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India Begins Trial of Surviving Mumbai Gunman

Kasab appears via video link from prison, could face death

Mar 23, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(AP) - The trial of the surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai terror attacks began today with Mohammed Ajmal Kasab addressed the court via video link from prison because of concerns he poses too great a security risk to appear in person. He indicated to an Indian court today he would accept... More »

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terrorism • India • Mumbai • terror trial • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab

 China-India Friction 
 Rises Amid Downturn 

But tensions persist between two boom economies

Mar 20, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - With US demand shrinking, China is looking to India to keep its exports buoyant and buy everything from iron ore to stuffed animals. But although China is its largest trading partner, India's not happy: this year it banned toy imports for safety reasons, and the country has lodged a dozen... More »

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China • India • globalization • exports • Chinese exports • economic downturn

India's Boom Does Little for Malnourished Children

42.5% remain underweight despite efforts to fix crisis

Mar 13, 09 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - India’s economy has soared for a decade, but what its prime minister calls its “national shame” remains: malnourished, underdeveloped children, the New York Times reports. While growing China has cut its proportion of underweight children to 7%, India’s stands at 42.5%. Some say the government doesn’... More »

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India • hunger • economic growth • children • breast feeding • malnutrition • underweight

 71-Year-Old New Mom 
 Wants to Go for No. 2 

After decades of trying for child, couple heard about IVF

Mar 6, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - At 70, after 4 decades of trying, Indian Rajo Devi Lohan had her first child last year, making her the world’s oldest known mother. Now, she tells the Guardian she’s “strong”—and wants a brother for daughter Naveen. But she and her husband sold 2 buffaloes... More »

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India • age • mothers • baby • birth

 Gandhi Goods 
 Going, Going ... 
 Back Home to India 

Tycoon pays $1.8m for Gandhi glasses, watch, sandals to donate to government

Mar 6, 09 1:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The few worldly possessions that Mahatma Gandhi left behind will be returning to his homeland after an Indian tycoon bought them at a controversial New York auction yesterday, the Washington Post reports. Vijay Mallya paid $1.8 million for the independence leader's spectacles, pocket watch and sandals, and pledged to... More »

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New York City • India • auction • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Mahatma Gandhi

(Newser) - India has rejected a donation offer from the owner of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal effects, set for auction today in New York, the Times reports. James Otis, a peace activist who owns Gandhi’s glasses, watch, and sandals, wanted India to exhibit the items or increase spending on its poor... More »

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New York City • India • auction • donation • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Mahatma Gandhi • rejected • personal effects

 Clinton Seeks 
 World Meeting 
 on Afghanistan 

High-level conference would develop 'common way forward'

Mar 5, 09 9:25 AM CST
(AP) - Hillary Clinton has proposed a high-level international conference on Afghanistan sponsored by the United Nations and attended by a wide range of countries including Pakistan and NATO allies. The secretary of State presented the proposal at a NATO meeting in Brussels, where she said the session could be held March... More »

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Russia • War on Terror • Hillary Clinton • United Nations • NATO • Pakistan • India • Afghanistan war • Ban Ki-Moon • Obama administration • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

 Slumdog Kids Back in Slum 

Child actors receive heroes' welcome in Mumbai

Feb 27, 09 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - No more red carpet: The two child stars of Slumdog Millionaire have returned from Hollywood to their now-infamous Mumbai slum, CNN reports. The pair, excited from the trip but exhausted from the media attention, were greeted by enthusiastic crowds. Rubina Ali, 9, says she has heard rumors of new homes... More »

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Hollywood • child actors • India • Mumbai • movies • Slumdog Millionaire

 Pakistani Colonel Linked 
 to Mumbai Attacks 

India says officer had contact with gunmen; 37 suspects wanted

Feb 26, 09 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian police have accused an officer in Pakistan's army of involvement in the November 2008 terrorist attacks that left 170 people dead, reports the Times of London. In a document detailing the charges against surviving assailant Ajmal Amir Kasab, which runs more than 11,000 pages, Indian authorities mention that... More »

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Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Pakistan army • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

 Slumdog Kids 
 Promised New Digs 

Indian government vows to upgrade housing for kids 'who have brought laurels' to nation

Feb 25, 09 1:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The two key child actors in Oscar-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire will receive new homes in Mumbai, compliments of the Indian government, Reuters reports. The children, who played the younger versions of the movie's main characters, "have brought laurels to the country, and we have been told that they live in... More »

