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Tata announces new plant for Nano Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:12:24 GMT
India's Tata Motors is to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, in Gujarat state following a row over land for its original site.
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Pakistan 'clarifies' Kashmir view Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:50:10 GMT
Pakistan's top diplomat in London seeks to clarify President Zardari's remarks on "terrorism" in Kashmir.
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'Thirty children' die in hospital Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:25:56 GMT
At least 30 children have died from infections in an Indian hospital in one week, doctors say.
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Renegade sworn in as S Lanka MP Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:25:33 GMT
The leader of a breakaway faction of the Tamil Tigers is sworn in as a legislator in Sri Lanka's parliament.
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Date set for Indian Moon mission Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:47:29 GMT
India is to launch an unmanned mission to the Moon on 22 October, the country's space officials say.
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US renounces Afghan 'defeatism' Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:19:57 GMT
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates rejects as 'defeatist' a comment by a top British commander that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won.
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Assam state violence toll rises Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:11:21 GMT
Police in India's Assam state use helicopters to spot rioting mobs as the death toll in days of violence rises to 47.
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Maldives set for historic polls Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:20:11 GMT
The first multi-party presidential polls in the Maldives are to be held on Wednesday with President Gayoom seeking a seventh term in power.
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Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:32:33 GMT
A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.
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Ganguly to quit after Test series Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:04 GMT
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is to retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia in India.
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Unconvincing Aussies avoid defeat Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:34:30 GMT
Australia captain Ricky Ponting hits an unbeaten half-century to help his side draw their tour match against the Indian Cricket Board President's XI.
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Bangladesh pick three new players Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:05 GMT
Bangladesh, weakened by the loss of "rebel" players, name three new players in a 14-man squad for the home ODI series against New Zealand.
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Risking a vote Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:15:27 GMT
Election challenge for Asia's longest serving leader
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In pictures Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:54:58 GMT
Rare historic photos of India's first prime minister
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Village dilemma Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:13:49 GMT
Shall we stand up to the Pakistan Taleban?
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Winning the war? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:36 GMT
Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses
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Saving mothers Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:12:39 GMT
The struggle to cut maternal mortality in Afghanistan
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Unveiled Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:53:05 GMT
Photographer on women she met under Taleban rule
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Curfew in Kashmir comes to an end Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:50 GMT
A two-day curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir is lifted, allowing life in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley to return to normal.
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Fury over Zardari Kashmir comment Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:16:55 GMT
Kashmiris react with anger after Pakistani President Asif Zardari is quoted as describing militants fighting India as "terrorists".
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Dreamworks joins India's Reliance Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:40:24 GMT
Steven Spielberg's film studio agrees a joint venture with one of India's largest entertainment conglomerates.
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Bomber targets Pakistan MP's home Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:31 GMT
At least 17 people are killed in a suicide attack on the home of an politician in the Pakistani province of Punjab, police say.
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Indian special zone 'is rejected' Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:03:39 GMT
Over 90% of farmers in the western Indian state of Maharashtra reject a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ), activists say.
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Financial crisis pummels stocks Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:53:10 GMT
Stock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil.
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Three arrested over India killing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:30:32 GMT
Three people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa are arrested in connection with the murder of a Hindu leader, police say.
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Violence spreads in Assam state Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:35:41 GMT
The death toll in several days of violence in India's north-eastern Assam state rises to 40, officials say.
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Many held after India party raid Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:02 GMT
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have detain 241 people and arrest eight for drug-related offences after a raid on a party.
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Kashmir curfew strictly enforced Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:51:25 GMT
An indefinite curfew is being strictly enforced in Indian-administered Kashmir to prevent a rally against Indian rule.
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US bans key Indian drug imports Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:57:52 GMT
The US FDA says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy.
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Pakistan sees wider trade deficit Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:40:05 GMT
Export disruption causes trade gap between Pakistan and the rest of the world to widen in August.
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'Managing' the Afghan insurgency Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:06:51 GMT
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says the most surprising thing about Brigadier Mark Carleton Smith's remarks is that they have been so long in coming.
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Stub it out Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:38:12 GMT
But can India's public smoking ban be made to work?
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Historic accord Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:33:48 GMT
Indian celebrations over nuclear deal with the US
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Rights and wrongs Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:47:21 GMT
Christians and Hindus argue over conversions
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Pakistani prince does it his way Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:44:52 GMT
The BBC World News series Life on the Edge examines a determined effort by a Pakistani prince to get his village to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
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No takers Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:33:28 GMT
Bhopal still stuck with toxic waste after 1984 disaster
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