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Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India.
2023-04-15

The Indian tourism industry reports that, as a result of protests, December visits to the Taj Mahal and the state of Assam declined by 60% and 90% respectively compared to the same period last year. These declines are also occurring in the midst of general economic slowdown in the country.
2019-12-29

The death toll from floods in the Indian state of Assam rises to seven, with 650,000 people displaced.
2015-08-23

In India over 60 million people vote in 64 constituencies today across 7 states for 16th Lok Sabha.
2014-05-7

India's Supreme Court rejects a plea by Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug, Glivec (Imatinib), amid concerns that a patent could threaten access to cheap generic versions of drugs in poorer countries.
2013-04-1

India executes Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is hanged after his mercy petition is rejected.
2012-11-21

Hundreds of thousands of government workers protest against the killing of Yashwant Sonawane, an official in Maharashtra, a murder which is said to have shocked people across India.
2011-01-27

The appeal of Ajmal Kasab against the death sentence imposed by an Indian court for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks begins in Mumbai.
2010-10-18

India's Home Secretary G. K. Pillai states Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) co-ordinated the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
2010-07-14

Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India.
2010-05-3