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Indian Baby Survives Being Buried Alive By Teen Mother

A week old baby boy in India survived several hours in a grave after being buried alive by his teenaged rape victim...

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India To Get Head of State From Lowest Caste

India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as...

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Indian Man Tries To Open Plane’s Emergency Door In Midair

An Indian man tried to open an emergency exit door on a packed AirAsia flight in midair, injuring fellow passengers and...

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Indian Leaders Condemn Deadly Attack On Hindu Pilgrims

Indian leaders and Kashmiri separatists united Tuesday to condemn an attack on a bus that killed seven Hindu pilgrims...

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Indian Lab Develops ‘beef Detection Kits’

A government-run laboratory in western India has developed portable "beef detection kits" that will allow police to...

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Mumbai Ups Purge of British Names From Railway Stations

Indian authorities are moving to strip Mumbai's railway stations of their British names, an official said Friday, as...

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India Internet Shutdowns ‘violate Human Rights’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The...

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Indian State Writes Off Farm Loans To End Protests

A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after 11 days...

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At Least 16 Maoist Rebels Killed In Gunfight In Chhattisgarh

Gunfire broke out between suspected Maoists and security forces in Chhattisgarh and left at least 16 insurgents dead,...

International

Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Troops In Chhattisgarh

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

International

Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Soldiers

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

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Maoist Rebels Kill 12 Police In Central India

Suspected Maoist rebels killed 12 paramilitary commandos on Monday in a remote part of central India, a police official...

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Meet Mumbai’s First Women Rickshaw Drivers

Chaya Mohite slowly turns the accelerator as she carefully edges the salmon-coloured rickshaw forward, one of Mumbai's...

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India Overturns Flight Ban On Sandal-Whacking Politician Gaikwad

India on Friday overturned a travel ban on a controversial politician who attacked a flight steward with his sandal...

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Chaotic Scenes As Indian MP Resists Flight Ban In Parliament

An Indian politician who attacked a flight steward after being refused a business class seat caused uproar in...

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Father of Newborn Found Buried Alive In A Field In India Is Arrested

Indian police have arrested a man on suspicion of burying his newborn daughter alive because he wanted a boy, officials...

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Indian Police Arrest Father of Baby Girl Buried Alive

Indian police said Wednesday they have arrested a man on suspicion of burying his newborn daughter alive because he...

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Incredible Moment A Newborn Baby Girl BURIED ALIVE In A Field In India

Villagers in India have rescued a newborn baby girl who was found buried alive in a dump yard. The girl, thought to be...

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Indian MP Hit Flight Attendant 25 Times With His Slipper

An Indian MP has admitted hitting a flight attendant 25 times with his slipper during a row after he was given a seat...