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 Indian Politician Decries 'Racist' Skin Cream Ads 

Lawmaker says whiteners send wrong message to Asians

Sep 10, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian lawmaker has lodged formal complaints against several advertisements for skin whitening cream, which she calls “completely racist and highly objectionable.” In one ad, for example, one man tells another that he’s unlucky “because of the color of your face” and hands him a tube... More »

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Pakistan • India • racism • cosmetics • skin • Brinda Karat • skin whitener

(AP) - Guards hired by the State Department to protect diplomats and staff at the US embassy in Afghanistan live and work in a Lord of the Flies environment in which they are subjected to hazing and humiliation by supervisors, a government oversight group says. In a 10-page letter to Hillary Clinton,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • India • Kabul • abuse • Nepal • US Embassy • nude

(Newser) - Twenty-five Harley-Davidsons roared into the center of New Delhi yesterday, loudly proclaiming that the US brand is ready to take on India, the Washington Post reports. The motorcycle’s long-awaited arrival consummates the 2007 mangoes-for-motorcycles trade pact between the US and India, in which the US agreed to allow... More »

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India • motorcycle • Harley Davidson • trade deal

(Newser) - South Korea scrubbed a planned satellite launch minutes before liftoff today, citing an unspecified technical error, reports the BBC. Seoul has been itching to join the Asian space race and has already produced 10 satellites for other countries' rockets. But the event had threatened to strain recently improved relations with... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • India • Japan • satellite • space race

Microfinance Bubble Traps Poor in Debt

Predatory lenders
offer easy cash with gouging interest rates

Aug 13, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microfinance, loaning tiny sums to the world's poor to help start small businesses, began as an anti-poverty strategy but quickly became highly profitable for private equity firms and foreign investors. In India, writes the Wall Street Journal, poor neighborhoods are being bombarded with high-interest loan opportunities, resulting in a bizarre... More »

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India • loans • poverty • microfinance • predatory lending • lenders

(Newser) - At their recent summit, the G8 nations vowed to cut emissions 80% ... within 41 years. That seems like a pretty lethargic response to a so-called “emergency,” but as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi said, the effort is virtually futile while “5 billion people continue to behave as they... More »

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China • climate change • India • George Will • developing world • coal power

(AP) - The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks said today that he is ready to go to the gallows and wants no mercy from the court for his role in terrorist assault, which left 166 people dead. "Whatever I have done, I have done in this world. It would... More »

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death penalty • India • court • guilty plea • Mumbai • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

(Newser) - A woman was killed early today in a stampede at the Ganges River where thousands of devout Hindus gathered to witness a total eclipse of the sun, AP reports. Millions poured outside to see the longest eclipse of the 21st Century. But many in the superstitious nation fearfully huddled indoors... More »

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India • death • eclipse • stampede • solar eclipse • Ganges River

(Newser) - Wednesday’s total solar eclipse is eliciting fear and speculation across the Indian subcontinent, AFP reports. A New Delhi gynecologist says caesarian sections scheduled for the day of the eclipse have been canceled. “This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society,” he said. “Couples are willing... More »

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India • moon • superstition • solar eclipse • shadow • astrologer • astrology

(Newser) - The only surviving gunman of the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai admitted his role in the November rampage in a dramatic courtroom confession today, reports the Times of India. "Sir, I plead guilty to my crime," Ajmal Kasab told the presiding judge, before describing how the attacks... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • terror trial • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

Clinton Urges India to Tackle Climate Change, Terrorism

Clinton says US, India allies in fight
against terrorism

Jul 18, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton opened a visit to India today by urging the country not to repeat American mistakes in contributing to global pollution, the AP reports. "We acknowledge now, with President Obama, that we have made mistakes in the United States, and we, along with other developed countries, have contributed... More »

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climate change • Hillary Clinton • terrorism • India • secretary of State • Mumbai

India Appeal Likens Gay Sex to Bestiality

Court ruling could recriminalize homosexuality

Jul 11, 09 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - India’s gay and lesbian community celebrated the Delhi High Court’s decriminalization of homosexual sex last week with lavish parties, but festivities may have been premature, GlobalPost reports. India’s Supreme Court has signaled that it will consider an appeal of the verdict, the climax of an 8-year legal... More »

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gay rights • India • Bollywood • homosexuality • Delhi • homosexual • verdict • decriminalization

 Slumdog Kid Gets New Home 


Jul 4, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Azharuddin Ismail, the child actor who played the main character’s brother in Slumdog Millionaire, moved into a new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb today, the BBC reports. A trust set up by the film’s producers paid for the house and is hunting for a similar abode... More »

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India • Mumbai • Slumdog Millionaire • Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail • women's issues

 India Legalizes Gay Sex 

High court's decision hailed as 'India's Stonewall'

Jul 2, 09 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian court has struck down a colonial-era law that declared gay sex an "unnatural offense" and made it punishable by up to 10 years in jail, the BBC reports. The court ruled that the 150-year statute violated the rights of citizens by criminalizing consensual acts. India's gay... More »

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gay rights • India • homosexuality • homosexual

(Newser) - In the distant past, Indian parents arranged marriages with the help of relations and local priests. These days, they’re turning to Rupert Murdoch. News Corp’s Star TV has launched a daily reality show called Star Vivaah, or Star Weddings, a kind of video personals for prospective brides, grooms,... More »

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reality TV • Rupert Murdoch • India • arranged marriage • News Corp

(Newser) - Revamped leadership in India and Pakistan and some behind-the-scenes encouragement from the US could lead to negotiations over the disputed Kashmir region, the New York Times reports. But while there are shimmers of hope, the relationship is still strained. “I am happy to meet you,” India’s PM... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • India • Kashmir • international relations • Asif Ali Zardari • Manmohan Singh • Richard Holbrooke

 Indian 
 Scientists 
 Clone Buffalo 

First clone died soon after birth

Jun 8, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The buffalo has now joined sheep, camels, and wolves among the ranks of the cloned, Discover reports. Scientists at India’s National Dairy Research Institute first cloned a buffalo in February, but it died soon after its birth. They’ve now cloned another: Garima, a 95-pound female. The ability to... More »

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India • cloning • clone • animal cloning • buffalo

(Newser) - A frog that changes colors from white to green to gold is being worshiped as a god in India, reports the Telegraph. The creature was discovered in a flower garden and has drawn hundreds of worshippers to its home in western India. "It seemed like a miracle to me... More »

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India • God • worshippers • frogs • miracle

(Newser) - A Stanford computer science professor who mentored Google's founders has drowned in his swimming pool, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Rajeev Motwani, 47, who could not swim, drowned at his Atherton, Calif., home, leaving a wife, two daughters, and many admirers in Silicon Valley. “It's a rare combination... More »

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Google • Stanford • Sergey Brin • India • death • drowning • data mining • professor

Indian Parliament Elects
First Woman Speaker

Kumar belongs to oppressed lower caste

Jun 3, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - India’s otherwise divided parliament unanimously hailed the appointment of the nation’s first female speaker today, the BBC reports. Meira Kumar, 64, is the daughter of a renowned politician and a longtime member of the Congress party, victorious in recent general elections. She’s also from a lower-caste community... More »

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India • women • Speaker • caste system • Indian elections • Indian Parliament • Meira Kumar

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