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England stars set for IPL chance

Friday, October 24th 2008, 15:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England players will be free to play in next April's Indian Premier League if India release 20 players for the first English Premier League, BBC Sport can reveal.
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Kashmir shutdown to mark UN day

Friday, October 24th 2008, 10:36

Life in much of Indian-administered Kashmir is hit by a separatist strike to mark United Nations day.
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Indian PM in Asia-Europe summit

Friday, October 24th 2008, 6:25

India is to make its debut at the highest level at an Asia-Europe summit where the economic crisis will dominate the discussions.
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Indian painter Paritosh Sen dies

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 11:27
related places: Calcutta

One of India's best-known artists, Paritosh Sen, dies aged 90 after a short illness in the eastern city of Calcutta.
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India fireworks blast 'kills 26'

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 10:03

At least 26 people die in a huge blast at an illegal fireworks factory in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, say police.
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'Three die' in fresh India riot

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 14:11

Three people are killed during rioting on Tuesday night in the Indian state of Maharashtra, police say.
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India launches first Moon mission

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 9:54

India successfully launches the unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft - the country's first mission to the Moon.
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Marsh to replace injured Jaques

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 9:52
related countries: Australia Australia

Opening batsman Shaun Marsh will replace the injured Phil Jaques in Australia's Test squad touring India.
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Indian broker kills self and wife

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 7:57
related places: Mumbai

A stockbroker in India's financial capital, Mumbai, killed himself after strangling his pregnant wife because of the economic slowdown, police say.
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India bombing 'kills at least 17'

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 16:28
related places: Imphal

At least 17 people are killed and 20 injured in a bomb explosion in the north-east Indian city of Imphal, police say.
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Riots over Indian leader's arrest

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 15:32

Violence breaks out in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) after the arrest of the leader of a right-wing regional party.
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Kashmir rivals reopen trade route

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 11:15
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

India and Pakistan reopen an old Kashmir trade route after six decades as part of efforts to bolster peace moves.
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India v Australia day five as it happened

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 5:42
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Mohali

India beat Australia by 320 runs to win the second Test in Mohali and lead the four-Test series 1-0.
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India's central bank cuts rates

Monday, October 20th 2008, 12:44

India's central bank unexpectedly cuts short-term lending rates in response to continued pressure from the global financial crisis.
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Mixed reaction to Kashmir polls

Monday, October 20th 2008, 5:37

Political parties and separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir present a mixed reaction to the decision to hold polls.
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Live text - India v Australia

Monday, October 20th 2008, 3:45
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Mohali

Australia finish day four of the second Test on 141-5, chasing 516 to beat India in Mohali.
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Indian bridge collapse kills two

Sunday, October 19th 2008, 12:01
related places: At, Delhi

At least two people are killed and others hurt when part of a bridge collapses onto traffic underneath in the Indian capital, Delhi.
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Mishra raises India victory hopes

Sunday, October 19th 2008, 11:30
related countries: Australia Australia

Amit Mishra takes 5-71 on his Test debut before India reach 100-0 at stumps on day three to lead Australia by 301.
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Live text - India v Australia

Sunday, October 19th 2008, 10:17
related countries: Australia Australia

After Amit Mishra's five wickets on debut, India begin their second innings with a 201-run lead on day three of the second Test against Australia.
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Bloodshed in the Kashmir Valley

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 12:39

George Arney considers the recent wave of violence that has erupted in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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The treasure trove making waves

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 11:52
related countries: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

Simon Worrall explains why a discovery on the floor of the Indian Ocean will revolutionise our understanding of two ancient civilisations.
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Live text - India v Australia

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 10:57
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Mohali

Australia lose their third wicket chasing India's 469 on day two of the second Test match in Mohali.
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Tendulkar breaks Lara Test record

Friday, October 17th 2008, 17:05

India's Sachin Tendulkar sets a new record for the most runs scored by a batsman in Tests.
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Tendulkar breaks Lara Test record

Friday, October 17th 2008, 9:02

India's Sachin Tendulkar sets a new record for the most runs scored by a batsman in Tests.
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Jet Airways reinstates 800 staff

