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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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'Act now' to save India's tigers

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 11:32

The European Parliament calls for a new strategy to prevent the Indian tiger from becoming extinct in the wild.
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'Action needed' over Delhi smog

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 16:42
related places: Delhi

Tough measures are urgently needed to clean up the air in the Indian capital, Delhi, campaigners say.
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'Adoption' bishop gets suspended

Friday, October 24th 2008, 15:53

The Vatican suspends a Catholic bishop in India who adopted a young woman as his "spiritual daughter".
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'Bad weather' sinks Comoros ship

Monday, September 11th 2006, 23:07
related countries: Comoros Comoros, Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, Madagascar Madagascar

Thirty-three people are missing in the Indian Ocean after a ship sinks near Madagascar.
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'Big three' hold key Delhi talks

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 15:42
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Russia Russia
related places: Delhi

The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan in Delhi.
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Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 17:27

Police in India investigate whether the deaths of at least 17 people are linked to the body parts trade.
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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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'Burma attacks' Naga rebels bases

Friday, December 9th 2005, 7:32
related countries: Burma Burma
related places: Naga

A faction of Naga separatist rebels in north-east India say five of their bases in Burma are under attack.
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'Contract killings'

Monday, September 28th 2009, 10:34
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

British Asians 'outsourcing murder to India'
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'Deceitful vamps'

Wednesday, June 25th 2008, 15:13
related countries: United States United States

Indian pulses set racing by new US mini series
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'Dogs can't use condoms' - star causes stir in Mumbai

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 18:26
related places: Mumbai

Stray dogs in India's financial capital, Mumbai should be sterilised not killed, says former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson.
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'Drought-defying'

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 8:47

The rice that survives late Indian monsoons
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'Eleven killed' in India farm clash

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 18:18

At least 11 people die after police in eastern India fire at farmers protesting at industrial plans.
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'Fake shrine' inquiry in Kashmir

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 14:06

An inquiry into malpractice allegations is ordered at a revered Hindu shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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'Five killed' in Kashmir violence

Friday, April 14th 2006, 9:35
related places: At, Srinagar

At least five civilians die in attacks and shooting in Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say.
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'Four dead' in Kashmir violence

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 9:19

Three militants and a police officer die in two separate attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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'Four rebels' killed in Kashmir

Monday, July 31st 2006, 9:19

The Indian army says it has killed four militants in an exchange in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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'Fourteen killed' by Assam rebels

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 8:22

Separatist rebels in India's troubled north-eastern state of Assam say that they have killed 14 people in two separate attacks.
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'Freed' train returning to Delhi

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 10:02
related places: Delhi

An Indian train held by a Maoist-supported militia for six hours is returning to its destination, the capital, Delhi.
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'Herbal mushroom' smugglers held

Monday, November 23rd 2009, 17:59
related countries: China China

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir arrest four people trying to smuggle the rare medicinal herb, caterpillar fungus, to China.
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'Hindu terrorism'

Friday, November 21st 2008, 11:27

The phrase provoking strong emotions in India
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'HIV stigma' drives India suicide

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 12:38

A 15-year-old Indian boy whose parents had HIV committed suicide because of the stigma, police say.
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'Hostages freed' at Mumbai hotel

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 10:22
related places: Mumbai

A group of hostages leaves the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, but gunmen are still thought to be at large at other sites after violence killed at least 101 people.
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'Hunger republic'

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 9:40

Malnutrition unnoticed in India's Madhya Pradesh
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'Ill' pilots ground India airline

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 8:38

India's second-largest private airline Jet Airways cancels many flights after pilots stage a flash protest and report sick.
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'Incest man' saved from mob

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 11:29

Police in the Indian state of West Bengal rescue from angry villagers a Muslim man who married and made his 15-year-old daughter pregnant.
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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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'Jilted bride'

Monday, February 9th 2009, 0:40
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

'Abandoned' Afghan wife takes her fight to India
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'Kashmir talks' held in Colombo

