: South Korea

India and South Korea sign an agreement to reduce tariffs on goods and services to boost trade between the two nations.
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Pakistan in Mumbai suspect alert

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 14:08
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mumbai

Pakistan issues a global alert for 13 suspects in connection with November's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, officials say.
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Swine flu panic grips Indian city

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 11:53
related places: Pune

Panic-stricken people queue up at hospitals in the western Indian city of Pune to be tested for swine flu.
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Indian vulture births are hailed

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 11:19

Conservationists say they are delighted that one of the world's most endangered birds have twice been successfully bred in India.
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India may buy Gandhi Africa home

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 9:49
related countries: South Africa

India's coal ministry says it plans to buy a house in South Africa where independence hero Mahatma Gandhi lived.
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India to execute 2003 bomb trio

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 9:21
related places: Mumbai

A court in India sentences three people to death for carrying out 2003 bombings that killed more than 50 people in Mumbai.
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Manipur death probe is announced

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 17:57

The government in the Indian state of Manipur orders a judicial enquiry into the killing of a former separatist rebel.
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UN withdraws Indian energy food

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 15:53

The UN withdraws a high energy food for children in India after the government says it is being distributed without permission.
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'Drought-defying'

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 8:47

The rice that survives late Indian monsoons
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India passes free education bill

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 6:55

India's parliament approves a landmark bill which guarantees free education for children aged between six and 14.
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Tales of injustice

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 18:04

The Indian villagers who accuse the police of murder
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Indian police accused of abuses

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 14:15

Indian police are guilty of human rights violations, including beatings, torture and illegal killings, a new report alleges.
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'Two dead' in India border clash

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 13:55
related countries: Bangladesh

Two Bangladeshis are shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.
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Flood affects thousands in India

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 12:06
related places: Bihar

Tens of thousands of people are affected by floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials say.
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India reject drug-testing rules

Sunday, August 2nd 2009, 10:08

India are set for a clash with the World Anti-Doping Agency after rejecting a clause in the new global anti-doping rules.
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Seeking Delhi's 'phantom squirter'

Saturday, August 1st 2009, 11:04

The BBC's former South Asia correspondent, Sam Miller, has been on the streets of the Indian capital investigating a long-running scam.
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Praying for rain

Saturday, August 1st 2009, 0:50

Starvation looms for farmers in eastern India
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Report highlights hunger in India

Friday, July 31st 2009, 12:08

A report by an Indian campaign group says India is emerging as the world centre of hunger and malnutrition.
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India free education bill tabled

Friday, July 31st 2009, 5:52

India's government plans to put a landmark education bill before parliament, after a delay due to procedural issues.
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Indian bill moots free education

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 11:30

A landmark bill is to be introduced in the Indian parliament that seeks to guarantee universal and free education for children.
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Court allows Indian Games village

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 9:43
related places: Delhi

The Supreme Court in India lifts restrictions on construction work at the site of next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Jaipur funeral for Indian royal

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 8:21
related places: Jaipur

Thousands of people gather for the funeral of one of the last Indian royals, Gayatri Devi, in her home state of Jaipur.
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Indian queen Gayatri Devi dies

Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 18:01

One of the last queens of India, Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, dies, aged 90.
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Indian PM defends Pakistan talks

Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 14:48
related countries: Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his country had no choice but to hold peace talks with Pakistan.
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Risky stunts banned from schools in Indian state

Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 9:07

Schools in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are instructed not to stage events with "risky" stunts.
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Tell-all TV

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 17:36

A hit new talk show in India sparks anger and debate
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Indian interest rates unchanged

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 8:45

The Reserve Bank of India keeps interest rates at record lows in a continuing effort to return the economy to growth.
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India submarine 'threatens peace'

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 5:49
related countries: Pakistan

India's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine is a threat to regional peace and security, Pakistan's foreign ministry says.
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Tata profits defy falling sales

Monday, July 27th 2009, 12:05

Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors sees its profits rise 58% as lower steel costs outweigh a fall in sales.
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London protests over Indian mine

Monday, July 27th 2009, 11:43
related countries: United Kingdom

Mining firm Vedanta will face activists at its AGM later, protesting against its plans to open an Indian mine.
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Three convicted for Mumbai blasts

Monday, July 27th 2009, 11:16
related places: Mumbai

A special court in the Indian city of Mumbai finds three people guilty of bombings that killed 55 people in 2003.
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Anglican Church in India mine row

Sunday, July 26th 2009, 15:15
related countries: United Kingdom

Campaigner Bianca Jagger criticises the Church of England for investing in a controversial Indian mining project.
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India launches nuclear submarine

Sunday, July 26th 2009, 12:24

India's prime minister launches the first nuclear-powered submarine built entirely in the country.
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India to set up school for rogue monkeys

Friday, July 24th 2009, 18:48

Wildlife officials in India plan to build a special school to discipline delinquent monkeys.
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New lizard species found in India

Friday, July 24th 2009, 11:45

Scientists discover a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Nepal probes elephant 'attacks'

Friday, July 24th 2009, 8:54
related countries: Nepal

Nepalese officials go to the far east of the country to investigate attacks by elephants migrating from neighbouring India.
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Six NZ players to forgo IPL cash

