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On a recent trip home to India, I heard a German man on my flight remark to another passenger that he'd taken his son on a tour of a Kolkata slum.

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High hopes for Indian footballupdated: Mon Jan 30 2012 13:12:00

CNN World Sport interviews former India football coach and Olympian on a new Indian Football League.

168 dead after drinking toxic moonshine in eastern Indiaupdated: Fri Dec 16 2011 09:05:00

Police have arrested 10 suspects in the sale of toxic, illegally brewed liquor that has left at least 168 people dead in the Indian state of West Bengal, an official said Friday.

Death toll in India blaze goes up to 91 updated: Sun Dec 11 2011 01:33:00

Six hospital managers arrested on negligence charges are in custody for questioning after a hospital blaze killed 91 people in eastern India, authorities said Sunday.

Indian prime minister offers victims money after blaze kills 88 updated: Sat Dec 10 2011 10:18:00

Investigators have arrested six hospital managers after a fire that killed at least 88 people in a hospital Friday in eastern India.

Dozens killed in India hospital fireupdated: Sat Dec 10 2011 10:18:00

Dozens of people were killed when a fire engulfed a hospital in India.

Tendulkar misses out on historic 100th century? updated: Fri Nov 25 2011 10:25:00

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has missed out on becoming the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries after being dismissed for 94 in the third Test against the West Indies.

Tendulkar falls short in chase for 100th international centuryupdated: Wed Nov 09 2011 17:30:00

Sachin Tendulkar fell short in his quest to complete a 100th international century as India beat the West indies by five wickets in the first Test in Delhi.

Pietersen steers England to T20 victory updated: Sat Oct 29 2011 15:40:00

Kevin Pietersen smashed 53 off 39 balls to help England to a six-wicket victory over India in the one-off Twenty20 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapseupdated: Thu May 12 2011 19:51:00

An extraordinary thing is about to happen in my native state. More than three decades of communism is about to fall -- not through revolution or bloodshed but by the sheer power of the ballot box.

Girls got game in Bangladeshupdated: Fri Feb 18 2011 12:32:00

CNN's Sara Sidner reports on how cricket is lifting girls' worth in Bangladesh.

Fire at Indian ice plant sickens 7updated: Mon Jan 10 2011 10:43:00

A huge fire broke out at an ice plant in eastern India Monday, sickening at least seven people, after ammonia gas escaped from the factory, authorities said.

Citigroup probes 'suspicious' India dealsupdated: Wed Dec 29 2010 08:25:00

Citigroup's India unit has launched an investigation into suspicious transactions based on documents believed forged by an employee, the bank said in a statement.

Nuns mark Mother Teresa's 100th birthdayupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 07:59:00

A solemn Mass at the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, marked the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth on Thursday.

From Kolkata to Hollywood, digital film changing landscape of cinemaupdated: Thu Aug 05 2010 00:29:00

From mobile apps for zombie films to web-only prequels for documentaries, digital filmmaking is establishing itself as integral to both Hollywood blockbusters and small indie films.

Boy killed, 18 hurt as blast derails train in Indiaupdated: Thu Jul 08 2010 03:30:00

A six-year-old boy was killed and 18 others were injured as a bomb explosion derailed a train in India's restive northeastern region Thursday, authorities said.

Diplomatic squabbles over Mother Teresa's legacyupdated: Wed May 26 2010 13:22:00

August marks the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth and few will be prouder than the citizens of her birthplace Skopje.

Jewish center bears scarsupdated: Mon Mar 29 2010 14:47:00

Jewish leaders are deciding what to do with the Mumbai center attacked by terrorists.

India to introduce trains for young joblessupdated: Wed Dec 23 2009 07:22:00

Indian authorities hope discount train tickets on air-conditioned trains may help the country fight its unemployment problem.

Albania to India: Give us Mother Teresaupdated: Sat Oct 17 2009 11:23:00

"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world."

