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November 19, 2004
Another company pulls its AIDS drugs India's Hetero takes AIDS drugs off WHO list (Reuters AlertNet) Another Indian drug company, Hetero Drugs, has withdrawn all of...
Posted by Harshal at 03:21 PM
China looks to India for English teachers China seeks Indian English teachers (Big News Network) China's education minister is visiting India universities and schools in search of...
Posted by Harshal at 02:38 PM
November 18, 2004
Shipping channel planned between India, Sri Lanka India May Set Up Company in 1 Month for Dredging Canal in East (Bloomberg.com) India plans to setup a company...
Posted by Harshal at 10:37 AM
November 15, 2004
Food-for-work scheme launched India launches rural aid project (BBC) (Also in the Khaleej Times) The PM launched a food-for-work scheme on Sunday that...
Posted by Harshal at 04:09 PM
107 year old criminal granted bail - for now Indian, 107, granted bail - for now (BBC) [Thanks to Sanjeev for the link] Seventeen years ago, Nankau Prasad Mishra...
Posted by Harshal at 03:36 PM
November 11, 2004
Docs' dreams dashed Dreams turn sour for Indian doctors in Britain (AFP via HT) Many Indian doctors going to the UK find that...
Posted by Harshal at 03:27 PM
November 10, 2004
Ranbaxy pulls AIDS drug Indian company pulls plug on AIDS drug (UPI via MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network) Ranbaxy Laboratories...
Posted by Harshal at 01:33 PM
Court bars import of China-made globes Court bars import of defective globes (siliconindia.com) The Delhi High Court barred the import of China-made globes that show...
Posted by Harshal at 01:27 PM
November 03, 2004
Coke proves effective as a pesticide Coca-Cola boosting Indian crops (MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network) Many farmers in AP and Chhatisgarh have...
Posted by Harshal at 09:56 AM
November 02, 2004
Monkeys at Guwahati temple turn aggressive Hundreds of Indian children attacked by monkeys (AP via The Globe and Mail, Canada) Monkeys at a Guwahati temple have...
Posted by Harshal at 09:27 AM
Corporate India is an IDIOT Corporate India roots for Bush's re-election (Gulf Daily News) Corporate India favours the re-election of US President George W Bush...
Posted by Harshal at 08:45 AM
November 01, 2004
UN housing expert 'deeply concerned' over forced evictions UN Expert On Housing "Deeply Concerned" Over Forced Evictions In Indian Capital (UN Press Release) The Special Rapporteur on adequate...
Posted by Harshal at 02:29 PM
October 28, 2004
Indian couple 'marry' siblings to outwit US immigration Indian couple 'marry' siblings to outwit US immigration (siliconindia.com) In a ludicrous move to outwit US immigration laws, an...
Posted by Harshal at 08:23 AM
Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia (deepikaglobal.com) Vimala Raman, a 22-year-old database analyst from Sydney, has been crowned this year's...
Posted by Harshal at 08:19 AM
October 26, 2004
Skeleton trade in E. India Bodies stolen from graveyards in eastern India (Khaleej Times Online) Human skeletons used in labs and hospitals are worth about...
Posted by Harshal at 08:57 AM
October 22, 2004
Indian warship startles Japanese Indian warship greets Japan with columns of smoke, alarming firefighters The Indian Navy destroyer Ranvijay surprised Japan on Friday as...
Posted by Harshal at 12:33 PM
October 21, 2004
Hinglish is sweeping across the UK Hinglish is the pukka way to talk (The Times of London) Hinglish is sweeping across the UK according to language...
Posted by Harshal at 01:59 PM
October 20, 2004
Thousands attend Veerappan's funeral Thousands turn out for funeral of India's 'bandit king' (Channelnewsasia.com) Thousands of curious onlookers gathered to watch the Veerappan's...
Posted by Harshal at 03:20 PM
October 18, 2004
Veerappan killed Indian bandit 'killed by police' (BBC) Tamil Nadu police are claiming to have killed Veerappan. Almost all the wire services...
Posted by Harshal at 03:49 PM
Kiwi Indophiles talk about their love for India PM's Indian mission falls in shadow of great Kiwis (New Zealand News) Article talks of famous New Zealanders and their...
Posted by Harshal at 10:20 AM
Postmen on India-China border to become tourist attraction Postmen from India and China to become tourist attraction (Khaleej Times Online) Indian and Chinese postmen near the border in...
Posted by Harshal at 09:52 AM
October 15, 2004
Indian training camp attracts US commandos, others Soldiers from around the world head to India for field training (Channelnewsasia.com) Apparently soldiers from around the world, including...
Posted by Harshal at 01:24 PM
October 14, 2004
Imported Iraqi scrap includes live shells, other ammunition India a dumping ground for Iraqi war junk (Asia Times Online) Hidden in the huge consignments of looted machinery, shattered...
Posted by Harshal at 02:10 PM
October 12, 2004
Inexperienced Afghan poll workers used wrong markers: Indian company Indian indelible ink marker firm blames Afghan poll officials (Khaleej Times Online) I have been looking for some explanation of...
Posted by Harshal at 03:33 PM
October 04, 2004
New book offers insider's look at Bombay (Mumbai) The "Maximum City": Bombay, exposed (Seattle Times) Review of Suketu Mehta's book ""Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found". The book...
Posted by Harshal at 09:44 AM
October 01, 2004
A plea for help or is it an ad? Traditionally Rich Indian 18 year old girl looking for marriage Saw this very interesting post on the Dallas Craigslist site....