Friday, October 17th 2008, 7:56

India's biggest private airline, Jet Airways, reinstates more than 800 of its employees whose dismissal sparked public protests.
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Bachchan released from hospital

Friday, October 17th 2008, 6:15
related places: Mumbai

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is released from a hospital in the western Indian city of Mumbai.
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India 'to guard Somalia waters'

Friday, October 17th 2008, 5:23
related countries: Somalia Somalia

India says it will send warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect its ships from pirates operating off the coast of Somalia.
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Live text - India v Australia

Friday, October 17th 2008, 3:57
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Mohali

Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run scorer in Test cricket as India look to build a big first-innings total in Mohali.
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Fear and fundamentalism in India

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 15:15

Chris Morris looks at the recent anti-Christian attacks in the state of Orissa which have left many in shock and forced thousands to flee.
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Jet Airways lays off 800 staff

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 11:54

India's largest private airline Jet Airways lays off 800 staff as it cuts back on flights amid soaring costs, officials say.
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Hunger in India states 'alarming'

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 12:24
related countries: Chad Chad, Ethiopia Ethiopia

Hunger levels are "alarming" in 12 Indian states with Madhya Pradesh being comparable to Ethiopia and Chad, a report says.
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'Trade in trash' takes letter from Leeds to India

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 11:01

A businessman from the English city of Leeds says that he is "shocked" that rubbish he put out for re-cycling has ended up being dumped in India.
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Indian airlines agree on alliance

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 9:39

India's two largest private airlines, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, agree an alliance to cut costs.
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India state elections announced

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 8:40

Assembly elections are to begin in five Indian states next month, in what is being seen as a key test before 2009 general elections.
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India bus crash 'claims 23 lives'

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 6:08
related places: At

At least 23 people are killed and dozens are hurt in a bus crash in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police say.
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India approach frustrates Ponting

Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:06

Frustrated Australia captain Ricky Ponting says India have a negative approach after the first Test ends in a draw.
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Indian PM seeks end to violence

Monday, October 13th 2008, 15:09
related places: Delhi

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells a high-level meeting in Delhi that rising religious violence in India must be stopped.
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Indian batsmen defy Australians

Monday, October 13th 2008, 12:35
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman ensure India manage to draw the first Test of four against Australia in Bangalore.
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India's Sensex regains confidence

Monday, October 13th 2008, 12:13

Shares recover on the Bombay Stock Exchange as the finance minister promises measures to help investors.
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Search for the origin of 'yeti hair' ends up with a goat

Monday, October 13th 2008, 11:20
related countries: United States United States

Scientists in the US who examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.
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Live text - India v Australia

Monday, October 13th 2008, 11:20
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Bad light stops play for the second time with India on 165-4 on the fifth day of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore.
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Zardari warning over Kashmir dam

Monday, October 13th 2008, 7:18
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

Pakistan's president warns of a row with India over the sharing of water from the Chenab river in the disputed Kashmir region.
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Surrogate boom

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 23:53
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK couples head to India to solve fertility problems
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India gets its first woman saint

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 15:27
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

A Catholic nun, Sister Alphonsa, becomes India's first female saint, canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.
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India v Australia day four as it happened

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 11:38
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Australia extend their lead to 263 runs over India at the end of day four of the first Test.
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Australian pair dent Indian hopes

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 11:33
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Bangalore

Aussies Shane Watson and Brad Haddin share a vital partnership late on the fourth day in Bangalore to stifle a resurgent India in the first Test.
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Johnson blows leave India adrift

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 11:47
related countries: Australia Australia

Paceman Mitchell Johnson has a day to remember as Australia reduce India to 313-8 on an absorbing third day of the first Test, still 117 runs behind.
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PM launches Kashmir train service

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 8:09

India's PM launches Kashmir's first train service amid heavy security and after protests that left two people dead.
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Live text - India v Australia

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 3:40
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Play resumes after a rain-break with India seven wickets down in reply to Australia's 430 in Bangalore.
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US and India sign nuclear accord