India deploys troops against Maoistsupdated: Fri Jun 19 2009 03:32:00

Operations against Maoist rebels were to continue Friday during a week in which Maoist rebels killed more than 10 Indian government supporters and took over eastern Indian villages, a government official said.

Time.com: Indian Teen Arrested in Deadly iPod Disputeupdated: Tue Aug 19 2008 12:35:00

A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday

Time.com: Scrabulous Creators Strike Back!updated: Thu Jul 31 2008 08:00:00

After Facebook took down their rogue application, the brothers behind the popular game reveal their next move

Time.com: Gay Pride Delhi-Styleupdated: Sun Jun 29 2008 15:00:00

Delhi's first gay pride parade attracted more than 500 marchers. The movement, in a city of 14 million, may be small, but it was a long time in coming

'Terror' groups claims bombingupdated: Thu May 15 2008 04:06:00

Little-known group says it set series of explosions in Indian city. CNN-IBN's Sumon Chakrabarti explains.

Group claims responsibility for India blastsupdated: Thu May 15 2008 04:06:00

A little-known group called Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's near-simultaneous bomb attacks that killed 63 people in the northwest Indian city of Jaipur. It also warned of more attacks in the country.

Time.com: Cricket's Deal with the Devilupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 07:45:00

Viewpoint: The newly-conceived Indian Premier League will surely be a success. So why does it give a TIME writer cause for concern?

Fortune: India's retail revolutionupdated: Wed Jun 27 2007 00:57:00

Suresh Prasad sells groceries from a 12-by eight-foot store opposite a new Reliance Fresh supermarket in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. His specialties are 10-cent pastry puffs and cakes. With the supermarket drawing new customers to the area, his sales have doubled.

Train blast kills 5 on eastern Indiaupdated: Mon Nov 20 2006 09:44:00

An explosion ripped through a train in eastern India on Monday, killing five people and injuring dozens of others, according to news agencies.

Your e-mails: Bin Laden's relevanceupdated: Tue Aug 08 2006 13:45:00

As part of an upcoming "CNN Presents" special investigation on Osama bin Laden, CNN.com asked readers to share their thoughts on the al Qaeda leader's relevance in the current global environment.

Gay men find refuge on the Netupdated: Tue Oct 04 2005 04:34:00

The Internet is revolutionizing the lives of gay men in India.

Saving Kolkata's colonial heritageupdated: Fri Sep 23 2005 00:02:00

For more than five decades, British buildings in Kolkata were left to rot as authorities wrestled with the uncomfortable legacy of British rule.

Railway children's bleak existenceupdated: Tue Sep 20 2005 01:00:00

They are known as India's railway children. They live rough and on their own in stations across the country.

A eunuch's tale from the slumsupdated: Wed Sep 07 2005 05:12:00

It was four o'clock on a Saturday afternoon in Mumbai, and I was off to a slum to talk to a eunuch.

Bar dance girls on the marchupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 01:38:00

It is 3 a.m. on a Tuesday in Mumbai's northwestern Malad district, and in the far distance a group begins to emerge from the empty darkness.

EW review: 'Faith' a real oddityupdated: Wed May 11 2005 10:33:00

Before anything else is said, let's give Philip Caputo a serious round of applause for "Acts of Faith."

Kolkata's red light kids eye Oscarsupdated: Wed Feb 23 2005 21:42:00

There are more than 7,000 prostitutes in Sonagchi, the red light district of Kolkata, and "Born into Brothels" chronicles the lives of eight of their children.

U.S. shutters New Delhi embassy updated: Thu Aug 05 2004 03:56:00

Fearing possible attacks, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi has closed its public offices, a statement on the embassy Web site said.

India frees British arms dealerupdated: Wed Feb 04 2004 10:03:00

A convicted British arms dealer walked out of an East Indian prison Wednesday after receiving a pardon from India's president, according to jail officials.

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