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Sonia Gandhi, India’s most powerful female politician and the president of the governing Congress Party, made a rare televised statement that was broadcast on Saturday. “As a woman, and mother, I understand how protesters feel,” she said. “Today we pledge that the victim will get justice,” she said.
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The woman, who has not been identified, has become a symbol for the treatment of women in India. She boarded a bus with a male friend after watching a movie at a mall, and was raped and attacked with an iron rod by the men, who the police later said had been drinking and were on a “joy ride.”
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India: Constitution and Laws
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NEW DELHI — As protests grew in India on Saturday over the death of a young woman who was raped in Delhi this month by several men in a moving bus, the police said six men accused of attacking her had been charged with murder. A police spokesman, Rajan Bhagat, said that if convicted of murder, the men could face the death penalty in the Dec 16 attack, which shocked India because of its savagery.
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India: Business & Economy
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NEW DELHI--The Ikea Group's India plans looked brighter Wednesday, with a senior minister hinting that the government is likely to approve the Swedish retail giant's application to set up wholly owned stores and that it may drop a key condition that would have limited its product offerings.
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India: Government & Politics
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NEW DELHI - Russia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed co-operation between their countries as officials signed a $1.6 billion deal for 42 Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets that will be license-built in India from Russian components and a $1.3 billion contract for the delivery of 71 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters.
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Mon Dec 24, 2012 NEW DELHI In an unusual televised address, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for calm following the weekend clashes in New Delhi and vowed to punish the rapists for their "monstrous" crime.
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Mon Dec 24, 2012 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian authorities throttled movement in the heart of the capital on Monday, shutting roads and railway stations in a bid to restore law and order after police fought pitched battles with protesters enraged by the gang rape of a young woman.
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India: People & Places
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Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, a pearly architectural extravaganza is Lord Curzon's homage to Queen Victoria, Empress of India. It's a sumptuous marble building with domes, columns, maidens in draped gowns and snarling stone lions. There is a statue of the Queen in front of the main doors. #heritagesite
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India: People & Places
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St Paul's (Kolkata) has its original finely carved mahogany pews, frescoes on the walls showing the life of St Paul and an Edward Burne-Jones stained glass window.
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India: People & Places
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St Paul's Cathedral in Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta), has an English service at 10.30am. The Cathedral, built in 1847, is a gothic revival building.
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India: Business & Economy
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At a time when the country’s energy needs are growing at a staggering pace, India depends heavily on coal, drawing on the fifth-largest reserves in the world. But mining has consistently fallen below target, imports are rising fast and the problems in the largely state-run industry may have even more far-reaching implications
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Across India, thermal power stations are running below capacity because they can’t get enough coal, and factories are running on expensive diesel generators because they can’t get enough power. Millions of tons of coal are stockpiled because they can’t be transported quickly to the nearest rail yard.
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Arms sales will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Monday to court a country that has traditionally been a top client.
Putin's trip, his first to India since he started a new Kremlin six-year term in May, is a chance to reaffirm Russia's interest in India, long a regional ally and now a partner in the BRICS group of emerging market nations.
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A year after Russia sought to ban the Bhagavad Gita, the Iskcon Krishna temple in Moscow is facing closure by the Russian government. By January 15, 2013, Iskcon monks said their Moscow temple, the only Hindu temple in Russia, would be demolished by the city authorities.
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India: People & Places
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23 Dec 2012 Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from India's one-day international cricket side. "I have decided to retire from the One Day format of the game," he said.
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NEW DELHI: Blackberry smartphone maker Research-In-Motion has roped in Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador in India, a move that is aimed at attracting young entrepreneurs and professionals.
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India: Hotels & Resorts
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The Oberoi Vanyavilas - Nestling in the natural beauty of the wilds, The Oberoi Vanyavilas is India’s leading luxury jungle resort on the edge of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. The perfect base from which to explore the territory of the majestic tiger. While it is warm during the day, mornings and evenings are pleasant.
Telephone : 91 7462 22 3999
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India: History & Culture
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In Hindu lore, the Goddess Durga rode tigers into battles to save the world from demons. In early times grateful peasants did their best to protect them. In early times grateful peasants did their best to protect them. But weaker animals pushed out of their normal rangelands sometimes preyed on humans, triggering a backlash. #tiger
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India: Travel & Tourism
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#tiger #wildlife Ranthambore National Park - A matrix of lakes and razor sharp gorges in the shadow of the Aravalli and Vindhya Mountains, Ranthambore is the perfect backdrop for panthers, caracals, jackals, samba deer and 200 types of birds. But the main draw is the tiger. Read more...