Friday, October 10th 2008, 21:07
related countries: United States United States

The US and India sign a controversial civilian nuclear co-operation accord, ending 34 years of American sanctions.
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India PM inaugurates Kashmir dam

Friday, October 10th 2008, 12:02
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurates a dam in Indian-administered Kashmir that has been built despite protests from Pakistan.
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India's Sensex ends down again

Friday, October 10th 2008, 11:56

Indian stocks fall again and the rupee slides to 49 to the dollar in one of the worst weeks for Indian investors in memory.
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Hussey knock keeps Aussies on top

Friday, October 10th 2008, 11:09
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

India reach 68-0 in reply to Australia's 430 in the first Test at Bangalore, after Mike Hussey makes 146.
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Live text - India v Australia

Friday, October 10th 2008, 11:08
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

India reach 68-0 chasing Australia's 430 as rain ends the second day of the first Test in Bangalore.
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Dalai Lama surgery 'successful'

Friday, October 10th 2008, 7:41
related places: Delhi

The Dalai Lama undergoes surgery to remove a gallstone in the Indian capital, Delhi, a spokesman says.
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Gritty Ponting ton holds up India

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 11:25
related places: Bangalore

Australia captain Ricky Ponting scores his first century in India as the tourists reach 254-4 on day one of the first Test in Bangalore.
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Australian tourist killed in Goa

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 8:08
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Goa

An Australian tourist dies in hospital in Goa, India, after he is assaulted at a beach bar, police say.
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Live text - India v Australia

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 3:54
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Ricky Ponting scores his first hundred in India in the first Test in Bangalore.
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Live text - India v Australia

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 3:54
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Bangalore

Australia win the toss and bat first against India in the first Test in Bangalore.
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Bush signs US-India nuclear bill

Wednesday, October 8th 2008, 21:52
related countries: United States United States

US President George W Bush signs into law a nuclear deal with India to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade.
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India leads S Asia market falls

Wednesday, October 8th 2008, 12:38

Indian stocks fall briefly to a two-year low amid fears the credit crunch could lead to global recession.
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'Thirty children' die in hospital

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 15:25
related places: At

At least 30 children have died from infections in an Indian hospital in one week, doctors say.
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Ganguly to quit after Test series

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 11:56
related countries: Australia Australia

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is to retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia in India.
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Curfew in Kashmir comes to an end

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 11:07

A two-day curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir is lifted, allowing life in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley to return to normal.
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Date set for Indian Moon mission

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 10:47

India is to launch an unmanned mission to the Moon on 22 October, the country's space officials say.
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Assam state violence toll rises

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 8:11

Police in India's Assam state use helicopters to spot rioting mobs as the death toll in days of violence rises to 47.
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Fury over Zardari Kashmir comment

Monday, October 6th 2008, 11:16
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Kashmiris react with anger after Pakistani President Asif Zardari is quoted as describing militants fighting India as "terrorists".
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Kashmir curfew strictly enforced

Monday, October 6th 2008, 9:51

An indefinite curfew is being strictly enforced in Indian-administered Kashmir to prevent a rally against Indian rule.
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Violence spreads in Assam state

Monday, October 6th 2008, 7:40

The death toll in several days of violence in India's north-eastern Assam state rises to 35, officials say.
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Dreamworks joins India's Reliance

Monday, October 6th 2008, 6:40

Steven Spielberg's film studio agrees a joint venture with one of India's largest entertainment conglomerates.
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India 'not a threat to Pakistan'

Sunday, October 5th 2008, 17:35
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

Pakistan's President Zardari says India has never been a threat to Pakistan, and describes militants in Kashmir as terrorists.
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Deadly clashes break out in Assam

Sunday, October 5th 2008, 14:36

At least 25 people are killed in several days of clashes between tribespeople and immigrants in India's Assam state, officials say.
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Anger over Tata car factory move

Saturday, October 4th 2008, 13:34

Thousands in India's West Bengal state protest against the Tata group's decision to abandon plans to make cars there.
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Rice in India for nuclear talks

Saturday, October 4th 2008, 11:01
related countries: United States United States
related places: Delhi

