Indian state shuns $200m 'white elephant' assembly
Mumbai rickshaw makeover campaign
The women who rule India
05:13 UK time, martedì, 17 maggio 2011
Some of the most powerful figures in India are women. But will this usher in a new age of gender equality?
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Afghans resume anti-Nato protest
At least three people are injured in new protests in northern Afghanistan against Nato raids, reports say, a day after 12 demonstrators were shot dead.
New tape 'by Bin Laden' released
Al-Qaeda releases a message it says was made by Osama Bin Laden shortly before his death.
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Sehwag eyes England tour comeback
India opener Virender Sehwag expects to recover from the recurrence of a right-shoulder injury in time for this summer's tour of England.
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Business brings the web to rural IndiaFeatures & Analysis
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Crisis looms
Remote Himalayan villages fear withdrawal of food aid
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Moment of tension
Will diplomatic moves ease the crisis in US-Pakistan relations?
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Rural connections
The internet to rural India makes one farmer's future look brighter
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Unseen Tagore
Rare images of revered poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore
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Quake danger
How Himalayan glacial lakes could pose a major hazard
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Saudi roots
Friends and residents of Jeddah reflect on death of Bin Laden
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Blood and fear
The carnage and shock that followed academy attack
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