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Bollywood Stars Line-Up to Stop Animal Cruelty
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:20:00 PM
From being chained or caged, to posing with cheetahs and being painted in stripes, Bollywood stars are increasingly lending their time and energy to highlight cruelty faced by India's animals.   Full Story
 

India Asks Novartis to Withdraw Patent Challenge
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 5:50:00 PM
India is "very concerned" that a challenge by Swiss drug giant Novartis to local patent law could restrict the global supply of cheap anti-AIDS drugs, its health minister said on Tuesday.    Full Story
 

Starvation Deaths Stalk Indian Tea Plantations
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:15:00 PM
KOLKATA, India—At least 150 people have died of malnutrition in eastern India in the past year after the closure of scores of tea plantations in what investigators say is a unique case of social break ...   Full Story
 

India's Rare Rhinos Face Renewed Risk From Poachers
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:10:00 PM
KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, INDIA—Poachers have killed four great one-horned rhinoceros in a reserve in northeast India over the past two weeks, conservationists said on Wednesday, warning of a ren ...   Full Story
 

India Scours Forests to 'Avenge' Maoist Killings
Friday, March 16, 2007 8:00:00 AM
Thousands of police poured into the dense forests of eastern India on Friday after Maoist rebels massacred 55 people in a makeshift police camp in the region.   Full Story
 

Prize-Winning Desai Frets: Is There Another Book in Me?
Friday, January 19, 2007 12:10:00 PM
Winning one of the world's most prestigious literary awards put her in a pantheon of celebrated novelists, but Indian Booker prize-winner Kiran Desai worries she may not have another book in her.   Full Story
 

Check-mate for Indian Chess Player After Phone Ploy
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:20:00 PM
An Indian chess player has been banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his mobile phone's wireless device to win games, chess officials said on Wednesday.   Full Story
 

Bangalore's Proposed Name Change Sparks Debate
Monday, October 30, 2006 8:02:00 AM
Bombay became Mumbai, Calcutta became Kolkata, but the initial announcement about changing the name of Bangalore to "Bengaluru" has sparked so many debates that a final decision is yet to have been ma ...   Full Story
 

Centre to Move Supreme Court to Extend Relief for Traders
Sunday, October 29, 2006 6:02:00 PM
Amid apprehensions over law and order problems when the sealing drive resumes, Government today decided to move the Supreme Court in a bid to put off sealing of nearly 44,000 business establishments f ...   Full Story
 

Kids Work as India's Ban on Child Labor Starts
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:20:00 PM
NEW DELHI—Ten-year-old Sonu sits forlornly on a plastic chair in a ramshackle street food stall in New Delhi, taking a break after serving customers tea.A ban on child labor in households, restaura ...   Full Story
 

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