Posted by Harshal at 03:37 PM
September 29, 2004
US Sikh group has $1billion security firm Sikh Group Finds Calling in Homeland Security (New York Times, registration required). Partial free article in The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon,...
Posted by Harshal at 10:13 AM
September 28, 2004
Many Kashmiris choose Pak national anthem as ringtone Pakistani anthem rings out across Indian Kashmir (Reuters via AlertNet) Many Kashmiris are choosing Pakistan's national anthem as their cellular...
Posted by Harshal at 11:45 AM
India finances small agriculture projects in Mozambique India finances small agriculture projects in Mozambique (Xinhuanet, China) The Indian government has opened a line of credit worth 20...
Posted by Harshal at 11:40 AM
September 27, 2004
Milan fashions inspired by India India Conquers the Catwalk in Milan (Reuters.com) At the ongoing Milan fashion week, designers from Giorgio Armani to Roberto Cavalli...
Posted by Harshal at 02:53 PM
September 21, 2004
Ghost fears shuts down Indian Statistical Institute Knocks, scents add up to ghost fears (Reuters via ABC News Online. Australia) There have been no classes at the...
Posted by Harshal at 02:00 PM
Uzbek look at Indian article on Uzbekistan Indian magazine writes on Uzbekistan (UzReport.com, Uzbekistan) A review of an article on Uzbekistan that appears in the Indian analytical...
Posted by Harshal at 10:13 AM
September 20, 2004
SC dismisses petition to modify 'Jana Gana Mana' India's top court refuses to delete Pakistan reference from national anthem (AFP via Khaleej Times Online) The Supreme Court dismissed...
Posted by Harshal at 10:19 AM
Heavy rains leave 150,000 homeless India floods leave another 150,000 homeless (Reuters via eircom net, Ireland) Massive flooding caused by eight days of heavy,...
Posted by Harshal at 10:11 AM
September 16, 2004
New Delhi Lifts Ban on Late-Night Shopping New Delhi Lifts Ban on Late-Night Shopping (AP via Newsday.com) Delhi authorities have changed a rule that forced shops to...
Posted by Harshal at 09:09 AM
September 15, 2004
Panchayat upholds marriage to 8-year old Indian man "marries" 8-year-old out of spite (Reuters via swisspolitics.org) According to the police, a 35-year old farmer caught an...
Posted by Harshal at 09:34 AM
September 14, 2004
Possible dowry death in Uganda Was It a Dowry Death? (allAfrica.com) The unclear circumstances surrounding Sonalben Patel's death in Uganda have led to speculation that...
Posted by Harshal at 11:15 AM
India's first 'vanishing twin' born in Bengal hospital India's first 'vanishing twin' born in Bengal hospital (Newindpress.com) In a rare occurrence, a young mother in Kolkata has given...
Posted by Harshal at 11:06 AM
September 13, 2004
Jail time for misbehaving monkeys Misbehaving monkeys sentenced to life behind bars (Chicago Tribune via Daily Press) The Motibagh Bir Zoological Park in Patiala (Punjab)...
Posted by Harshal at 11:03 AM
September 10, 2004
CNN special on India CNN Special report on India (CNN.com) CNN is running a week-long special on India called 'Eye on India'....
Posted by Harshal at 09:15 AM
Indian team to visit Lhasa to discuss flood threat Indian officers' team to visit Lhasa (Phayul, Tibet) A major threat of flash floods that could inundate large parts of...
Posted by Harshal at 09:07 AM
September 09, 2004
Honda to launch new m-cycle Honda to launch new motorcycle model in India (The Star, Malayasia) Honda will introduce the Unicorn, featuring a 150cc, four-stroke...
Posted by Harshal at 08:25 AM
Parsi numbers on the decline Parsi population in India declines (Payvand, Iran) The 2001 census recorded 69601 Parsis throughout India a decrease from the 76382...
Posted by Harshal at 08:23 AM
September 03, 2004
Al-Jazeera enters India Al-Jazeera to hit Indian audiences (Middle East Online) Startup station India TV signed a deal Thursday with Al-Jazeera to broadcast...
Posted by Harshal at 09:57 AM
September 01, 2004
Tattoos and body piercings on the rise India's ancient body-art returns to rock navel-gazing youth (AFP via Channel News Asia) Guys and gals are following Bollywood...
Posted by Harshal at 05:03 PM
August 31, 2004
Now let's see how she sounds Tina Sugandh aka Tabla Girl is someone to watch out for! (Thanks to Sanjeev for the links) She will be...
Posted by Harshal at 02:27 PM
Cell company calls friends of late-payers Unethical practices by Hutch collection agents (Manish Jethani's Journal) Manish was late in paying his cellphone bill. So his company,...
Posted by Harshal at 11:51 AM
Cell phones as security threat The terror in Indian cell phones (Asia Times Online) Due to a perceived security threat, cell phones cannot be used...
Posted by Harshal at 10:38 AM
Israelis visit Kashmir in increasing numbers From the promised land to the golden land (BBC) Young Israelis are flocking to Kashmir as tourists and are the...
Posted by Harshal at 10:18 AM
August 30, 2004
The rat catchers of Mumbai The rat catchers (BBC) (Thanks to Sanjeev) BBC's photo profile of Bombay's Night Rat Killers (NRK) squad....
Posted by Harshal at 03:08 PM
August 24, 2004
Seeking bail for sex 'Suffering' Prisoner Seeks Bail to Have Sex (Reuters.com) The prisoner is charged with participating in the Godhra train torching and...
Posted by Harshal at 04:56 PM