Rare Indian artefacts are auctioned in the UK
Indian jacket blows hot and cold
The women who rule India
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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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US cuts in Pakistan 'significant'
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Pakistan ISI denies murder claims
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Low-cost housing for India's poor
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Leics bring in all-rounder Razzaq
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England call up Dernbach as cover
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