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Sitar maker: Ravi Shankar's legacy inspires others
The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians. Beatles George ...
IOC suspends India over political interference
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for ...
Officials familiar with case: IOC suspends India
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, two officials with ...
Norway's crown princess minded surrogate children
When friends of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit couldn't travel to India to welcome their surrogate twins into the world, the royal stepped up, ...
India growth stuck at 3-year low as reforms stall
India's economic growth slid to 5.3 percent in the September quarter, stuck at its lowest levels in three years as New Delhi struggles to enact ...
Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance
Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi on Sunday to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity in India's deeply ...
India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman
India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's ...
Population bulge tests India's growth aspirations
Vijay Kumar clutched a worn plastic folder containing his high school diploma and his nursing aide certificate as he joined a long queue at an ...
India inflation rises to 7.8 percent in September
India's inflation accelerated to 7.8 percent in September after the government hiked subsidized fuel prices to rein in the budget deficit. The number ...
Indian police say 3 Muslims were planning attacks
Indian police have arrested three Muslim militants suspected of planning terror attacks in New Delhi during a major Hindu festival season that starts ...
Iranian minister woos Indian businesses
As Western sanctions squeeze Iran and its currency tumbles, the country's energy minister wooed Indian businesses for more investment and trade.
Rural outsourcer brings hope to remote village
They come together each morning from the sloping forests. Some walk for more than an hour along muddy footpaths past terraced farms stacked like soft ...
India government regains its muscle with reforms
Manmohan Singh's coalition has splintered and his government is fighting for survival. But the Indian prime minister, who has been criticized for ...
Trash-to-energy plan worries New Delhi ragpickers
Leaning on a battered set of scales while flies swarmed his piles of trash, Akbar said he wasn't demanding much: "All I want is continued access to ...
Indian foreign minister visits Pakistan amid thaw
India's foreign minister landed in Pakistan for talks Friday, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between two countries that have fought three ...
India's emergency medical care system in tatters
Bharat Singh saw headlights zooming toward his motorbike and swerved. For a split second, he thought he had dodged the truck. Then his passenger ...
India auditor says billions lost in coal scandal
India's national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding ...