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Indian census puts caste issue in spotlight
The decision to include caste in India's national census has triggered intense controversy about a painful, vexing subject.

Indian court convicts Pakistani in Mumbai siege
Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said that "the judgement in itself is a message to Pakistan that they should not export terror to India."

Schoolboy cricketers in India despite terror risk
A NZ schoolboys cricket team has travelled to play in India for two weeks despite a Mfat warning of an "extreme risk" of terrorism.

An encounter with the world's hottest chilli
In Manipur, locals coyly point out that, unlike many varieties of chilli, umorok burns while entering the body but not on the way out.

Cricket blast: 'We're lucky no one was killed'
Claims that IPL players were pressured to play after bombs exploded outside an Indian stadium are being investigated.

NZers safe after bomb attack outside Indian cricket clash
Former NZ Black Cap Simon Doull says it's not worth the risk to your life, after two bombs went off at a stadium in Bangalore where he was about to commentate an IPL match.