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Monthlong India election begins
Voting in the world's most populous democracy kicks off today, featuring hundreds of political parties, aging leaders and a colorful cast of Bollywood and cricket stars offering themselves up for the yea or nay of the masses.
An estimated 714 million...Tags: Animation (genre), Gaming, Democracy, Voting, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Surviving on a little luck and lots of street smarts
Shekhar Sahni has a cocky air, a music player filled with Hindi tunes and a swagger befitting someone who's beaten the odds in a culture where it's drummed into you early to accept your fate.
The 21-year-old grew up on India's rough streets and dreams of...Tags: Sex, Television, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Slumdog Millionaire (movie)
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'Contradictions and Complexities'
Special to The Times"Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art From India," on view at both d.e.n. contemporary and Western Project, takes a straightforward approach to an impossibly broad subject, presenting not an argument, overview or analysis but rather a...Tags: Landforms, Science and Technology, Photography, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles International Airport
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India unveils world's cheapest car
NEW DELHI -- India's Tata Motors Ltd. unveiled the world's cheapest new car today, bringing car ownership closer for millions of poorer consumers in emerging markets but raising environmental concerns.
The four-seater Nano, with an engine around 625 cc,...Tags: Tata Motors, Ford Motor Co., Vehicles, New Products, Car Engine Repair
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MIA in Mumbai
Those who live in Tel Aviv, New York or London need not fear a Mumbai episode. If 10 infantry-trained terrorists were to attack those cities, local police with their own hostage-rescue teams would quickly deal with them.
But in India, the reality is...Tags: Defense, National Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television, Politics
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Bombings kill at least 54 in Jaipur, India
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA series of bomb blasts killed at least 54 people Tuesday in one of India's most popular tourist cities, injuring scores of others and triggering panic in busy market areas, authorities said. Eight explosions struck the western city of Jaipur within a...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jaipur (India), Mumbai Terror Attacks, Bombings
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Making short work of India: An itinerary
Times Staff WriterWe used two travel agents to arrange our flights, drivers and tours: Protravel Interantional, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 428, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; (800) 301-3993 or (310) 271-9566, vwww.protravelinc.com. Sadhana Travel Services, 301 Skipper Corner,...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Los Angeles International Airport, Death, Jaipur (India), Hotels and Accommodations
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Planning the trip to India
THE BEST WAY: From LAX, Air India, British, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa and United offer connecting service to New Delhi. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,153 until May 25, then rise to $1,172 until July 10. WHERE TO STAY: The Imperial,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Heads of State, Los Angeles International Airport, Lifestyle and Leisure, Government
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Warming to the challenge of climate change
Tribune foreign correspondentRajendra Pachauri grew up in the foothills of the Himalayas, spending quiet winters contemplating the snowy mountains that loomed near his home. The beauty, he says, changed him. "It never leaves you," he said recently, shifting for a moment in a chair...Tags: Kyoto (Japan), Weather, Global Change, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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SHASHI TANDON: Fulfilling Hindu priestly duties and starting a quiet revolution
Chicago Tribune reporterAmid the noise and bustle of downtown Chicago, the groom rode a white horse, shaking to Indian drumbeats in procession to the Palmer House Hilton hotel. Inside, the bride and groom took seats under thered mandap, or wedding canopy, and the priest began...Tags: Weddings, Wisconsin, Marriage, Religious Events, Chicago Tribune
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Our foreign correspondents take you around the world to Asia, Beijing, Islamabad and Mexico City
This is the last of three installments from the Tribune's foreign correspondents on their tips for finding the best of the best around the world.
In previous weeks we covered Rome with Christine Spolar; Moscow with Alex J. Rodriguez; London with Tom...Tags: Subway Transportation, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Bodies of Water, Arts and Culture, Mexico City
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Girl Power in the Land of the Maharajahs
Special to The TimesSomewhere along the barren two-lane "highway" between Udaipur and the Adivasi Valley in northwest India, my driver, Shyam Vir Singh Nager, and I searched for a lunch spot. We were in Rajasthan, one of India's poorest but most culturally rich states. This...Tags: Heart Attack, Politics, Photography, Arts and Culture, San Francisco
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