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Dec 15, 2011 1:19 AM CST

Bad Hooch Kills 102 in Calcutta

Methanol-spiked booze blamed for villagers' deaths

(Newser) - A bad batch of illegal liquor has killed at least 102 people in villages that fringe Calcutta. Dozens more are critically ill with alcohol poisoning. Traces of highly toxic methanol were found in the victims, who were mostly poor day laborers and rickshaw-pullers who bought the hooch in pouches for...

The Big World Events
You Missed in 2011

Dec 11, 2011 3:30 PM CST

The Big World Events You Missed in 2011

Foreign Policy lists 10 quiet but essential world events

(Newser) - What events and trends flew under the radar in 2011 but could erupt into massive headline-grabbers in 2012? Foreign Policy rounds up the top 10 "stories you missed" this year.

India grows its military: India is now the globe's leading weapons importer, accounting for nearly 1 in 10

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73 Dead in India Hospital Fire

Dec 9, 2011 2:59 AM CST

73 Dead in India Hospital Fire

Hospital staff accused of fleeing, not helping patients

(Newser) - A basement fire sent flames and smoke coursing through a seven-story Indian hospital today, killing 73 people, and officials accused hospital staff of abandoning many patients to die of suffocation. As rescuers scrambled to evacuate survivors, police filed a case against the hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata for...

Snake Charmer Frees Cobras at Land Tax Office

See Snakes
Let Loose at
Tax Office

Dec 2, 2011 12:05 AM CST

See Snakes Let Loose at Tax Office

Man angry he didn't get a parcel of land

(Newser) - As reported earlier , a venomous North Indian snake charmer got back at government bureaucrats the best way he knew—by releasing cobras in their office. The snake charmer told reporters he had been promised a plot of land for his reptiles two years ago by a district magistrate, but nothing...

Farmers Protest
Bribery—With
Bags of Snakes

Nov 30, 2011 5:38 PM CST

Farmers Protest Bribery—With Bags of Snakes

Two men in India unleash 40 snakes on a tax office

(Newser) - Two farmers in northern India just wanted to obtain property tax records from a local tax office, but officials allegedly demanded bribes for the info. The miffed farmers came back with three bags, filled not with bribe cash, but with around 40 live snakes—including at least four deadly cobras—...

Pakistan Boosting
Trade With India

Nov 2, 2011 11:27 AM CDT

Pakistan Boosting Trade With India

Grants longtime rival 'Most Favored Nation' status

(Newser) - Pakistan's government announced today it would normalize trade with its giant rival and neighbor India, a sign of better ties between two nuclear-armed nations whose tense relations have long poisoned South Asia. The decision to grant India "Most Favored Nation" status would enable Pakistanis to export more goods...

7-Billionth Babies Born: Danica in Philippines, Nargis in India

Meet Baby No. 7 Billion

Oct 31, 2011 7:56 AM CDT

Meet Baby No. 7 Billion

UN, activists pick representatives for population landmark

(Newser) - The world’s 7 billionth baby has been born, and a number of infants are vying for the title. The UN has chosen Danica May Camacho—born in Manila, Philippines, just before midnight—as its symbolic No. 7 billion, the Guardian reports. UN officials offered Danica’s family a cake...

Indian Man Wins $1M in
Real-Life Slumdog Millionaire

Oct 27, 2011 10:32 AM CDT

Indian Man Wins $1M in Real-Life Slumdog Millionaire

Sushil Kumar, 26, is first in country to win top prize

(Newser) - In a case of life imitating Hollywood, a poor Indian government clerk won $1 million on his country’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. And the Slumdog Millionaire-esque tale gets more remarkable: Sushil Kumar, who comes from a desolate region of the country, is the first person...

Billionaire Abandons $1B Home

Oct 26, 2011 3:15 AM CDT

Billionaire Abandons $1B Home

Tycoon believes Mumbai tower is unlucky

(Newser) - Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani spent a billion dollars building a home that he doesn't want to live in. Ambani's 27-story tower in Mumbai, the world's most expensive home, was completed a year ago , but the billionaire and his family haven't moved in, the Daily Mail reports....

Bill Gates' AIDS Program Saved 100K Indians: Study

Oct 11, 2011 1:45 PM CDT

Bill Gates' AIDS Program Saved 100K Indians: Study

Researchers conclude that prevention works

(Newser) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s $258 million AIDS prevention program in India has prevented more than 100,000 people from becoming infected, according to a study published today in the Lancet , which concludes that prevention programs targeted at high-risk populations can be effective. The initiative, dubbed Avahan, focuses...

