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Haneef seeks return to Australia

Monday, July 30th 2007, 23:42
related countries: Australia Australia

The Indian doctor held in Australia on terror charges before being freed says he will fight to return there.
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England v India day four

Monday, July 30th 2007, 18:25

India end day four of the second Test on 10-0, needing just 63 more to beat England.
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Millions hit by South Asia floods

Monday, July 30th 2007, 12:19
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Worsening floods affecting eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal lead to millions of people fleeing their homes.
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Howard stands firm over Haneef

Monday, July 30th 2007, 9:12
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Australian PM John Howard refuses to apologise to a cleared Indian doctor for holding him on terror charges.
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England face battle to save Test

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 18:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England reach 43-0 in their second innings, still 240 behind India, after a gruelling day in the field in the second Test at Trent Bridge.
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Haneef relieved 'honour restored'

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 17:30
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Indian Mohammed Haneef, accused in Australia of UK terrorist links, says he is relieved to have been cleared.
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Man charged over murder of Hannah

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 9:54

A man extradited from India is charged with the rape and murder of teenager Hannah Foster in 2003.
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Indian police fire on protesters

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 7:54

Eight left-wing protesters are shot dead by Indian police during a demonstration in Andhra Pradesh, officials say.
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 1:46
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in last month's failed bombings in the UK has left Australia.
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Cricket: India take charge

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 17:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

India lead England by 56 runs after reaching 254-3 in their first innings at Trent Bridge.
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Live - England v India

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 8:56

England are dismissed for 198 on day two of the second Test against India.
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More Indians in 'city of widows'

Friday, July 27th 2007, 18:29

More and more bereaved Hindu wives are seeking refuge in India's "city of widows" says a report.
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India and US confirm nuclear pact

Friday, July 27th 2007, 17:55
related countries: United States United States

India and the US reach a "historic" deal that would end America's three-decade ban on nuclear co-operation.
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Hannah suspect's appeal rejected

Friday, July 27th 2007, 10:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

An Indian court rules the man suspected of raping and murdering Hannah Foster should be returned to Britain.
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Death penalty for 'bomb planner'

Friday, July 27th 2007, 9:44

A special court in India sentences one of the alleged masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai bombings to death.
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Damp outfield delays Test start

Friday, July 27th 2007, 9:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The second Test between England and India at Trent Bridge will not start at 1100 BST.
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Indian mobile boom boosts Bharti

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 10:46

India's digital revolution underpins earnings at the country's top mobile phone provider Bharti Airtel.
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India killing infected chickens

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 7:22

Authorities in India's north-eastern Manipur state begin killing poultry after an outbreak of bird flu.
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Ganguly fitness concern for India

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 16:49

Batsman Sourav Ganguly misses India's indoor practice session ahead of the second Test.
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Indian cabinet backs nuclear deal

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 10:28
related countries: United States United States

India's deal to implement a controversial nuclear pact with the US is approved by cabinet after months of talks.
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India gets first woman president

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 9:33
related places: Delhi

Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first woman president since the country gained independence from Britain.
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Cricket: England frustrated

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 17:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Bad light and rain forces a draw in the first Test with England one wicket from victory over India.
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India probes baby body parts find

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 12:55

Police in India find nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts in a rubbish tip in eastern Orissa state.
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Live - England v India

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 9:27

India, chasing 380, are 207-5 at lunch on the final day after England take two early wickets at Lord's.
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Notorious Indian bandit 'killed'

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 4:57

A notorious bandit has been shot dead by police in India after evading them for more than 30 years
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Cricket: England pressure India

Sunday, July 22nd 2007, 18:02
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

India will start the final day on 137-3, chasing 380 to beat England in the first Test at Lord's, after Kevin Pietersen hits 134.
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First female president for India

Saturday, July 21st 2007, 16:50

Pratibha Patil has won India's presidential election and will become the country's first female president, officials say.
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1st Test, England v India - day one as it happened

Friday, July 20th 2007, 18:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Test wicket as England hit back hard on day two of the first Test at Lord's.
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India woman 'dumped on tip'

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 17:36

Authorities in India plan legal action against relatives of an old woman found abandoned on a rubbish tip.
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Indian MPs vote for new president

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 8:51

Members of the Indian parliament and state assemblies vote for the country's 13th president.
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England set for tough India test

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 12:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England face a powerful India batting line-up in the first Test at Lord's starting on Thursday.
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Death for Mumbai bombers

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 11:03
related places: Mumbai

The first death sentences are given in the 1993 serial bombings case in the Indian city of Mumbai.
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India concern over Haneef custody

Tuesday, July 17th 2007, 9:57
related countries: Australia Australia

India expresses concern at the continued detention of an Indian doctor in Australia.
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'Promiscuous men' fuel India HIV

Monday, July 16th 2007, 15:06
related countries: Maldives Maldives

Male promiscuity in India is fuelling the country's HIV epidemic, a female government minister says.
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EU halts India alcohol case

Monday, July 16th 2007, 13:33

The EU suspends a complaint to the World Trade Organization about India's import tariffs on beer, wine and spirits.
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India suspect gets Australia bail

