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Wild elephant kills three in NepalKathmandu (AFP) Jan 5, 2012 A wild elephant rampaged through a village in southeastern Nepal on Thursday trampling three people to death, police said. "The elephant first attacked a 57-year-old man in his house who died on the spot. Then, a 70-year-old woman working on a tea garden was killed. An 80-year-old woman died in hospital," police officer Mohan Sharma told AFP. Sharma said police chased the elephant away following the attack in Prithvinagar, a village on the border with India, 400 kilometres (250 miles) southeast ... read more |
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  Bollywood looks east to tap Chinese market India's Bollywood film industry is eyeing its Asian rival China as a potential market, after a successful run of "3 Idiots", the coming-of-age comedy starring Aamir Khan. ... more | .. |
  China plans Tibetan plateau exploration China says it will send researchers to a large stretch of uninhabited land on the Tibetan plateau to study a range of issues in the so-called no man's land. ... more | .. |
 Indians caught in China trade row freed: India FM India's foreign minister said on Wednesday that two traders who claimed they were abused and detained during a business dispute in China had been freed and were travelling to Shanghai. ... more | .. |
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  India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear sites Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an accord which prohibits both sides from attacking these locations, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said. ... more | .. |
  India repairs damage after cyclone kills 42 Relief operations were under way in south India on Sunday as residents struggled to repair damaged homes and property after a cyclone that claimed 42 lives. ... more | .. |
India urges traders not to do business in Chinese city The Indian embassy in Beijing on Tuesday urged its nationals not to do business in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu after reports that two Indians there were "mistreated" over allegedly unpaid bills. ... more |
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  Nigerians held in India over 'phishing' scam: police Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested in the Indian city of Mumbai on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of people through text message and spam email scams, police said. ... more | .. |
  1.4 million orders for world's cheapest tablet in India The world's cheapest tablet computer has clocked 1.4 million bookings since it was put up for sale online two weeks ago in India, a spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Bajaj launches India's latest ultra-low-cost car Bajaj Auto unveiled India's latest ultra-low-cost car on Tuesday, a 200cc four-seater that looks set to compete with the Tata Nano for the title of the world's cheapest auto. ... more | .. |
  India unveils statue of cosmonaut Gagarin A statue of the world's first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, was unveiled Friday in Mumbai on the grounds of the Nehru Science Center, center officials said. ... more |
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 42 people die in south India cyclone: report At least 42 people including a French national were killed when a cyclone hit southern India, reports said on Saturday as engineers rushed to restore power supplies knocked out by the gale. ... more | .. |
 Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot India has emerged as the world's top source of junk mail as spammers make use of lax laws and absent enforcement to turn the country into a centre of unsolicited email. ... more | .. |
  India's PM worried by budget deficit India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday in his New Year's message to the nation that controlling the government's budget deficit was a priority for 2012 to avert another crisis. ... more | .. |
 Indian army eating out-of-date food India's army is eating out-of-date food, the government's spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee said. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
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  Russia hands over Nerpa nuclear sub to India: report Russia has handed over the nuclear-powered attack submarine Nerpa to India following more than two years of delays, a senior naval official was quoted as saying Friday. ... more | .. |
Cyclone hits India's southern coast, kills 33 A severe cyclone packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles) an hour tore into India's southeastern coast on Friday, killing at least 16 people, a senior official said. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firms bag India copper mining contracts Three Chinese firms have bagged contracts worth nearly $105 million to help India's only copper miner Hindustan Copper Ltd meet a target of boosting its output four-fold, the company said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Russia, India to cooperate in production of satellite navigation equipment Russia and India intend to cooperate in the production of satellite navigation equipment and to provide services to civilian users of the Glonass system, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian ... more |
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  India gets indigenous bomb disposal unit The Indian army's corps of engineers has taken delivery of the first six indigenously made, remotely operated vehicles designed for bomb disposal. ... more | .. |
  Electricity sparks new life into Indonesia's corals Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide. ... more | .. |
  India against binding emissions pact: minister India said Tuesday it would reject any global pact legally binding it to cut greenhouse gas emissions as such a move could stifle economic growth needed to eradicate poverty. ... more | .. |
Japan, India strike $15 billion currency swap deal Japan and India struck a $15 billion currency swap deal Wednesday that could support the sagging rupee as Japanese premier Yoshihiko Noda made a lightning trip to New Delhi to push closer ties. ... more |
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 Pakistan offers to move cannons from Kashmir border Pakistan has proposed moving heavy artillery away from the Line of Control, the de facto border with India in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Nepal's AIDS orphans forced into parental role As dawn breaks, Nirmala Nepali steels herself for another day of cooking, cleaning, and back-breaking work to get food on the table - a struggle she has faced for many years. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Noda in India on economic mission Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, for a visit that is expected to unveil a currency swap deal and reopen talks on a civil nuclear pact. ... more | .. |
Japan's Noda heads to India on economic mission Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda left for India on Tuesday, where economic ties will be the order of the day as Tokyo looks to shore up a financial friendship. ... more |
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 Indonesia girl reunited with family after 2004 tsunami An Indonesian girl separated from her family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has been reunited with her relatives after seven years living as a street child, her parents said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Data-driven tools cast geographical patterns of rainfall extremes in new light Using statistical analysis methods to examine rainfall extremes in India, a team of researchers has made a discovery that resolves an ongoing debate in published findings and offers new insights. Th ... more | .. |
 India's president calls for better maritime security India's president on Tuesday stressed the need to improve maritime security, as the energy-hungry nation grows and ramps up offshore oil and gas exploration activity. ... more | .. |
  China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing's economic interests in the region. ... more |
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