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Just How Old Is India's Top Soldier?

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

NEW DELHI — The Indian government and its army chief are asking the Supreme Court to answer a peculiar question: Just how old is the nation's to...

15 Suicides An Hour In India

AP | By NIRMALA GEORGE | Posted 12.28.2011

NEW DELHI -- Ram Babu's last days were typical in India's growing rash of suicides. The poor farmer's crop failed and he defaulted on the $6,000 loan...

Delhi's Servant Crisis and the Commonweath Games

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Parvez Sharma

The residents of Malibu Towne are not used to cleaning their own homes: dishes are piling up and floors are not being swept daily.

Bollywood Star Shahrukh Khan's Detention Debated By India

Indipepal | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama may need to invite another two guests to the White House. India continues to simmer with anger post the detention of Shahrukh Khan ...

Emraan Hashmi, Bollywood Star, Allegedly Barred From Housing For Being Muslim

Indipepal | Posted 05.25.2011

By Kanika Parab At the beginning of his burgeoning film career, Indian star Emraan Hashmi was dubbed the 'serial kisser' owing to his choice of rac...

Mormons In India: Church Leaders On A Mission

Global Post | Sonya Fatah | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW DELHI -- Their voices rang out, echoing in the nearby passageway. "Count your many blessings," they sang. "Name them one by one. Count your many...

Nuclear Submarine To Be Launched By India

The Financial Times | Varun Sood and James Lamont | Posted 05.25.2011

India is expected to launch a locally built nuclear-powered submarine later this month, making it one of only a handful of countries with the technolo...

Mumbai Water Shortage Imminent

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

The authorities in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have reduced water supplies by 30% as it faces one of the worst water shortages in its history....

India Gay Ruling: Local Media Reacts With Glee

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The HuffPost has rounded up some of the reactions across India's media to today's decriminalization of homosexuality by the Delhi High Court: NDTV ca...