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 17:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo, Kashmir

The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers meet in Sri Lanka for talks thought to have focused on the Kashmir dispute.
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'Kidney racket' exposed in India

Monday, January 28th 2008, 8:07
related places: Delhi

Police in India seek a Delhi doctor who is alleged to be involved in the illegal trade of human organs.
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'Kidney scam' doctor deported

Saturday, February 9th 2008, 16:19
related countries: Nepal Nepal

A doctor suspected of running a kidney-trading racket in India is deported from Nepal, police say.
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'Lost' Indian prisoner comes home

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 18:27
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

An Indian man freed from a Pakistani jail after spending 35 years on death row is re-united with his family.
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'Mad' Indian man's life in chains

Thursday, November 16th 2006, 15:28

A 56-year-old Indian man has spent 26 years chained up by his family because doctors say he is mad.
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'Many dead' in India rebel attack

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 13:20

At least 25 people are killed after Maoists blow up two trucks carrying civilians in central India, police say.
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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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'Maoist rebels' killed in India

Monday, July 24th 2006, 6:08

A top Maoist leader in India is killed along with seven other rebels in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police say.
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'Maoist rebels' shoot Indian MP

Monday, March 5th 2007, 11:20

Suspected Maoists in Jharkhand state shoot dead an Indian MP, sparking violent protests.
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'Maoists' kill 14 Indian police

Saturday, December 2nd 2006, 12:32
related places: At

At least 14 policemen die in an ambush in an area of eastern India wracked by Maoist insurgency, police say.
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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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'Mild quake' hits Indian state

Tuesday, February 14th 2006, 6:56

A moderate earthquake rattles India's mountain state of Sikkim, reportedly damaging several houses.
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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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'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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'Militants die' in Kashmir battle

Friday, December 19th 2008, 7:28

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including a key leader, are killed in a firefight in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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'Militants die' in Kashmir battle

Monday, October 27th 2008, 8:41

Indian troops say they have shot dead at least five militants in a fire fight in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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'Militants' die in Kashmir clash

Friday, February 29th 2008, 10:46

Four militants are reportedly killed in an overnight gunfight with police in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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'Militants' shot dead in Kashmir

Friday, June 30th 2006, 4:32

Eight militants are killed after trying to cross the Line of Control in Kashmir, the Indian army says.
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'National interest'

Tuesday, July 8th 2008, 9:50
related countries: United States United States

Nuclear deal with US highlights divisions in India
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'Nazi' bedding outcry in India

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 14:50

A line of bedspreads named the "Nazi collection" causes anger among India's small Jewish community.
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'New era' for Saudi-Indian ties

Friday, January 27th 2006, 16:28
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and India sign a strategic energy partnership and agree to fight the "menace of terrorism".
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'New rare bird' spotted in India

Tuesday, September 12th 2006, 4:34

A new species of bird has been discovered in north-east India, according to an ornithological journal.
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'Nine killed' in Kashmir attacks

Sunday, June 25th 2006, 15:03
related places: At

At least nine people have been killed in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir since Saturday, officials say.
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'Nine killed' in Kashmir battle

Saturday, January 28th 2006, 11:00

Seven separatists and two soldiers are killed in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says.
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'No clear winner' in Kashmir poll

Sunday, December 28th 2008, 16:04

Election officials in Indian-administered Kashmir say no single party will win a majority in state assembly elections.
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'Offensive' album pulled in India

Wednesday, October 11th 2006, 14:15

Heavy metal band Slayer's album is withdrawn from sale in India over fears it is offensive.
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'Oldest man' passes away in India

Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 8:16
related places: Jaipur

An Indian man, who claimed to be the oldest in the world, dies in the western city of Jaipur.
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'Over 200 killed' by Cyclone Aila

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 8:51
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

More than 200 people are killed by Cyclone Aila which hit Bangladesh and India's West Bengal state, relief officials say.
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