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HR manager beaten to death by angry workers

Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday.

India: School lets motorbike run over karate kids

A government school in southern India has tested pupils' karate skills by running over their outstretched arms with a motorcycle.

Passengers killed as Indian train derails

At least 14 people are feared dead following a train derailment in eastern India Friday, officials said.

Indian city pays residents to use toilet

It pays to go in a small south Indian town.

Circus for Change

Vimlendu Jha is the founder and head of Swechha -- We For Change Foundation which is based in India's capital, New Delhi.

Time.com: India's Debate Over Sacred Geography

A natural bridge between India and Sri Lanka, which Hindu revivalists believe is a divine legacy, has become a hot political issue

Time.com: Teen Surgeon's Parents Arrested

Indian police arrested the physician parents of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly carried out a Caesarean section under their supervision in an attempt to set a world record, an official said Monday

Indian camp stampede kills 42

A stampede at a flood relief center in southern India has killed at least 42 people and injured another 13, according to police.

Indian camp stampede kills 40

A stampede at a flood relief center in the southern Indian city of Chennai has killed at least 40 people and injured another 30 people Sunday, according to police.

India: 75 die in bus flood tragedy

At least 75 people were killed and 53 injured when rising floodwaters reportedly swept two crowded buses away Friday in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to Indian media and authorities.

Indian train toll reaches 111 dead

At least 111 people died and 92 others were injured after an Indian passenger train derailed as it attempted to cross tracks washed away by a flood, officials say.

For rural women, land means hope

When Abraham George began looking for a farm in India, he shunned the normal attributes such as fertile land, ample rainfall and roads on which to transport his produce.

Eco-friendly bottle for ethical water

A water company that puts all of its profits into clean water projects in developing countries has created an environmentally friendly bottle out of biodegradable plastic.

Indians return after tsunami alert

A tsunami warning from Indian authorities appeared to be a false alarm, as thousands of panicked residents returned to coastal areas after officials said the warning was meant as advice to be careful, not orders to evacuate.

Quake, tsunamis kill more than 26,000

People across Asia are flocking to makeshift morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean from Thailand to Somalia, killing more than 26,000 people.

Asia quake death toll tops 13,000

As dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant waves -- already more than 13,000 -- is expected to rise further.

Indian train smash 'brutal murder'

India's railway minister has accused rail operators of negligence and murder as the death toll grew to 38 in Tuesday's deadly head-on collision of two passenger trains in India's northern Punjab state.

Police kill India's 'Robin Hood'

India's most wanted criminal, who once boasted of cutting up his victims and feeding them to fish, has been shot dead in an hour-long gunbattle with police in a jungle in southern India.

School blaze kills 90 children

At least 90 children have been killed in a massive fire at a school in southern India, officials said.

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