Indian police die in Maoist attack

" At least 21 Indian police commandos have been killed in a Maoist attack in the  impoverished east of the country, officials said.   The attack in the state of Orissa on Wednesday came as top...

Tribals protest against Steel project in India

Haunted by the fear of displacement over the development in their habitat,Tribals in the India's forest have been protesting. This one is against the settin up of a steel plant by India's biggest steel manufacture...

Heartbreak over cub confiscation

A tribal man in India who rescued an abandoned bear cub to help his daughter overcome her mother's death has fallen foul of forestry officials. They confiscated the animal arguing that its capture was in...

India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China

"India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said.It marked the third test of the Agni-III missile -- India's...

One-year-old boy married to dog in Orissa

"Driven by superstition, the family of a one-year-old boy married him off to a dog to keep him free from diseases all his life in Orissa's tribal-dominated Jagatsinghpur district."

Indian Maoists kill 14 in Orissa

The BBC is reporting that a rebel group in India have attacked a police station and killed 13 people."Maoist rebels in India have attacked a police station in the eastern state of Orissa, killing 13 officers.A...

India tests nuclear-capable missile

"The Agni-1, which has a range of 700 kilometres (420 miles), was launched from Wheeler Island at mid-morning off the eastern state of Orissa, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It was a successful test," the official, who asked to remain unnamed, told...

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