Maoist rebels in India’s state of Orissa free a district magistrate abducted earlier this month, the state government says.

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Kidnapped Indian official freed

Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Orissa set fresh conditions for the release of a magistrate they abducted earlier this month.

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New demand in Maoist kidnap case

India’s environment ministry orders Vedanta to stop expanding an aluminium plant in Orissa, in another blow for the mining group.

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New setback for Vedanta in India

India refuses permission for the UK mining group Vedanta to extract bauxite in the eastern state of Orissa amid concerns for local tribes.

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India rejects Vedanta mine plans