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A heatwave in Asia leads to deaths and school closures in India, and record-breaking temperatures in other countries. Luang Prabang, Laos, recorded a temperature of 42.7 C, while Tak, Thailand, recorded a temperature of 44.6 C.
2023-04-19

At least 12 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus collides with a diesel tanker and catches fire in Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
2022-10-8

A recent Global Slavery Index report estimates the number of people born into servitude, trafficked for sex work, in debt bondage, or forced labour to be 45.8 million. India is reported to have the highest number at an estimated 18.4 million slaves, and North Korea the highest ratio, 4.4 percent of its population.
2016-05-31

A group of Islamic terrorists exchange fire with Indian Armed Forces troops for the second consecutive day in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least five soldiers and one civilian have been killed.
2016-02-21

The ninth and final phase of the election concludes in India, with an all time high voter turnout of 66.64%. Final results will be declared on May 16.
2014-05-12

At least 10 people are dead and 35 injured when a bus falls into a ditch while travelling between the Indian cities of Pune and Satara.
2014-02-4

An express train catches fire in India, leaving at least 23 dead. The train was traveling from Bangalore to Nanded in the western state of Maharashtra.
2013-12-28

India's Supreme Court sentences actor and politician Sanjay Dutt to 5 years in prison over illegal arms possession, related to the 1993 Mumbai bombings. The death sentence of Yakub Memon, convicted mastermind of the bombings, has been upheld.
2013-03-21

Wells Fargo plans to move jobs to India and the Philippines.
2012-06-22

10 people, including three women, are injured in a clash between two groups at Kaserwa in Uttar Pradesh, India.
2010-10-13