Monday, July 16th 2007, 5:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

An Indian doctor charged over failed UK bomb attacks is to stay in custody despite being granted bail.
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'Threat' to EU-Burma embargo

Monday, July 16th 2007, 0:47
related countries: Burma Burma

Indian plans to sell an attack helicopter to Burma threaten an EU arms embargo, a rights group says.
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Indian doctor in UK plot charge

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 8:14
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Glasgow, London

Australian police charge an Indian doctor for his alleged involvement with attempted bombings in the UK.
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Indian doctor charge over UK plot

Friday, July 13th 2007, 23:02
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Glasgow, London

Australian police charge an Indian doctor for his alleged involvement with attempted bombings in London and Glasgow.
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India in climate change move

Friday, July 13th 2007, 17:56

India takes the first steps towards developing a national plan that will combat the effects of climate change.
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'Indian register' for pregnancies

Friday, July 13th 2007, 12:38

All pregnant women should officially register and get permission if they want an abortion, a minister says.
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Red tape holds up terror probe

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 6:23
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Bureaucratic wrangling between India and Australia is hampering the inquiry into the failed UK bomb attacks.
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Australia terror hearing on hold

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 14:41
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

An Australian court hearing into a police request for more time to hold an Indian doctor is adjourned for two days.
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New clients boost Infosys profits

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 6:35

Indian software firm Infosys sees quarterly profits rise sharply on the back of new contracts.
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Mumbai marks bomb anniversary

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 5:09
related places: Mumbai

Security is tight in the Indian city of Mumbai on the first anniversary of the train blasts that killed 187, police say.
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Dozens die in India Maoist clash

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 20:08

Dozens of troops and Maoist insurgents die in clashes in the restive Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say.
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Gujarat placed on flood red alert

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 13:24

Monsoon rainfall in the western Indian state of Gujarat prompts the state government to issue a floods red alert.
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Kashmir politician survives blast

Monday, July 9th 2007, 15:08

Opposition leader Omar Abdullah survives an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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Australia extends Haneef inquiry

Monday, July 9th 2007, 9:50
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Australia police are given extra time to investigate an Indian doctor over the suspected UK bomb attempts.
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Ex-Indian PM cremated

Monday, July 9th 2007, 4:42

Former Indian PM Chandra Shekhar, who died from cancer on Sunday, is cremated.
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Sunday, July 8th 2007, 13:57
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh
related places: Calcutta, Dhaka

The first train between India and Bangladesh in more than four decades arrives in Dhaka from Calcutta.
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Indian stocks jump to record high

Friday, July 6th 2007, 14:49

India's main stock index, the Sensex, bursts through the 15,000 mark to a record on optimism about growth.
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'Sharp drop' in India Aids levels

Friday, July 6th 2007, 11:14

The number of people living with HIV/Aids in India is around half of previous official estimates, new figures say.
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Baby survives being buried alive

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 21:52

An Indian baby girl who was buried alive is rescued when a farmer spots her hand sticking out of the soil.
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Woman strips in dowry row

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 15:08

A woman in west India strips to her underwear in public as part of a dispute with her family over a dowry payment.
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Calcutta battered by monsoon rain

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 10:15
related places: At, Calcutta

At least 16 people die in floods caused by three days of monsoon rains in the Indian city of Calcutta.
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Four Indian villages burnt down

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 6:43

Armed residents of India's north-eastern Nagaland state burn villages in neighbouring Assam, police say.
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India 'teen surgeon' surrenders

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 15:24

A 15-year-old Indian boy who allegedly performed surgery to set a record gives himself up to police.
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Australians extend terror probe

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 7:40
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Australian police are granted two more days to hold an Indian doctor in connection with failed UK terror plots.
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India FM begins key Africa talks

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 4:10

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is to begin talks with Indian diplomats aimed improving ties with Africa.
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Outsourcing 'to earn India $40bn'

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 13:30

India could earn $40bn a year by March 2008 from information technology and outsourcing, a report says.
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Australia arrest in terror probe

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 12:48
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Brisbane

An Indian doctor is detained at Brisbane airport and another man is questioned over failed UK car bombings.
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Gandhi letter to return to India

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 16:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

A letter written by Mahatma Gandhi is withdrawn from auction in London so it can be acquired by India.
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Salman Rushdie 'to divorce' again

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 16:08

Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie and his Indian actress wife, Padma Lakshmi are divorcing 'at her request'.
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India officer 'commits suicide'

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 4:41

A woman officer belonging to the Indian army commits suicide in Indian-administered Kashmir, police says.
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Cricket: India win series

Sunday, July 1st 2007, 20:06
related countries: South Africa South Africa
related places: Belfast

India clinch their one-day series with South Africa 2-1 courtesy of a six-wicket victory in Belfast.
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Tendulkar milestone in India win

Friday, June 29th 2007, 17:36
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 ODI runs as India beat South Africa by six wickets in Belfast.
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India refineries told to clean up

