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Are Indian-Pakistani relations in jeopardy after prisoner death?

A Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail was attacked and seriously injured in a tit-for-tat assault one day after the death of an Indian man in a Pakistani prison.
Terrorism & Security Bomb blast in southern India raises concern about rising terrorism in Bangalore

A bomb blast near the BJP party headquarters in Bangalore on Wednesday left 16 people injured, including eight policemen.
BJP in India could name controversial politician their prime ministerial candidate

On Sunday, India's Bharatiya Janata Party elevated Narendra Modi to the party's top decision-making bodies. Narendra has been accused of ignoring or stoking violence between Hindus and Muslims.
Italian helicopter scandal: India may pull multimillion dollar contract

The chief executive for Finmeccanica, an Italian defense and aerospace giant, was arrested in Milan on Tuesday on charges that he paid bribes to snag a key contract with India.
Indian execution sparks protests, accusations of politics

India today executed Mohammad Afzal Guru, a convict in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.
New Delhi rape trial begins

The trial of five men charged with the gang-rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi began today. The case has triggered nationwide protests, and debate on crime against women and anti-rape laws.
Terrorism & Security Trouble at the line: Another soldier killed in India-Pakistan sparring

A Pakistani soldier was shot dead yesterday along the disputed Line of Control in Kashmir, making the past 10 days the deadliest period of cross border fighting in nearly a decade.
India-Pakistan skirmishes: Will they upend peace talks? (+video)

Though the recent India-Pakistan cross-border killings in Kashmir represent the most serious incursion since the 2003 cease-fire, both countries say they don't want further escalation.
Secret cremation for gang-rape victim sparks anger against Indian government

A young woman who died after being gang raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated Sunday amid an outpouring of anger by Indians demanding greater protection for women.
A new party emerges in world's biggest democracy

Supporters of India's new Aam Aadmi Party gathered in New Delhi to cheer on its goal of fighting corruption from the inside.
With Kasab execution, Indian gears of justice unusually swift

India executed the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Ajmal Kasab, in a move prompting surprise, cheers - and charges of politics.
Global News Blog Why Mumbai is so gripped by the status of right-wing Bal Thackeray

Mumbaikars closely followed news that one of their city's most controversial political leaders may be critically ill, resurfacing questions about succession.
India's Congress party rallies hundreds of thousands in Delhi

The ruling party is trying to reclaim momentum following years of crippling corruption scandals and political paralysis.
India's cabinet reshuffled to bring in a touch of youth

The embattled government of Manmohan Singh reshuffled its cabinet to elevate younger leaders in a bid to appeal to one of the world's younger electorates.
Baba Ramdev: Can a yogi turn Indian politics on its head?

Baba Ramdev is a Hindu yoga guru-turned-anticorruption campaigner. He's the latest incarnation of the spiritual political reformer, an archetype running throughout Indian history.
'Coalgate' scandal roils India's politics

Indian lawmakers drown out India's prime minister as he defends government role in 'coalgate.' The coalgate controversy involves awarding coal-mining concessions without competitive bidding.
Indian yoga guru arrested during anticorruption protest

India's police detained popular Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev and thousands of his supporters for several hours after they tried to intensify an anticorruption protest. Ramdev and the others had occupied a New Delhi fairground for the past couple of days.
In India, Anna Hazare again drawing crowds against corruption

Thousands are once again assembling around anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare in New Delhi, setting up another major distraction for India's beleaguered government.
Back on hunger strike: India's Anna Hazare resumes corruption fight

Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare has begun a three-day hunger strike, complaining that India is dragging its feet on cleaning up its graft-ridden government.
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Another top Indian politician quits amid corruption charges

India's main opposition party, which has pushed the government to prosecute ruling Congress Party members accused of corruption, asks one of its own to step down over an illegal mining scam.
Mumbai blasts raise terrorism concerns, but not calls for political change

Indian voters often don't see terrorism as a political issue, so despite dissatisfaction with the government's response to Wednesday's attack in Mumbai, there may not be political fallout.
Hit to India's rising democracy? Popular guru's anticorruption fast turns violent

New Delhi police forcibly dispersed followers of guru Baba Ramdev, who called for a mass hunger strike against government corruption.
India's Supreme Court suspends ruling on disputed Ayodhya holy site

Lawyers welcomed ruling by India's Supreme Court Monday that suspended a ruling on the Ayodhya holy site. The ruling last year had divided the disputed site between Muslims and Hindus.
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