Friday, July 24th 2009, 8:08
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand Cricket persuades its six Indian Premier League players to agree contracts with the board and forgo "significant sums of money".
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Calcutta hit by transport strike

Friday, July 24th 2009, 6:14
related places: Calcutta

Private buses and taxi operators in India's third most populous city, Calcutta, begin an indefinite strike over vehicle bans.
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Mumbai suspect trial to proceed

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 15:09
related places: Mumbai

An Indian court rules that the trial of the main suspect in the Mumbai attacks will continue despite his guilty plea.
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Stray snake halts proceedings at Indian assembly

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 14:30

A snake on the loose brings panic and halts proceedings in the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Orissa.
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Asia watches long solar eclipse

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 8:18
related countries: China

The longest total solar eclipse this century crosses Asia, with swathes of India and China plunged into darkness.
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Airline apologises to frisked Indian ex-president

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 7:57
related countries: United States
related places: America

America's Continental Airlines apologises to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking him as he boarded a flight to the US.
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New accident at Delhi metro site

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 7:04
related places: Delhi

A labourer is killed in the third accident at a metro construction site in India's capital, Delhi, in the past 10 days.
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Strong profits at India's Wipro

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 6:46

Indian outsourcing firm Wipro announces higher quarterly profits, despite the global economic downturn.
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Trial of Mumbai suspect adjourned

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 8:03
related places: Mumbai

The trial of the main suspect in last November's deadly Mumbai attacks is adjourned until Wednesday.
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India classical singer dies at 97

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 5:33

Leading Indian classical vocalist, Gangubhai Hangal, passes away aged 97 after a brief illness, doctors say.
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US and India agree defence pact

Monday, July 20th 2009, 17:32
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US and India agree a defence pact which will speed up the sale of advanced American weaponry to India.
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Mumbai suspect pleads guilty

Monday, July 20th 2009, 12:59

The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty.
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India court upholds conviction

Monday, July 20th 2009, 11:39
related places: Delhi

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.
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India court reviews gay sex order

Monday, July 20th 2009, 10:44

India's Supreme Court refuses to put on hold a landmark high court ruling which decriminalised gay sex.
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Probe into India leader attack

Monday, July 20th 2009, 6:00

Authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh announce an investigation into the burning of the house of a senior politician.
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In pictures

Saturday, July 18th 2009, 22:58

Famous Indian spice market feels economic heat
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Clinton seeks goodwill in India

Saturday, July 18th 2009, 5:01
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-day visit to India with a ceremony to mark last year's Mumbai attacks.
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Delhi focus

Friday, July 17th 2009, 22:25
related countries: United States
related places: Clinton

Clinton seeks to deepen US ties with India
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Tough task

Friday, July 17th 2009, 17:52

Hillary Clinton faces diplomatic test on visit to India
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India Moon probe 'malfunctions'

Friday, July 17th 2009, 10:01

India's first mission to the Moon experiences a technical problem while in orbit, space research officials in India say.
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World's cheapest car to hit roads

Friday, July 17th 2009, 9:10
related places: Mumbai

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.
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Strike over violence shuts Bengal

Friday, July 17th 2009, 6:35

A strike over recent political violence leads to a widespread shutdown in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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India puts Pakistan talks on hold

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 21:05
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mumbai

India will not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai suspects are brought to justice, PM Manmohan Singh says.
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Pakistan and India in terror vow

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 14:27
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan and India pledge to co-operate in fighting terrorism, after a meeting to discuss restarting peace talks.
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India leader held over comments

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 11:53

A senior member of India's ruling party is arrested after criticising a low-caste leader's policy of compensating rape victims.
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US film studio gets Indian cash boost

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 10:42
related countries: United States

Steven Spielberg's film studio will receive $825m to begin producing movies starting this year, the studio's Indian partner says.
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Police held over Kashmir murder

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 7:39

Four police officers are held in connection with the alleged murders of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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India and Pakistan discuss terror

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 8:34
related countries: Egypt, Pakistan

The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan meet on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt to discuss terrorism.
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Strike hits India tea and tourism

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 5:36

An indefinite strike called by a regional political party hurts tea production and tourism in India's Darjeeling hills.
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Indian tiger park admits it has no tigers

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 20:42

One of India's main tiger parks, Panna National Park in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, admits it no longer has any tigers.
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Eclipse fever

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 12:05

Why an obscure Indian village is in the limelight
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Strike affects Indian tea region

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 6:56

An indefinite strike called by a regional political party affects life in India's tea-producing Darjeeling hills in West Bengal state.
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Seven die in India flood accident

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 4:50
related places: At

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.
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India brides had 'virginity test'

Monday, July 13th 2009, 15:29

India's National Commission for Women asks Madhya Pradesh state why hundreds of would-be brides were reportedly made to undergo virginity tests.
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Army colonel dies in Assam blast

Monday, July 13th 2009, 8:40

An Indian army colonel and his driver die in a powerful landmine explosion in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials say.
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Ambush kills 29 Indian policemen

Monday, July 13th 2009, 7:15

The number of policemen killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels in India's Chhattisgarh state rises to 29, police say.
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Deadly ambush hits Indian police

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 12:33
related places: At

At least 23 policemen die in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels in eastern India, officials say.
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