Friday, June 29th 2007, 15:07

The pollution control board in India's north-eastern state of Assam tells refineries to clean up their act.
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Infosys gains on 'French bid'

Friday, June 29th 2007, 7:46
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Shares in Paris-based consultancy Capgemini and Indian software firm Infosys Technologies jump on reports of a possible merger.
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Thirteen die in Kashmir clashes

Friday, June 29th 2007, 5:12

Thirteen people die in clashes between militants and security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Tracking plan for rare India croc

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 17:10

Wildlife officials in eastern India are to use satellites to track endangered gharial crocs.
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New world heritage sites named

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 10:26

The Sydney Opera House and India's Red Fort are among new sites added to the UN's World Heritage list.
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Indian male singer in burqa row

Wednesday, June 27th 2007, 10:57

A leading Bollywood male singer apologises for wearing a burqa inside a Muslim shrine in India.
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Indian soldiers 'paraded naked'

Wednesday, June 27th 2007, 5:01

Two Indian soldiers are paraded naked for allegedly attempting to rape a girl in Kashmir, police say.
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Maoists set fire to India station

Wednesday, June 27th 2007, 4:33

Maoist rebels in India burn down a railway station on the second day of protests against the government.
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Cricket: South Africa beat India

Tuesday, June 26th 2007, 18:08
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Jacques Kallis hits an unbeaten 91 to guide South Africa to a four-wicket win over India in Belfast.
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Flood devastation in South Asia

Tuesday, June 26th 2007, 8:48
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

People in India and Pakistan struggle to cope with the effects of days of rain that have left 350 dead.
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'Maoist rebels' kidnap rail men

Tuesday, June 26th 2007, 4:53

Maoist rebels in India kidnap two people and blow up railway tracks in protest against the government.
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Muslims jailed for Gujarat murder

Monday, June 25th 2007, 15:04

Nine Muslims get life prison sentences in the Indian state of Gujarat for the killing of the state's former home minister.
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Rain and floods kill 45 in India

Saturday, June 23rd 2007, 14:10

Heavy rain and floods kill at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Bengal left celebrates 30 years

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 12:20

The ruling left coalition in the Indian state of West Bengal completes a country record of 30 years in power.
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Inquiry into 'teenager surgeon'

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 10:58

Officials in southern India investigate reports that a doctor couple let their teenage son perform surgery.
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Delhi prisoners escape the heat

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:31
related places: Delhi

More than 600 prisoners are freed from India's biggest prison, in Delhi, because of overcrowding, officials say.
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Hindus 'guilty of Muslim deaths'

Monday, June 18th 2007, 16:35

A court in India convicts 14 Hindus of killing Muslims during bloody religious riots nearly 20 years ago.
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Court suspends UK extradition

Monday, June 18th 2007, 10:42
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A court in India suspends the extradition of a man wanted for trial in the UK over the rape and murder of Hannah Foster.
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Indian hostages freed in Nigeria

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 10:58
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria
related places: Port Harcourt

Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
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Medic held for 'female foeticide'

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 16:44
related places: Delhi

Police in India arrest the owner of a clinic near Delhi on suspicion of illegally aborting female foetuses.
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India Airlines strike 'is over'

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 10:27

Staff at India's state-run domestic airline have called off a strike that caused flight chaos, officials say.
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F1: India agree Grand Prix deal

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 9:36
related places: New Delhi

The Indian Olympic Association says it has an agreement to stage a Grand Prix in New Delhi from 2009.
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Airline misery deepens in India

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 6:48

A strike at India's state-run domestic airlines enters its second day, with more cancelled fights.
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Strike disrupts flights in India

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 10:40

Thousands of staff at India's state-run domestic airline go on strike, disrupting air travel across the country.
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Tribals strike over uranium plans

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 13:25

A strike called by a tribal youth group to oppose the mining of uranium in part of northern India causes severe disruption.
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S Asian weather fatalities go up

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 9:59
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh
related places: At

At least 97 people are killed in mudslides in Bangladesh, while officials in India say a heat wave may be coming to an end.
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Ford declines role as India coach

Monday, June 11th 2007, 11:14

Graham Ford rejects the chance to become India coach and will remain Kent director of cricket.
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Curfew in north-east Indian town

Monday, June 11th 2007, 8:37

A curfew is in force in a town in India's Manipur state after 15 people died in ethnic clashes.
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Thousands cheer Bollywood stars

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 5:43

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan join Indian stars in Sheffield for Bollywood's biggest awards ceremony.
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Argentina denies India extradition

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 2:08
related countries: Argentina Argentina

An Argentine court rejects a request by India to extradite a suspect in the Bofors corruption case.
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Hindu sites 'only for Hinduism'

Friday, June 8th 2007, 17:59

The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh bans the propagation of other religions in holy places across the state.
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Doubts over India's Aids figures

Friday, June 8th 2007, 16:17

Estimates for the number of people in India with HIV/Aids may be exaggerated, a leading Aids worker says.
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Meningitis jab to halt outbreaks

Friday, June 8th 2007, 10:36

A new meningitis vaccine could end devastating epidemics in India and Africa, work suggests.
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