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Major news in India on March 26 2012 Top news in <India Today>: Anna Hazare tells govt to bring Lokpal Bill by 2014 or go
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Indian Boy Dances to Mark ‘Gudi Padwa’
A young Indian boy dressed in traditional attire performs during a procession to mark “Gudi Padwa,” or Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 23, 2012. <Photo: AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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India on 19 March 2012 India on 19 March 2012 <The Hindu>: Mamata has her way, Trivedi to quit
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Physical Fitness Test for Employment of Indian Army
Kashmiri youths undergoing a physical fitness test during a recruitment drive by Indian army in Anantnag some 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 16, 2012. Indian army conducted an employment drive to recruit Kashmiri youth in the army. Hundreds of young aspirants thronged the venue…
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India on 12 Mar 2012 India on 12 Mar 2012 <Times of India>: Blind Indore girl cleared UPSC, gets railways job at PM’s behest
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“Let’s Enjoy Holi Together”
A visitor put colored powder on a local resident’s face in Jaipur, capital of the north Indian state Rajasthan on March 8, 2012. March 8 is one of Hindu’s most important Holi, the festival of colors. People celebrate Holi by laying colors on each other during the 2-day national holiday.…
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A dressed-up elephant enters the Rambagh Polo Ground in Jaipur, capital of the north India state Rajasthan, during the Elephant Festival on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
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India on 5 Mar 2012: Minor arrested for axing father to death India on 5 Mar 2012 <Time’s of India>: Minor arrested for axing father to death
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General Strikes for 24hrs in India
Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012. Markets, banks, factories are closed and traffic is sparse in major cities across India during the strike, called by eleven major trade unions to protest…
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India Avalanche Kills 11 Soldiers
Kashmiri villagers search for belongings on the site where their homes were buried in snow after an avalanche in Ramwari, some 70 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Feb. 23, 2012. At least 11 Indian army troopers were killed after avalanches hit their camps in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said…
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