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Hollywood • India • Mumbai • movies • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars • slums

(Newser) - Children broke into Bollywood dance numbers in the narrow lanes of a teeming Mumbai slum today, as they gathered to watch Slumdog Millionaire's domination of the Oscars. Two of Slumdog's child actors, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, hail from this desperately poor neighborhood, and their every appearance elicited squeals... More »

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Academy Awards • India • poverty • Mumbai • Slumdog Millionaire • Best Picture

(AP) - A world away from the slums where they live, the young stars of Slumdog Millionaire cruised Mumbai in an air-conditioned Toyota today, doing last-minute shopping and getting advice on the unimaginable: air travel. The Slumdog kids had just got the good news—they were going to the Oscars. "I... More »

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Academy Awards • India • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars

Heirs Decry 'Immoral' Sale
of Gandhi's Stuff

'Insult' to India 'must
be stopped,' says
great-grandson

Feb 16, 09 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Mahatma Gandhi’s heirs have slammed a New York auction of his few belongings, calling it “immoral,” the Daily Telegraph reports. “It must be stopped," said Gandhi’s great-grandson. "It would be a grave insult to the nation if these items”—including sandals, pocket... More »

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New York City • India • Germany • auction • eyeglasses • Mahatma Gandhi

 Indian Women Fight 
 Back With Pink Panties 

Women fight back after Hindu extremists vow to disrupt Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - An extremist group opposed to young couples in India celebrating Valentine's Day is being deluged by pink panties, reports Radio Netherlands. The protest—organized after members of Sri Ram Sena attacked women drinking in pubs and vowed similar action today—seems light on the surface but actually is a sign... More »

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India • women • extremists • Hindu • Valentine's Day • Hindus

 Gandhi's Spectacles for Sale 

Glasses and other items to be auctioned

Feb 12, 09 10:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Mahatma Gandhi's handful of possessions—his signature round-lens eyeglasses, simple sandals, bowl, plate, and pocket watch—are to be sold at auction in New York next month. Although he had far fewer possessions than Jackie O, the BBC reports the auction is likely to attract just as much attention as... More »

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India • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Zenith • British Empire. • Mahatma Gandhi


 India to Sell 
 Cow Pee Soda 

Nationalists push drink as Coke, Pepsi rival

Feb 12, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - India's largest Hindu nationalist group is taking on Coke and Pepsi with a native brew that's a little, uh, earthier: a soft drink made from cow urine. "Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty, too," its maker assures the Times. The so-called cow water—... More »

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India • globalization • cows • soda • nationalism

 Pakistan Admits Mumbai 
 Attack Plot; Prosecutes 8 

Minister prepares to prosecute 8 suspects

Feb 12, 09 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's interior minister conceded today that last year's Mumbai attacks were at least partly planned in his country, reports the BBC. At a news conference, Rehman Malik said he had begun legal proceedings against eight suspects, two of whom remain at large. While the minister admitted that "some part... More »

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Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Lashkar-e-Taiba • terror attack • Mumbai attacks • Rehman Malik

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

Feb 4, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A married couple accused of obscenity for allegedly kissing in public have been cleared by a judge in Delhi, reports the BBC, where public displays of affection are considered scandalous. The couple was arrested at a railroad station where they claim they were photographing themselves with a cellphone. A conviction... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • obscenity • Kareena Kapoor

 India to Unveil $10 Laptop 

Low-cost computer is part of plan to update nation's colleges

Feb 2, 09 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - India’s government will launch an ultra-cheap laptop computer tomorrow as part of a new initiative to update the nation’s educational system, the Guardian reports. The Sakshat will sell for $10 (500 rupees), a price India hopes will be accessible for most students. The laptop is the centerpiece of... More »

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technology • Internet • India • higher education • WiFi • laptop • computer

 Slumdog Makers Say 
 Kids Weren't Exploited 

Filmmakers deny they underpaid children

Jan 30, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The creators of Slumdog Millionaire are taking the offensive to rebut accusations that the young Indian actors in their film were exploited, People reports. Claims surfaced earlier this week that two of the child actors, still living in the slums of Mumbai, got a raw deal. But director Danny Boyle... More »

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child actors • India • salary • poverty • Mumbai • child star • controversy • Slumdog Millionaire

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