India Launches $35 Tablet

Oct 6, 2011 5:44 AM CDT

India Launches $35 Tablet

It's not cutting edge, but it is 30 times cheaper than the iPad

(Newser) - India has announced the world's cheapest tablet computer—just $60, or $35 with a student discount, reports Reuters . Called the "Aakash," or "sky," the tablet was developed by a small British company together with the Indian Institute of Technology, and is assembled in India. With...

Shipwreck Hoarding
$200M in Silver
Found in Atlantic

Sep 27, 2011 2:18 AM CDT

Shipwreck Hoarding $200M in Silver Found in Atlantic

Haul by US salvage crew promises to be biggest ever

(Newser) - Some $200 million in silver has been sitting at the bottom of the sea for decades, and a US salvage operation has just discovered the sunken ship carrying it. The find promises to be the biggest haul ever of precious metal from a shipwreck. The British SS Gairsoppa was sunk...

Himalayan Quake's
Toll Rises to 55

Sep 19, 2011 6:43 AM CDT

Himalayan Quake's Toll Rises to 55

Rain, landslides hamper rescue efforts

(Newser) - At least 55 people are dead in India, Nepal, and Tibet after yesterday’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake , and the search for more survivors in remote Himalayan villages is being hampered by rain and landslides. "The situation doesn't look good," a UN official tells Reuters . "My...

26 Dead in India Earthquake

UPDATED

Sep 18, 2011 9:40 AM CDT

26 Dead in India Earthquake

Epicenter was near Nepal border; no immediate damage reported

(Newser) - A 6.8 earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal today, killing at least 26 people, injuring scores and damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal's capital running into the streets, reports the BBC . The quake was felt across northeast India, including the capital of New Delhi. It triggered at...

12 New Frog Species Found

Sep 17, 2011 8:54 AM CDT

12 New Frog Species Found

One sounds like a cat, say scientists in India

(Newser) - Years of combing tropical mountain forests have paid off for a team of Indian scientists that has discovered 12 new frog species, plus three others thought to have been extinct. The new species include the meowing night frog, whose croak sounds more like a cat's call; the jog night...

New Delhi Sees
Deadliest Attack
in 3 Years

Sep 7, 2011 6:19 AM CDT

New Delhi Sees Deadliest Attack in 3 Years

Bomb was hidden in briefcase; blast killed 10

(Newser) - A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase exploded today as people lined up outside a top court in New Delhi, killing 10 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest attack in India's capital in nearly three years. The blast near a gate at the High Court, the second...

India 'Train Surfers' Go Viral

Sep 1, 2011 3:03 AM CDT

India 'Train Surfers' Go Viral

Officials plead with boys to stop deadly stunts

(Newser) - A viral YouTube video showing young showoffs clinging to the side of a speeding train in India have shocked officials certain that such hijinks are bound to end in death. The boys in the film first cling to a train as they "surf" along a station platform, then leap...

Anna Hazare Ends
Hunger Strike

Aug 27, 2011 12:58 PM CDT

Anna Hazare Ends Hunger Strike

After India's government expresses support for parts of his anti-graft plan

(Newser) - Indian activist Anna Hazare agreed to end his 11-day hunger strike tomorrow morning, after the government announced it was in favor of some of his demands. The AP reports that after a nine-hour debate, Parliament today expressed nonbinding support for the 74-year-old's demands that a proposed anti-graft bill ensure...

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Aug 19, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Activist tells the crowd it's time for a second revolution

(Newser) - Anna Hazare left jail today amidst a throng of supporters who cheered and tossed rose petals for India's most prominent anti-corruption activist. “Whether I live or not, corruption shall not live,” Hazare told supporters, before heading to the public square of Ramlila Maidan to begin his hunger...

Indian Anti-Graft
Crusader Freed to
Start Hunger Strike

Aug 18, 2011 3:40 AM CDT

Indian Anti-Graft Crusader Freed to Start Hunger Strike

Tens of thousands rally in support of Anna Hazare

(Newser) - Indian authorities, facing huge protests in cities and towns across the country, have backed down and agreed to allow anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare to begin a 15-day hunger strike. The 74-year-old activist was arrested along with at least a thousand supporters Tuesday. Despite an order for his release, he had...