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  • September 2008

    • Vogue 's India Poverty Shoot Pits Couture vs. Culture

      New York Times  |  Sep 2, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Vogue 's India Poverty Shoot Pits Couture vs. Culture

      (Newser) - Vogue India is taking heat for a haute couture fashion spread that uses poverty-ridden locals for models, the New York Times reports. A toothless, barefoot man holding a $200 Burberry umbrella and a rumpled baby in a $100 Fendi bib are just two examples that have irked some critics in a country where 456 million live on less than $1.25 a day. More »

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      India  • fashion  • poverty  • photography  • fashion designer  • Vogue  • fashion industry

  • August 2008

    • India Struggles to Save Millions in Flood

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 30, 08 5:58 PM CDT

      India Struggles to Save Millions in Flood

      (Newser) - Rescue helicopters are trying to save villagers in India after a dam flooded thousands of towns this month, killing 85, displacing 2 million, and wrecking a quarter-million acres of farmland, the Daily Telegraph reports. Torrential rain kept helicopters grounded for most of yesterday as one boat capsized, killing 20. “These are some of the worst floods in generations,” a UNICEF director said. More »

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      India  • flood  • aid  • humanitarian aid  • monsoon  • Oxfam  • river

    • Vatican Blasts Attacks on Christians

      Reuters  |  Aug 29, 08 5:09 PM CDT

      Vatican Blasts Attacks on Christians

      (Newser) - The Vatican warned against the spread of "Christianophobia" today following attacks in India that left 13 Christians dead, Reuters reports. Thousands fled their homes this week as mobs rioted in retaliation for the murder of a Hindu leader. The Pope condemned the violence, and Italy's foreign ministry will demand India take "incisive action" to stop the killing. More »

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      India  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Christians  • Reuters  • riot  • religious violence  • Christians in Iraq

    • Newborn Is Mile-High Miracle

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 08 2:13 PM CDT

      Newborn Is Mile-High Miracle

      (Newser) - An Indian newborn can claim his birthplace is miles in the sky after his mother gave birth during a flight from Hong Kong to Australia yesterday, the AP reports. Four doctors helped deliver the premature 6-pound boy. Mom—who was flying for the first time ever to reunite with her hubby—and baby were admitted safely into a hospital after the plane was diverted. More »

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      India  • Australia  • weird  • childbirth  • premature birth

    • Unrest Spikes in Kashmir

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Unrest Spikes in Kashmir

      (Newser) - Militants who snuck into Indian-administered Kashmir from neighboring Pakistan were holding a family hostage today in after killing several people yesterday, the Times of London reports. Tensions are high in Jammu, some 300 miles northwest of New Delhi; Muslim groups in the area have long agitated for independence from Hindu-dominated India, or a handover to Muslim-dominated Pakistan . More »

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      Pakistan  • India  • militant  • Muslim  • Hindu  • Kashmir

    • China's Power Pollution to Pass US

      Washington Post  |  Aug 27, 08 6:56 AM CDT

      China's Power Pollution to Pass US

      (Newser) - Carbon emissions from China's mostly coal-fired electric power industry will exceed those of the US this year for the first time, the Washington Post reports. China's runaway economic growth means its power industry's carbon emissions will double by 2020, predicts the Center for Global Development, a Washington-based think tank. Power generation accounts for 27% of all carbon emissions worldwide.   More »

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      China  • climate change  • India  • carbon emissions  • coal  • coal power  • CO2

    • Protests Threaten World's Cheapest Car

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 26, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Protests Threaten World's Cheapest Car

      (Newser) - The promised October launch of a $2,500 car by India’s Tata Motors is in jeopardy after massive protests at its West Bengal factory, Der Spiegel reports. Led by the state's opposition leader, 30,000 demonstrators promised a "fight to the finish" for land they say the government acquired illegally. Tata insists its Nano will be delivered on time even if the factory must move. More »

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      India  • auto industry  • protests  • protesters  • Tata Motors  • Tata Nano

    • Yoga Blunts Menopause: Study

      Reuters  |  Aug 23, 08 8:37 AM CDT

      Yoga Blunts Menopause: Study

      (Newser) - Menopausal women who do yoga experience fewer hot flashes and have greater mental acuity than their non-practicing counterparts, suggests a new study conducted by a yoga university in India. The research compared results from a control group against women who did yoga or stretches five days a week for 2 months, Reuters reports. The experimental group also heard lectures on yoga and yoga-related topics, while the control group listened to talks on the effects of menopause and stress. More »

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      India  • mental health  • stress  • scientific study  • menopause  • yoga

    • US Slowdown Hits India's IT Sector Hard

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 20, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      US Slowdown Hits India's IT Sector Hard

      (Newser) - The credit crunch that has shifted the US economy into neutral has slowed the growth of India’s tech sector, which once boasted growth rates of 40% in the overall strong economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The slowdown comes as the sector faces increasing competition from abroad and rising labor costs at home, and a weak dollar eating into profit margins. More »

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      India  • credit crisis  • technology  • weak dollar  • outsourcing  • Tata Consultancy  • Infosys

    • Indian State Recommends Eating Rats

      Reuters  |  Aug 18, 08 12:47 PM CDT

      Indian State Recommends Eating Rats

      (Newser) - Faced with high food prices and ebbing grain reserves, officials in the Indian state of Bihar have endorsed the consumption of rats, Reuters reports. The state government sees the strategy as a way to reduce the pest population as well as curb the demand for grain, and has even proposed that restaurants start offering the rodents. More »

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      India  • food  • food prices  • hunger  • rats  • famine  • grain

