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Could India's polio eradication success story be a model for its other health issues?
A large, unprecedentedly coordinated campaign in India has eradicated polio. If no new cases are recorded by the end of this year, India will be officially considered polio-free.
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Global News Blog Kumbh Mela: A million man dip
The Hindu festival is billed as the world's largest gathering, a chance to wash away karmic debt and liberate oneself from the cycle of rebirth and death.
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Change Agent Mobile technology boosts access to clean water for the poor
The widespread availability of mobile phones has enabled the development of low-cost solutions aimed at improving water security and reducing poverty.
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Power restored in India after world's worst blackout, cause unclear
India was up and running Wednesday after major electrical grid collapse caused the world's two worst power blackouts.
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Massive India blackout leaves 370 million hot and bothered
India's worst blackout in a decade shut down businesses Monday, halted trains, and left 370 million people without air conditioning or light.
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Change Agent The goal: Help India's poorest of the poor brickmakers
Irish nonprofit GOAL teaches seasonal brickmakers in Kolkata to read and do math, a crucial step toward self-sufficiency.
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Passenger train collides with freight train in India
At least 25 people died in a collision between two trains in India. Seventy survived. India has one of the largest railway networks in the world.
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Elections in India point to political upheaval ahead
The poor showing for the ruling Congress Party in the bellwether state of Uttar Pradesh suggests the government could be turned out in national elections ahead.
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Africa Monitor Solar power: the fix for Africa's frustration with the grid?
As solar power becomes more affordable and efficient, it could spread in Africa, much in the way cell phones took over without widespread infrastructure, writes guest blogger Alex Thurston.
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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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As world welcomes '7 billionth baby,' UN says empowering women is key to stability
The '7 billionth baby' was officially born today, the United Nations estimates. Key to stabilizing that rapid population growth – and creating a sustainable future – is closing the gender gap and empowering women.
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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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Termites eat millions at a bank in India
Termites chow on Indian currency: A bank in India opened a vault to find termites had eaten through millions of rupees, Friday.
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In Pictures: The Dalai Lama's career
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Explosion rocks one of India's holiest cities
Islamist militants are blamed for an explosion that killed a child and wounded more than 20 others in Varanasi, India – one of Hinduism’s holiest sites Tuesday evening.
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In India, even Indians can be 'foreigners'
Mumbai and other Indian cities enact labor restrictions to stem an influx of poor migrant workers.
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Allahabad High Court issues Ayodhya verdict, dividing religious site
The Allahabad High Court in India today announced the Ayodhya verdict, dividing a religious site disputed between Muslims and Hindus.
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India Ayodhya verdict delayed by concerns over Hindu-Muslim tensions
Tuesday, India's Supreme Court will hear a petition for more mediation in a 1992 case in which Hindus zealots destroyed a mosque on a long-contested site. The Ayodha verdict, due last week, has been delayed for security reasons.
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Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games dogged by terrorism threats, poor organization
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in India next month were supposed to highlight Delhi's development, but attacks on tourists and infrastructure woes may have hurt the country's image.
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