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Indian Sikhs defy advice to pray in Pakistan
AFP - Friday, November 6
HASAN ABDAL, Pakistan (AFP) - - Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith.
Pre-paid mobile ban hits Kashmiri lovers
AFP - Thursday, November 5
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - Secret lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, used to arranging trysts on their mobile phones, are up in arms over a ban on pre-paid connections announced last week by the government.
India's pot-bellied males hit gym for Bollywood buff look
AFP - Wednesday, November 4
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - For Raghu Ghai, the day begins and ends at the same place -- a gym in New Delhi where he pursues his quest for bulging biceps, a "six-pack" stomach and slab-like chest muscles.
'Slumdog' stars bunk class, may lose cash: report
AFP - Monday, November 2
MUMBAI (AFP) - - Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said Monday.
India oil blaze rages on, ten dead: official
AFP - Sunday, November 1
JAIPUR, India (AFP) - - A massive fire at an oil depot in western India had left ten people dead, an official said Sunday, as the blaze raged on after more than 48 hours.
Bush says Afghan war must be won
AFP - Saturday, October 31
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Former US president George W. Bush said Saturday that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan must be won to stop a return to "brutal tyranny" in the nation.
S.Korea announces arrest of N.Korean spy
AFP - Friday, October 30
SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korean security authorities Thursday announced the arrest of a college lecturer on charges of spying for North Korea, saying he was recruited by Pyongyang's agents in India.
India's Sikhs wait for justice 25 years after pogrom
AFP - Thursday, October 29
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - For Gurdeep Kaur, this weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the day she saw her son burnt alive during an orgy of anti-Sikh violence sparked by the killing of India's then prime minister.
Indian president set to meet British PM in state visit
AFP - Thursday, October 29
LONDON (AFP) - - Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed Indian President Pratibha Patil to Britain Wednesday on the second day of her state visit which he said showed growing ties between the two nations.
Kashmir under heavy security for Indian PM visit
AFP - Wednesday, October 28
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - Indian Kashmir was under tight security Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due to arrive in the insurgency-hit region on a two-day tour.
Fugitive Briton arrested in Goa: Indian police
AFP - Wednesday, October 28
PANAJI, India (AFP) - - Indian police in the western state of Goa arrested a British man on the run from a 15-year jail term over charges of kidnapping and torturing a shop manager in Lancashire.
Afghanistan in focus at trilateral meeting
Reuters - Tuesday, October 27
By Krittivas Mukherjee
India anti-Maoist drive draws applause, concern
AFP - Tuesday, October 27
RAIPUR, India (AFP) - - India has decided to confront its Maoist insurgency head on, with a planned offensive that has been embraced by affected states but challenged over its impact on the people it aims to "liberate".
Japan calls on India to make climate commitment
Reuters - Sunday, October 25
By Yoko Nishikawa
Dalai Lama to visit disputed Indian state on November8
Reuters - Friday, October 23
By Abhishek Madhukar
China ignoring tiger trade: campaign group
AFP - Friday, October 23
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - China is turning a blind eye to the thriving illegal trade in tiger parts, a campaign group said Thursday following an undercover investigation in western China and Tibet.
India's Congress party wins state polls - TV
Reuters - Friday, October 23
By Bappa Majumdar
India PM seeks global hub for clean-tech research
Reuters - Friday, October 23
By Krittivas Mukherjee
22 killed in Indian train crash
AFP - Thursday, October 22
MATHURA, India (AFP) - - A Delhi-bound Indian express ploughed into the back of another passenger train near the Taj Mahal town of Agra early Wednesday, killing 22 and injuring 17, police said.