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 Slumdog 
 Dad: I'm Not 
 Selling My Kid 

Rumors part of a 'dirty' media scheme, he says

Apr 20, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali tells the BBC he’s not selling his daughter, contrary to a News of the World report he called a “dirty” scheme. The media “made fun of our poverty,” Rafiq Qureshi said. “They tricked us into this... More »

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adoption • India • Mumbai • child star • sale • Slumdog Millionaire • Rubina Ali • Rafiq Quresh

(Newser) - Inspired by the Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at President Bush, the world’s largest democracy has picked up the habit, the Los Angeles Times reports. In recent weeks, three people have enlivened India's national election by flinging footwear at politicians—always missing, but sparking much publicity. "Flying... More »

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India • shoes • caste system • Muntadar al-Zaidi • Indian elections

 Dad Wants to Sell 
 Slumdog Child Star 

Rubina Ali's dad asks for $300k to adopt 9-year-old

Apr 19, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The family of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali really is stuck in the slums of Mumbai, and her father may be trying to trade her in for his ticket out, the News of the World reports. The tab contacted Rafiq Qureshi, posing as a rich Dubai couple interested in... More »

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entertainment • adoption • India • Mumbai • Slumdog Millionaire • slums • Rubina Ali

ANALYSIS

 India's Medical Innovators 
 Have Much to Teach US 


Experts search for better, cheaper methods

Apr 18, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, US hospitals lead the world in the latest technology—but they could learn a thing or two from India’s improving health care system, where pioneers are demonstrating how to give superior care without unnecessary costs, the Economist reports. “In our country’s patient-centric health system, you must... More »

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health care • technology • health care costs • India • hospital

Mumbai Gunman Retracts 'Coerced' Confession

Kasab gets new lawyer; trail begins after delays

Apr 17, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sole surviving gunman and top suspect in the Mumbai massacre has retracted his confession, which his new lawyer says was coerced, the BBC reports. Now, the judge must decide whether the confession will count in the case, in which Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is accused of killing 166 people... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • lawyer • Mumbai • murder trial • attorney • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab

 18 Dead in Indian 
 Election Violence 

Maoist guerrillas kill, kidnap electoral officials

Apr 16, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eighteen people have died as a result of attacks by Maoist guerrillas during the first day of voting in India's national elections, the Guardian reports. The guerrillas, called Naxalites, staged violent attacks today on polling stations, killing security guards and kidnapping at least four electoral officials. More »

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India • violence • voting • Maoists • rebels • election • polling places • Naxalites

World's Biggest Democracy Goes to the Polls

Attacks from Maoist rebels mar start of India's month-long election

Apr 16, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first of 714 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the opening round of India's election today, reports the BBC. The month-long voting process pits the Congress party-led ruling coalition against the opposition Hindu nationalist BJP party and a coalition of Communist and regional third parties. Turnout has been... More »

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India • Maoists • Congress Party • Indian elections

(Newser) - The trial of the one surviving Pakistani accused in November’s devastating attack in Mumbai started and stopped today when the judge dismissed the defendant's lawyer, the Times of London reports. Azam Amir Kasab’s court-appointed attorney was not permitted to defend him because she had previously discussed representing... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • judge • lawyer • murder trial • attorney • gunman • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab • dismissal

 India's Salvation 
 May Lie With Poor 

Rural growth picking up slack as industrial sector cools

Apr 10, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new, high-tech India enjoyed a long boom, but the nation's path out of the global slowdown may lie with the legions of poor in old, rural India, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 700 million people who live in India's hinterland are still among the poorest people on the... More »

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India • world economy • caste system • Indian elections

ANALYSIS

R&D Dollars Flow Even as Revenues Slump

Firms see innovation as key to post- recession success

Apr 6, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Revenues may be plummeting, but US companies spent as much on research and development in 2008’s fourth quarter as they did in 2007's, the Wall Street Journal reports. Analysts point to products like the iPod, introduced during the last recession, as proof that continued R&D outlay can lead... More »

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China • Microsoft • India • Apple • iPod • innovation • Motorola • research and development • financial crisis

