The monkey population of Delhi has grown large and aggressive, overwhelming the city’s efforts to control it, but Hindu tradition calls for feeding the monkeys twice a week.

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Fed by Indians, Monkeys Overwhelm Delhi

A protest by a section of Air India pilots enters its second day with more international flights cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai, reports say.

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Air India cancels further flights

This week’s diplomatic choreography — with the Americans and the Iranians in New Delhi — provided a window into the realpolitik of Iranian sanctions.

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Despite U.S. Nudge, India and Iran Keep Economic Relations

Kevin Pietersen scores his first Twenty20 century to lead the Delhi Daredevils to victory over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.

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Pietersen hits first Twenty20 ton

A newspaper recounted January maneuvers, involving nighttime advances on New Delhi, that it said had taken the government by surprise.

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India’s Leaders Dispute Report of Rift With Military

NEW DELHI — A bomb attack Monday on an Israeli diplomat’s car in New Delhi underlines the tough balancing act that India has to perform as it attempts to manage its relations with the United States and Israel, and with Iran. Read full article > >

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India walks tightrope as U.S. toughens Iran sanctions

NEW DELHI — The Indian government’s recent announcement that it taps nearly 300 new phones every day has sparked a debate about privacy in a country that traditionally views such concerns as an ugly offshoot of Western individualism. Read full article > >

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Privacy concerns grow in India

NEW DELHI — Controversial Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie canceled his visit to an Indian literary festival Friday after authorities warned he was a target for assassination, following protests from local Muslim groups. Read full article > >

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NEW DELHI — Persistently questioned by an Indian journalist over a disputed map, the Chinese ambassador finally lost his temper. “Shut up,” Ambassador Zhang Yan snapped at the correspondent at an event last month, his undiplomatic tone a reflection of China’s deep discomfort with India’s raucous and often nationalistic media. Read full article > >

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Popular distrust challenges peaceful rise of India and China

NEW DELHI — A powerful bomb left in a briefcase rocked the city high court complex Wednesday morning killing nine people and injuring at least 47, police said. The blast occurred during the morning rush hour, shortly after 10 a.m, between Gates 4 and 5 of the Delhi High Court through which visitors, lawyers, litigants and journalists enter and get their security passes made. Police immediately cordoned off the area as security commandos and bomb disposal squads went in to check for more bombs. Television images showed panic and mayhem just a few minutes after the blast, with people carrying bodies and hundreds of files splattered all over the ground. The tin-roof of the entrance area was blown off by the blast. Read full article > >

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Bomb explosion outside New Delhi court building leaves 9 dead, 47 wounded

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is due to leave prison to begin a 15-day hunger strike to force Delhi to strengthen an anti-corruption bill.

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Indian activist Anna Hazare plans to defy a police ban in Delhi and protest against corruption, after a weekend fast was violently broken up.

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Indian activist plans new protest

Around 30 people are injured as Delhi police break up an anti-corruption protest led by controversial yoga guru Baba Ramdev.

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Indian police end yogi’s protest

The chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Suresh Kalmadi, is remanded in jail for 14 days over charges of corruption.

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NEW DELHI — Indians fed up with recent corruption scandals have launched a nationwide protest demanding that they be allowed to participate in drafting a tough, national anti-graft law.

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India’s corruption scandals spawn citizen protest