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Indian MPs have been enraged by the cabinet’s decision to open the retail market to international supermarket chains. The Trinamool Congress, a key government ally, joined opposition parties in unfurling banners and chanting slogans. The reaction in parliament caused the lower house to be adjourned, and instead Trade Minister Anand Sharma held a press conference [...]
(Read More)19th Mar 11
India border guards killed during Assam rebel attack
by Katie Naylor
At least five border guards from India have been killed during an attack carried out by separatist rebels in the state of Assam, in the north-east of India, said officials. The parliamentary troops were returning from patrol at the time they were attacked at the Ultapani forest on Monday. Three of the soldiers died immediately [...]
(Read More)14th Mar 11
Aruna Shanbaug euthanasia request rejected by India
by Harry Oldfield
The Supreme Court of India has turned down a plea to euthanise a woman who has lived in a vegetative state for over 37 years. The court announced that Aruna Shanbaug must live since medical evidence indicated that she does not need to be “subjected to” euthanasia. Ms Shanbaug was sexually assaulted in 1973 in a [...]
(Read More)12th Mar 11
Delhi ordered to check toxic vegetables
by Katie Naylor
A court in the capital if India, Delhi, has ruled that the authorities must test vegetables to see if they contain toxic substances. The Indian government has been ordered to purchase vegetables randomly from street vendors and big markets. The order came on the back of news reports claimed that pesticides which are banned are [...]
(Read More)10th Mar 11
Mass Gorkhas arrests in India
by Katie Naylor
Police have arrested at least 100 people who were staging protests in Darjeeling, a tea-producing hill region in India’s state of West Bengal. Those who have been detained are members of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) party who have been campaigning in an attempt to be granted a separate state for the region’s Nepali-speaking Gorkhas. [...]
(Read More)6th Mar 11
Indian boss killed by workers
by Natasha Redman
A senior boss at a steel factory in India has been burnt to death by a team of his workers on the country’s eastern state of Orissa, say police. RS Roy from Graphite India Ltd died en route to hospital in the district of Bolangir on Thursday evening. Police reported that workers halted the jeep [...]
(Read More)6th Mar 11
Australian woman wins compensation from India after 33 years
by Harry Oldfield
A court in India has awarded compensation of $1m to a woman from Australia, 33 years after being paralysed as a result of a fall in a swimming pool at a Delhi hotel. Susan Leigh Beer slipped while walking on a dirty poolside floor in May 1978 at the Akbar Hotel, suffering crippling head injuries. [...]
(Read More)5th Mar 11
Asean and India aim to boost trade
by Katie Naylor
The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and India want to increase trade by 40% in the next two years. India’s commerce minister, Anand Sharma, said that both sides were committed to reaching a target set of $70bn by 2012. In 2010, trade between the two parties was $50bn. The move arrives at a period [...]
(Read More)27th Feb 11
Pilot used fake documents to obtain license
by Natasha Redman
An Indian pilot who allegedly landed a passenger plane on its nose wheel faked documents to obtain her licence and had a record of poor landings, newspapers reported on Sunday. Parminder Kaur Gulati, whose licence has been revoked, used the nose wheel to touch down instead of the rear landing gear after a flight from [...]
(Read More)26th Feb 11
Thousands protest in Delhi over high food prices
by Harry Oldfield
Thousands of people have congregated in the capital of India, Delhi, to participate in a rally protesting against unemployment and rising food prices in the country. A steady stream of demonstrators carrying red flags were seen marching through central Delhi streets. The rally has caused huge traffic jams throughout the city. The rally was called [...]
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