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India

From Bollywood to Bangalore, the world's second most populous nation is also one of its fastest changing

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July 2008
- Indian Politician Bridges Caste Divide
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 18, 08 9:02 AM CDT
  
  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 »
- India's Growing Riches Buoy Olympic Hopes
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Jul 9, 08 7:59 PM CDT
  
  India is not a nation known for its Olympic prowess—it's never even won more than two medals in one Games—but Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal wants to change all that, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Mittal Champions Trust is spending millions to train and prepare India's elite—often dissuaded from seriously pursuing sports in the past—for the 2012 Olympic Games. More »
- Twins Born to 70-Year-Old
  
  newser | Sun (UK) | Jul 7, 08 9:16 AM CDT
  
  A 70-year-old Indian grandmother of five has become the world’s oldest mom after giving birth to twins, the Sun reports. Omkari Panwar and her husband, a retired farmer, mortgaged their land, sold off their buffaloes, and took out loans to finance IVF treatment so they could produce a male heir. More »
- Lost Gandhi Recording Resurfaces
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 1, 08 1:09 PM CDT
  
  A long-lost recording of a Mahatma Gandhi speech has emerged in the collection of an American journalist, the Washington Post reports. In the 1947 speech, one of only two known recordings of the spiritual and political leader speaking in English, Gandhi calls for peace and unity. The day before, he had made a radical proposal for a Muslim to become the first prime minister of a united India. More »
- US Nuclear Deal Could Spell End for India's PM
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 1, 08 5:30 AM CDT
  
  India's government is approaching the breaking point over a proposed nuclear deal with the US, reports the New York Times . Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is desperate to push through legislation that will let the US give India access to fuel and technology for nuclear plants. But the accord could cost him the support of several small Communist parties, triggering an election that Singh might lose. More »
June 2008
- Fuel Crisis a Boon for Rickshaw Business
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 28, 08 5:32 PM CDT
  
  New Delhi had fallen out of love with rickshaws. Here, as in many modernizing Asian capitals, the bicycle-drawn cabs are seen as embarrassing, street-clogging third-world throwbacks. They’ve even been banned from the city’s older, walled section—but with gas at $7 a gallon, rickshaw peddlers are touting their services once again. “We don’t even pollute," one cyclist said. "We should be allowed to survive.” More »
- Religious Tensions Follow India Bombings
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 28, 08 4:28 PM CDT
  
  A sign on a mosque door in India warns outsiders—that is, members of conservative Muslim sects—to keep out. “These are dangerous times,” one mosque member told the Washington Post . “We cannot trust anybody.” Such is the climate in India, where moderate Muslims feel besieged by conservatives, and fear groups such as the so-called “Indian Mujahidin,” which have killed dozens in recent bombings. More »
- Global Econ Puzzle Awaits New President
  
  newser | Financial Times (UK) | Jun 27, 08 10:42 AM CDT
  
  Whether it's John McCain or Barack Obama, the next president will confront a global economic landscape unlike anything his predecessor confronted, write Robert Hormats and Jim O'Neill. In an op-ed for the Financial Times , the two Goldman Sachs executives explain that the new president's greatest challenge will be the rise of emerging economies, whose share of world GDP has doubled since George W. Bush took office. More »
- US-India Civilian Nuclear Deal Delayed Again
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 25, 08 2:44 PM CDT
  
  A landmark deal between the US and India to share civilian nuclear technology faces uncertain prospects today after the Indian government announced it had failed to persuade a dissenting political group to back the pact, the Wall Street Journal reports. The White House has been pressing India to ratify the deal so it can go before Congress before President Bush leaves office. More »
- Axis of Wealth Shifting East
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 25, 08 2:43 AM CDT
  
  Nations once known for extremes of poverty—China, India and Brazil—are now producing more of the world's millionaires and super rich than ever before, according to a new study of the globe's wealthiest entrepreneurs. The US is losing ground to emerging markets when it comes to producing personal wealth, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Farming Tigers for Profit Best Way to Save Species
  
  newser | Spiked | Jun 22, 08 5:42 AM CDT
  
  Though animal conservationists hail the success of India's Jim Corbett National Park in increasing populations of endangered tigers, Kirk Leech complains in Spiked that numbers continue to decline—and that expanding protected areas for tigers harms indigenous human populations. His solution: for-profit tiger farms, where selling animal parts to meet unrelenting demand can finance more farms and better breeding to prevent extinction. More »
- DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 18, 08 10:09 AM CDT
  
  Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks venture is closing in on a deal with an Indian media conglomerate that could fund a break from Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mumbai-based Reliance, a conglomerate with stakes in telecom, finance, and entertainment looking to expand into Hollywood, could bring as much as $600 million. The Spielberg team's relations with Paramount have grown chilly recently. More »
- Earliest Monsoon Rains in Century Kill 23 in India
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 16, 08 3:59 AM CDT
  
  Monsoon rains pelted India two weeks early for the first time in over a century yesterday, killing at least 23 people, AP reports. Villagers died in floods, landslides and building collapses. Rescuers helped at least 50,000 people in one district in Assam from flooded areas to higher ground, and troops were standing by to help others. More »
- The Perils of Opening an Indian Restaurant—in India
  
  newser | Gourmet | Jun 12, 08 3:10 PM CDT
  
  Modern Indian restaurants bent on messing with millennia-old recipes must "coax Indians into accepting the changes they make with beloved dishes," or continue to face the wrath of the "Authenticity Police," writes Shoba Narayan in Gourmet after an evening spent analyzing the paneer at Bangalore's upscale Masala Klub. More »
- Gated Enclaves Soar Above Indian Slums
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 9, 08 10:11 AM CDT
  
  Gated communities are emerging across India to offer the country's growing group of wealthy professionals Western luxuries that the government cannot. One exclusive high-rise complex in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, has its own security guards, landscaped lawns, and private school. Air conditioning, elevators, running water are all uninterrupted, while the slums that literally surround them suffer without power and water. More »
May 2008
- Study Sees Wal-Mart in India's Future
  
  newser | Economist | May 28, 08 8:10 PM CDT
  
  South Asia is still dominated by mom-and-pop grocery stores, but—as in the US about 70 years ago—the supermarket sector is expanding and will eventually overtake family-run shops, the Economist gleans from a new study. "Many people assume that Asia's shopping habits are peculiar to the region and uniquely resistant to change," the authors write—but sheer demand will change all that. More »
- India's IT Hub Challenging Politics as Usual
  
  newser | Reuters | May 20, 08 3:01 PM CDT
  
  For years, Bangalore—India’s answer to Silicon Valley—has endured traffic jams, power blackouts and a chaotic airport that businesses blame on politicians who’ve ignored the city’s IT elites to court rural voters. Now, Reuters reports, an updated constituency map giving urban voters more clout has hope high for change after state elections end Thursday. More »
- India Locks Down Jaipur After Bombs Kill 80
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 14, 08 7:10 AM CDT
  
  Police have locked down the old city of Jaipur today after seven bomb blasts killed at least 80 people yesterday, the AP reports. Police in the western Indian city suspect Islamic terrorists were behind the carnage and have imposed the curfew to prevent any retaliatory violence from the city's Hindu majority against its large Muslim population. More »
- Coordinated Bomb Attack Kills 50 in India
  
  newser | CNN | May 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT
  
  A series of nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a popular Indian tourist destination today, killing at least 50 and wounding 150 others, CNN reports. The first explosion came around 7:30pm (10am ET) in the ancient city of Jaipur. Within 12 minutes, seven bombs had exploded, most placed in crowded marketplaces or near historic monuments. Authorities defused an eighth bomb. More »
- Asia Needs Funds to Battle Food Crisis
  
  newser | Reuters | May 5, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  Asia need funds fast to prevent billions of people from facing severe hunger, says the region's development bank. The bank today appealed for "money and ideas" to stave off poverty in the wake of rice and wheat prices doubling over the past year, reports Reuters. "The global fight against poverty will be won or lost in our region," said the bank's president. More »

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India .Country statistics area: 3,287,590sq km (1,269,338sq mi) 1,027,015,247 capital (population): New Delhi (294,783) government: Multi-party federal republic ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian (Aboriginal) 25%, Other 3% languages: Hindi 30% and English (both official), Telugu 8%, Bengali 8%, ...

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