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More than 40 killed in landslides in Tamil Nadu

8.59 am | 11 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

At least 43 people have been killed in landslides caused by torrential rains in the Nilgiris hills in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Tuesday....

Remote India town sustains last vestiges of old Tibet

4.25 pm | 10 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Perched in the icy folds of the Himalayas near India's border with China, Tawang Buddhist, monastery, where the Dalai Lama made a controversial trip a...

India buys upgraded Israeli air defences for $1.1bn

8.02 am | 10 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Israel has signed a USD 1.1 billion contract to supply an upgraded tactical air defence system to India, with delivery expected by 2017, an Israeli of...

Motive probed for US army shooting rampage

4.51 pm | 09 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Investigators on Friday searched for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling US army base in Texas, in which an army psychiatrist trained to ...

Conservationists attach camera to save endangered crocodile

11.45 am | 09 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Call it video blogging for reptiles: conservationists are attaching cameras to the critically endangered Indian gharial, a crocodile-like creature, to...

Plastic bags fly high in China as eco-friendly kites

11.41 am | 09 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Plastic bags, the scourge of the environment, are flying high in Beijing, thanks to a retired engineer who is turning the waste into colorful kites....

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports

7.58 am | 09 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen...

Al Qaeda releases new Bin Laden videotape: Site

7.49 am | 09 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a US-based terrorism monitoring firm. ...

Orissa to inspect iron ore mines for violations

12.53 pm | 07 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

The Orissa government will inspect several iron ore mines, a government official said, in a crackdown on firms involved in illegal mining or violating...

Bus crash kills 30 in Himachal Pradesh

11.24 am | 07 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

At least 30 people were killed and 40 others were injured on Friday when a bus plunged into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh....

How big a threat are the Maoists in India?

7.00 pm | 06 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

After a resounding general election win in May, the Congress party-led government, no longer dependent on communist parties in its coalition, has deci...

Villagers flee war zone as govt battles Maoists

3.44 pm | 06 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Babulal Mahato hides in paddy fields each night in an eastern Indian village as security forces carry out search operations for Maoist supporters....

India nanny drugs, rents out baby to beggars: paper

2.21 pm | 06 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

A nanny in India's IT hub of Bangalore was fired after she regularly drugged a seven-month-old baby in her care and rented him out for USD 2 a day to ...

SAT gives Shankar Sharma 4 weeks to appeal in Supreme Court

6.37 pm | 04 Nov 2009 |  Source: NewsWire18

NW18: SAT gives Shankar Sharma 4 weeks to appeal in Supreme Court...

Blast in Pakistan`s Rawalpindi kills 35

12.52 pm | 03 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Blast in Pakistan`s Rawalpindi kills 35...

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