The US secretary of state is in Delhi but will not sign a controversial deal on nuclear co-operation, officials say.
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White to join Aussie Test squad

Saturday, October 4th 2008, 9:53
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia call all-rounder Cameron White into their squad for the Test series against India.
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Tata abandons cheapest car plant

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 15:45

Tata Motors abandons plans to build the world's cheapest car in the Indian state of West Bengal following a row over land.
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Four arrested over India nun rape

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 8:51

Police in the Indian state of Orissa arrest four people in connection with the rape of a Catholic nun.
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India 'kills Kashmir infiltrator'

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 8:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

Indian troops say they have shot dead a militant who was trying to cross into Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistan.
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Aussie spinner out of India tour

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 8:05

Australia's preparations for the series in India take a blow as first-choice spinner Bryce McGain is ruled out.
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Pakistan demands US nuclear deal

Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 13:36
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan says that India's civilian nuclear trade pact with the US should open the way for a similar deal with Islamabad.
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Indian ban on smoking in public

Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 8:24

A ban on smoking in public places comes into force across India, in an effort to cut exposure to passive smoking.
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US approves Indian nuclear deal

Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 0:55
related countries: United States United States

The US Congress completes approval of a nuclear deal with India to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade.
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Stub it out

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 17:38
related places: But

But can India's public smoking ban be made to work?
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Blasts 'kill four' in India state

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 17:09
related places: At

At least four people are killed and 70 hurt in five bomb blasts in the north-east Indian state of Tripura, police say.
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Strike brings Bollywood to a halt

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 12:58

Work at India's film industry hub of Bollywood is halted as thousands of employees strike over pay and conditions.
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Orissa curfew after fresh clash

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 6:58

Curfew is imposed in some parts of a troubled region in the eastern Indian state of Orissa after a fresh clash between two communities.
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India temple opens after stampede

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 6:57

A Hindu temple in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan reopens, a day after a stampede killed at least 147 people.
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India and France in nuclear deal

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 16:00
related countries: France France
related places: Delhi, Paris

India and France sign a pact which will lead to the sale of French nuclear reactors to Delhi, officials say.
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Scores die in India temple crush

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 14:27
related places: At, Jodhpur

At least 147 devotees die in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian city of Jodhpur.
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In pictures

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 9:45

Stampede at a Hindu temple in India kills scores
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Seven die in fresh India blasts

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 5:55
related places: At

At least seven people die in two separate explosions in Muslim-dominated neighbourhoods in western India, police said.
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India eyes France nuclear accord

Monday, September 29th 2008, 12:06
related countries: United States United States

Indian PM Manmohan Singh is in France where he will discuss boosting civilian nuclear trade between the countries.
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Swann and Prior in England squad

Monday, September 29th 2008, 11:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Graeme Swann, Matt Prior and Owais Shah are among 15 England players selected for the Test series against India.
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Seven killed in India explosion

Monday, September 29th 2008, 7:04
related places: At

At least seven people die in an explosion in a house in India where firecrackers were being made, police say.
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Bomb hits India market shoppers

Saturday, September 27th 2008, 11:52
related places: Delhi

A bomb blast at a market in India's capital, Delhi, kills one and injures at least 15 people, local media report.
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Fresh violence rocks Indian state

Friday, September 26th 2008, 4:34

One person dies and several others are injured in fresh violence in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, a police official says.
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India-US in last nuclear push

Friday, September 26th 2008, 4:12
related countries: United States United States

Indian PM Manmohan Singh meets George Bush amid frantic efforts to win US Congressional support for a civilian nuclear deal.
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Modi 'cleared' over Gujarat riots

Thursday, September 25th 2008, 16:51

An inquiry finds that the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, was not at fault over religious riots in 2002.
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Italian inquiry into India murder

Thursday, September 25th 2008, 16:26
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian company whose boss in India was allegedly beaten to death by sacked workers says it is to investigate his killing.
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India and Pakistan pledge talks

Thursday, September 25th 2008, 12:44
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The leaders of India and Pakistan meet in New York and say they will resume stalled peace talks within three months.
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