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By 1970, India’s tiger population became so depleted that the government outlawed hunting the animals and, to bolster their numbers, in 1973 launched “Project Tiger.” Today, roughly half of the world’s few thousand remaining tigers reside in Ranthambore and 38 other Indian preserves. #tiger #wildlife
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Malaysia has moved its way up to be India's second most important trading partner among Asean countries and also India's premier gateway to the region and China, while India is now Malaysia's largest trading partner in South Asia.
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Malaysia has commercial links with India dating back to the pre-Christian era, the relationship has evolved into strategic partnership, resulting in strong bilateral ties, vibrant people-to-people exchanges and extensive trade opportunities.
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There are 477 convicts on death row in India, the government says. The information was revealed in the Rajya Sabha [the upper house of the parliament] in response to a question on the number of convicts on death row in Indian jails. Indian courts hand out capital punishment in the "rarest of rare" cases, but it is rarely carried out.
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Mr Tata has been the king of India’s corporate scene for the past two decades. Indians look up to him in much the same way that Italians once looked up to Gianni Agnelli at Fiat or Americans did to J.P. Morgan. Read more... #tata
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20 DEC 2012 You can live in a house, drive a car, make a phone call, season your food, insure yourself, wear a watch, walk in shoes, cool yourself with air-conditioning and stay in a hotel, all courtesy of Tata firms. #tata
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Ratan Tata, retires as chairman of Tata Sons on December 28th. The conglomerate he runs is India’s largest private-sector concern, accounting for 7% of the stockmarket. It pays 3% of all India’s corporate tax and 5% of all its excise duty. #tata
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In 2001, during Kumbh Mela more than 40 million people gathered on the main bathing day at Allahabad, breaking a world record for the biggest human gathering. #kumbhmela
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The Kumbh Mela has been held on the banks of the Ganges for thousands of years. It is at its largest once every 12 years when it attracts tens of millions of people. The festival is scheduled to take place from 14 January to 10 March 2013 and is billed as the biggest religious gathering in the world.
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The northern Indian city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh state is getting ready for the Hindu festival of Maha Kumbh Mela when tens of millions of pilgrims are expected to visit to bathe at the Sangam - the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Many of them have already begun arriving over the past month. Read more... #kumbhmela
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The quaint hill station of Horsley Hills in Chittoor district is the perfect refuge for weekend holidayers. Pristine air, panoramic views of the surrounding hillocks and forests, perfect weather and tranquillity. Located near the South Western border of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with its rich foliage, wildlife and pleasant climate is one of the underrated hill stations in the country.
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As India and Pakistan take steps to mend their sometimes fractious relationship, the plight of 40-year-old Mohammad Idrees is a reminder of how animosity between nations can tear people and their families apart. Thirteen years after overstaying his visa in India by just three days, he is still struggling to get back home to his family. Read more...
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India court lets Italian marines go home for Christmas. An Indian court has allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen to go home for Christmas. The court allowed them to leave for two weeks and asked for additional bail of 60m rupees ($1.1m; £676,000).
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New Delhi: FC Bescola, the school that taught the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas the basics of football, will kick-start in India in April 2013, it was announced here today. FC Barcelona and Conscient Football will now start their "most ambitious project" as the Catalan club termed it, with a capacity to train a total of 300 kids in the age group of 6-16 years.
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India lost $123 billion in black money during 2001-2010, Global Financial Integrity said in a report. India’s loss is far less than that of China, which suffered a loss of $ 2.74 trillion during the same period (2001 to 2010), followed by Mexico ($476 billion), Malaysia ($285 billion), Saudi Arabia ($201 billion), Russia ($152 billion), the Philippines ($138 billion) and Nigeria ($129 billion).
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TIRUPATI: Promoter of crisis-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya made an offering of gold bricks, weighing about three kg, at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on his 58th birthday today.
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WASHINGTON: India's holding of US government debt securities has declined for the second consecutive month, even as many other countries including China, Japan, Brazil and Russia hiked their exposure to American treasury bonds. As per the latest data released by the US Department of Treasury, India's holding of treasury securities stood at $58.9 billion at the end of October 2012
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India: Arts & Entertainment
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For all of those who have been copiously trying Psy’s Oppa Gangnam Style! steps,it’s time to learn some Bhangra now. India’s Punajabi rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has clenched the top spot on the list of the most watched videos of 2012 in India. Singh’s video Brown Raang from the album International Villager has become the most popular Indian video on Youtube in 2012 with around 9 Million hits.
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The Indian censor board has passed without any cuts a film based on Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. "India here we come-intact! Great news... Midnight's Children went through Indian Censor board without one picture cut. Salman Rushdie and I thrilled," Mehta wrote on Twitter. The film is due for release in India early next year.
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