    • First Gold Medal Thrills India

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 5:35 AM CDT

      First Gold Medal Thrills India

      (Newser) - A 25-year-old marksman became the first Indian ever to win a gold medal in an individual event yesterday, setting off an Olympic zeal rarely seen before in his country, the New York Times reports. By besting his Chinese and Finnish rivals in the nail-biting 10-meter air rifle finals, Abhinav Bindra erased memories of his disappointing performance in Athens. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Olympic athletes

    • 140 Killed in India Temple Stampede

      BBC  |  Aug 3, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      140 Killed in India Temple Stampede

      (Newser) - At least 140 people, including at least 40 children, were killed today in a stampede when a restraining rail gave way at a Hindu temple in northern India, the BBC reports. The pilgrims were attending a 9-day religious festival. Authorities used a cable car to remove the injured from the mountaintop Naina Devi temple, located about 100 miles from the Himalyan town of Shimia. It's the third deadly stampede to occur during a religious festival this year in India, though death tolls were a fraction of today's grim tally. More »

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      India  • religion  • Hindu  • stampede  • Hindus  • temple

    • Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

      New York Times  |  Aug 1, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

      (Newser) - American intelligence has determined that members of Pakistan's powerful spy agency helped to plan July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, reports the New York Times . US authorities based their findings on intercepted messages between the attackers and Pakistani intelligence officers. American officials also obtained new evidence that the Pakistanis have provided information to militants, helping them to escape ahead of US air strikes. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • India  • bombing  • Kabul  • foreign intelligence  • Pakistan intelligence services

  • July 2008

    • Global Trade Talks Collapse

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT

      Global Trade Talks Collapse

      (Newser) - World Trade Organization talks to forge a new global trade pact collapsed yesterday after seven years of negotiations. An EU spokesman called the breakdown a "massive blow to the confidence in the global economy." The talks fell apart as China and India demanded the authortity to impose "safeguard" tariffs if imports of key crops exceeded set levels, reports the Wall Street Journal.  More »

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      China  • India  • Brazil  • free trade  • Max Baucus  • tariffs  • subsidies  • World Trade Organization.  • free trade agreements  • Geneva  • Globalization  • global food crisis  • Doha Round

    • China's Thirst for Gaz-Guzzlers Boosts Oil Demand

      Washington Post  |  Jul 28, 08 3:41 AM CDT

      China's Thirst for Gaz-Guzzlers Boosts Oil Demand

      (Newser) - While soaring gas prices are driving Americans to buy more energy-efficient cars, Chinese consumers are opting for gas-guzzling Buicks and Hummers, reports the Washington Post. China accounts for 40% of the world's recent increase in oil demand. There were few private cars in China 15 years ago, but today there are 15.2 million. The Chinese like them big. The number of SUVs sold rose 43% in May compared with last year. More »

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      China  • Russia  • gas prices  • India  • Saudi Arabia  • Venezuela  • Hummer

    • India on Alert as Bomb Toll Soars to 49

      CNN  |  Jul 27, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      India on Alert as Bomb Toll Soars to 49

      (Newser) - India steeled for more attacks today as the death toll in a series of bombings soared to 49. A little known group called the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for 17 blasts that rocked a busy market and hospital in the town of Ahmedabad yesterday. Police today found two other unexploded bombs in the town, CNN reports. As many as 200 people were hurt in the attacks, a day after nine similar explosions in Bangalore killed two. More »

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      terrorism  • India  • bombing  • terror plots  • terror attacks  • terror group

    • Indian Bombings Kill 29

      Reuters  |  Jul 26, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Indian Bombings Kill 29

      (Newser) - A series of small explosions rocked an Indian city for the second straight day today, Reuters reports. At least 29 people were killed and 88 injured in a wave of blasts in Ahmedabad, which has a history of Hindu-Muslim tensions. Yesterday, at least one person was killed in a similar series of bombings in the technology hub of Bangalore. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. More »

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      Pakistan  • India  • bombing  • Islamic militants  • Bangalore  • Hindu

    • 'Yeti' Hairs Sent for DNA Tests

      BBC  |  Jul 26, 08 8:12 AM CDT

      'Yeti' Hairs Sent for DNA Tests

      (Newser) - Scientists hope DNA tests will clear up the mystery of hairs claimed to be from a "yeti," or giant ape-like creature, the BBC reports. The hairs, found in dense jungle in India, are not from any known animal in the area. They also bear a strong resemblance to hairs never identified that were collected by Sir Edmund Hillary when he climbed Everest. Locals say 600-pound ape-like creatures roam the forest. More »

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      India  • animal  • DNA  • bigfoot  • Sasquatch  • primates

    • Ruling Party's Win Paves Way for Nuclear Deal in India

      Washington Post  |  Jul 22, 08 8:15 PM CDT

      Ruling Party's Win Paves Way for Nuclear Deal in India

      (Newser) - The Indian government's survival of a confidence vote today should clear the way for approval of a landmark nuclear energy deal with the US, the Washington Post reports. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government survived by 19 votes, despite allegations of bribery and back-room shenanigans. Under the US-brokered deal, India will get access to the global market for nuclear fuel and technology. More »

    • Indian Politician Bridges Caste Divide

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 9:02 AM CDT

      Indian Politician Bridges Caste Divide

      (Newser) - Kumari Mayawati, the 5-foot-tall, unmarried member of the so-called untouchable caste, has gained unprecedented power and stature in Indian politics. The leader of the nation's most populous state, Mayawati is positioning herself to become India's next prime minister, a feat that would have been unthinkable until recently and for which she can thank the support of both lower- and higher-caste voters, reports the New York Times.   More »

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      India  • politics  • caste system  • untouchables

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