Topic: Chhattisgarh

Gang-rape victim dies, India transfixed

The brutal attack on the young woman touched off protests - as well as a national conversation on rape and the safety of women that could intensify with her passing.

Free bicycles help keep Indian girls in school

Free bicycles help keep Indian girls in school under a new state government program designed to help girls in Bihar, one of India's poorest states, where the female literacy rate of 53 percent is more than 20 points below that of its men.

India train crash: Another Maoist attack?

A train crash Monday killed more than 60 people in West Bengal, India, home of Maoist insurgents known as Naxilites. Authorities say it's too soon to say if it was sabotage.

Third suspected Maoist attack on India train kills 65

Rebel Maoists in eastern India are suspected of causing a passenger train to derail and collide with an oncoming freight train in West Bengal Friday. It would be their third deadly attack in two months, signaling the insurgency's growing momentum.

India's Maoist rebel attack sparks anger

Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram warned against kneejerk reactions as details emerged about how India’s Maoist rebels killed 76 policemen without taking a single casualty.

New India state Telangana may fuel other statehood movements

The central government in India announced Wednesday it would move to create a new state, Telangana, within the state Andhra Pradesh. Telangana is likely to serve as a precedent for other statehood movements.

India prepares new assault on its 'biggest threat'

India has sent 20,000 more troops to eastern states where a Maoist Naxalite insurgency is gaining strength. Some analysts question whether India has the breadth and strength for an escalated campaign.

India's longtime battle with Maoist rebels heats up

The government warned of more attacks Monday after Naxalites called a two-day strike to protest an offensive in Lalgarh, West Bengal.

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Indian government's unstable win

In wake of confidence vote, it faces shaky political alliances and corruption claims.

India: discontent, poverty fueling Naxalite rebels

A government-appointed committee says violence by the Maoist insurgency is growing and urges the government to talk with rebels.

India's Christians see rise in hostility by Hindu extremists

Threats against churches and prayer meetings in eastern states have risen in recent weeks.

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