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POLITICS-INDIA: Caste May Yet Spoil Hindu Party in Gujarat Polls
Attempts by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party to whip up Hindu sentiment to retain hold of western Gujarat in state assembly elections this month may fail badly because of serious caste differences within the majority community, analysts say.INDIA: People with HIV Get Dose of Discrimination from Hospitals
Lalitha's (not her real name) pregnancy was cause for joy in the affluent Arora family, which quickly resolved to get her the best private pre-natal care that money could buy in India's capital.INDIA: People with HIV Get Dose of Discrimination from Hospitals
Lalitha's (not her real name) pregnancy was cause for joy in the affluent Arora family, which quickly resolved to get her the best private pre-natal care that money could buy in India's capital.ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Endangered Turtle Shares Fate With Fishermen
The key to protecting the endangered Olive Ridley turtle lies in enforcing laws that already protect the rights of traditional fishermen on the coast of India's eastern state of Orissa, say leading conservationists.ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Endangered Turtle Shares Fate With Fishermen
The key to protecting the endangered Olive Ridley turtle lies in enforcing laws that already protect the rights of traditional fishermen on the coast of India's eastern state of Orissa, say leading conservationists.ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Endangered Turtle Shares Fate With Fishermen
The key to protecting the endangered Olive Ridley turtle lies in enforcing laws that already protect the rights of traditional fishermen on the coast of India's eastern state of Orissa, say leading conservationists.POLITICS-INDIA: Attacks Threaten Peace Moves by Kashmir Gov’t
As a 24-hour siege by armed militants of two temples in Jammu town in India's disputed Kashmir state ended Monday, authorities feared for the future of a 'peace with dignity' plan unrolled by the newly elected government there.POLITICS-INDIA: Attacks Threaten Peace Moves by Kashmir Gov’t
As a 24-hour siege by armed militants of two temples in Jammu town in India's disputed Kashmir state ended Monday, authorities feared for the future of a 'peace with dignity' plan unrolled by the newly elected government there.POLITICS: India Has Diplomatic, Not Military, Uses for Jets
After 18 years of see-saw negotiations to sell advanced jet trainers to India, Britain may yet lose the deal, now worth 600 million U.S. dollars, to stiff competition from the United States.POLITICS: India Has Diplomatic, Not Military, Uses for Jets
After 18 years of see-saw negotiations to sell advanced jet trainers to India, Britain may yet lose the deal, now worth 600 million U.S. dollars, to stiff competition from the United States.INDIA: Gov’t Plays Politics with Starvation Deaths – Critics
India's right-wing government has confirmed starvation deaths but done so selectively in a state ruled by the opposition party, drawing criticism that it is playing politics on the issue of access to food.INDIA: Gov’t Plays Politics with Starvation Deaths – Critics
India's right-wing government has confirmed starvation deaths but done so selectively in a state ruled by the opposition party, drawing criticism that it is playing politics on the issue of access to food.INDIA: Gov’t Plays Politics with Starvation Deaths – Critics
India's right-wing government has confirmed starvation deaths but done so selectively in a state ruled by the opposition party, drawing criticism that it is playing politics on the issue f access to food.POLITICS-INDIA: Religion a Major Issue in Gujarat Elections
Nominations began Monday for the Dec. 12 elections in India's western Gujarat state, where communal issues have taken preponderance over economic development thanks largely to a violent pogrom against Muslims the state was witness to earlier this year.POLITICS-INDIA: Religion a Major Issue in Gujarat Elections
Nominations began Monday for the Dec. 12 elections in India's western Gujarat state, where communal issues have taken preponderance over economic development thanks largely to a violent pogrom against Muslims the state was witness to earlier this year.POLITICS-INDIA: Vajpayee Takes Stand against Hindu Fundamentalists
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, considered the moderate face in his pro-Hindu, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), moved Friday to defuse a confrontation brewing between fundamentalist groups in western Gujarat state and the Election Commission, a constitutional body.POLITICS-INDIA: Vajpayee Takes Stand against Hindu Fundamentalists
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, considered the moderate face in his pro-Hindu, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), moved Friday to defuse a confrontation brewing between fundamentalist groups in western Gujarat state and the Election Commission, a constitutional body.POLITICS-INDIA: Vajpayee Takes Stand against Hindu Fundamentalists
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, considered the moderate face in his pro-Hindu, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), moved Friday to defuse a confrontation brewing between fundamentalist groups in western Gujarat state and the Election Commission, a constitutional body.ENVIRONMENT: Fears for Asian Elephant Rise with Ivory Sale
The easing of a U.N. ban on sales of ivory tusks to accommodate southern African states worries conservationists trying to save the Asian elephant.ENVIRONMENT: Fears for Asian Elephant Rise with Ivory Sale
The easing of a U.N. ban on sales of ivory tusks to accommodate southern African states worries conservationists trying to save the Asian elephant.ENVIRONMENT: Fears for Asian Elephant Rise with Ivory Sale
The easing of a U.N. ban on sales of ivory tusks to accommodate southern African states worries conservationists trying to save the Asian elephant.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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