Indian Suitors in US Lose Points With Women at Home

Potential brides' families worry about recession

Apr 6, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Indian guys who return home from the US to scout for brides are being met with skepticism instead of open arms, reports the Wall Street Journal. Eying the recession abroad, would-be brides and their parents are giving preference to local matches and even demanding to see tax returns from US-based... More »

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India • marriage • United States • recession • wedding • brides • grooms

 G20 Leaders Will Eat Well 

But menu could represent some of the 'new Britain', chef says

Apr 1, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama and his fellow world leaders have their work cut out for them at the G20 summit tomorrow, but at least they won’t have to tackle the problems of global finance hungry. Star chef Jamie Oliver is planning a menu of organic Shetland salmon, Welsh lamb with mint,... More »

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food • Barack Obama • India • Germany • United States • salmon • cuisine • Britain • Jamie Oliver • G20 • multiculturalism • President Obama • Yotam Ottolenghi

 Angie to Slumdog Star: 
 Indian Baby Is Next 

Jolie, Pitt visited Indian orphanage in 2006

Mar 31, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie’s latest plan for her ever-growing brood? Adopt an Indian baby, the Sun reports. Jolie, charmed by one of the young Slumdog Millionaire stars at the Oscars, let him in on “a little secret” about her plan to adopt from his native country “soon.” Jolie... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • adoption • India • Slumdog Millionaire

India's Rampaging Elephants Become Election Issue

Villagers promise to vote for party that can save them from animal attacks

Mar 31, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Villagers in eastern India have pledged to give their votes in the upcoming election to whoever can save them from rampaging elephants, Reuters reports. Dozens of people are trampled to death in the region every year by elephants forced to raid farmland because of habitat loss, and the two biggest... More »

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India • elephant • election • Indian elections

(Newser) - One of the biggest challenges of India’s burgeoning space program is culinary, the London Times reports. Researchers at the country’s defense science lab are struggling to adapt the complex, spicy national cuisine into something that will work in space. “Curry tends to be spicy, high in fat... More »

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NASA • India • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • kimchi • space program • Indian food • curry

 IBM Slashes 5K US Jobs 

Moves many to India

Mar 26, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - IBM will cut 5,000 US jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports, sending many to India to continue its expansion there and downsizing in the US. The cuts hit IBM’s global business services unit. They stem in part from customers ending contracts and the automation of some work, but... More »

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India • layoffs • outsourcing • IBM • job market • job cuts

 Indian Women Fight 
 Extremism With Underwear 

Journalist wages campaign in response to group that beats women

Mar 25, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Indian women is fighting back against Hindu fundamentalism with an unlikely weapon: pink underwear, the Times of London reports. The “Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women,” a protest group, has encouraged women to send their pink underwear to the leader of the Sri Ram... More »

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India • fundamentalism • attack • Hindu • Bangalore • underwear • Howard Stern Grid

 India Rolls Out 
 World's Cheapest Car 

Tata Motors plans to take $2,000 car to Europe, US

Mar 24, 09 2:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's Tata Motors rolled out its $2000 Nano car yesterday, six months late but with grander plans than ever, reports the Los Angeles Times. The company aims to sell the vehicle—10 feet long and less than 5 feet wide—not only to India's emerging middle class, but to the... More »

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India • auto industry • Tata Motors • Tata Nano • cars

(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire is a hot topic of conversation in India, where it’s alternately viewed with pride and scorn, and few have a more interesting perspective on it than Harshvardhan Nawathe—the real slumdog millionaire. Nawathe is the only person to ever win it all on India’s version... More »

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India • game show • movies • Slumdog Millionaire

Free Trade Under Fire as Protectionism Surges

November's G-20 agreement is abandoned as nations erect commerce barriers

Mar 23, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession has protectionism making a comeback, the New York Times reports, dimming hopes that leaders can create lasting solutions to the crisis at April’s Group of 20 economic summit in London. The last G-20 meeting, held in November, yielded an agreement to promote free trade that was... More »

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China • Barack Obama • India • Mexico • tariffs • free trade • protectionism • free trade agreements • G20 • carbon emissions • trade barriers • financial crisis • Steven Chu

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