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2016

Tata Tea project fails to protect Indian workers – Reuters. November 11, 2016
'Nothing can be more socially relevant to India right now': Bollywood's foray into feminism with Pink – Sydney Morning Herald. October 8, 2016
Dating the 'wrong man' can mean death in India – Sydney Morning Herald. September 22, 2016
Cow vigilantes take to the streets as India's Hindu leaders accused of 'right-wing' muscle flexing – Sydney Morning Herald. September 10, 2016
Millions strike in India over reforms – BBC News. September 2, 2016
'More than 150 million workers' in India strike over economic reforms – The National. September 2, 2016
She was raped at 13. Her case has been in India's courts for 11 years – and counting – Washington Post. August 16, 2016
India's Supreme Court refuses to hear gay-sex ban challenge – Reuters. June 29, 2016
Indian journalists see more threats, attacks with Modi as PM – Associated Press. March 16, 2016
India's female scavengers enslaved by caste, gender discrimination – Thomas Reuters Foundation. March 3, 2016
Amnesty criticizes India for intolerance of dissent – Associated Press. February 25, 2016
In JNU, we are fighting for India's democracy: CPI-ML General Secretary– Hindustan Times. February 21, 2016
Protests against India student leader's arrest spread – Associated Press. February 19, 2016
Indian students protest in thousands as government cracks down on dissent – Reuters. February 16, 2016
India's top court to re-examine gay rights – Associated Press. February 3, 2016
Inside Delhi's gadget graveyard where the West's e-waste ends up – Sydney Morning Herald. January 9, 2016

2015

Indian gay rights activists welcome minister's call for court to review gay sex ban – ABC Radio Australia. December 1, 2015
Coca-Cola blamed for water shortages in Modi's Indian constituency – Thomson Reuters Foundation. November 28, 2015
Indian women join "happy to bleed" campaign to protest menstruation remarks – Thomson Reuters Foundation. November 25, 2015
41 writers return Indian award, citing climate of intolerance – Associated Press. October 15, 2015
The bitter story behind the UK's national drink – BBC News. September 7, 2015
'More than 150 million workers' in India strike over economic reforms – Agence France Presse. September 2, 2015
Two Indian sisters to be raped as 'punishment' after brother eloped – The Telegraph. August 30, 2015
India's policewomen battle sexism at every level – Thomson Reuters Foundation. August 20, 2015
Captured By Cotton: Girls duped into 'bonded labor' in India's textile mills – Thomson Reuters Foundation. August 6, 2015
Crop-loss Indian farmers sell their children to survive: Authorities – Thomson Reuters Foundation. May 21, 2015
Roads before welfare: India's Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup – Reuters. May 19, 2015
Impoverished Indian farmer commits suicide at rally – Associated Press. April 23, 2015
Blackmail and abuse: Gay sex ban in India stirs violence – Thomson Reuters Foundation. April 7, 2015
Indian Supreme Court decision a victory for freedom of speech online – New York Times. March 25, 2015
US court dismisses lawsuit against India's Narendra Modi – BBC News. January 15, 2015
India outrage over Goa minister's plan to 'cure' gays – BBC News. January 13, 2015

2014

Religion in India bubbles over into politics – Associated Press. December 30, 2014
India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest – Reuters. December 24, 2014
Delhi air impurities far worse than level that won Indian capital 'world's most polluted city' title – Sydney Morning Herald. December 13, 2014
Bhopal disaster: 30 years on, Indian advocates still seeking justice for gas leak victims – ABC Radio Australia. December 2, 2014
Hundreds march in gay pride parade in India's capital New Delhi to protest law banning homosexual sex – Agence France Presse. December 1, 2014
Indian police say girls found hanging from tree killed themselves – Reuters. November 28, 2014
Indian sterilization targets remain in all but name, critics say – Reuters. November 26, 2014
LGBT film fest to focus on sexuality in South Asia – Indo Asian News Service. November 16, 2014
Indian woman paraded naked on donkey – BBC News. November 10, 2014
Kissing protest in Delhi brings fury from hard-line Hindus – Sydney Morning Herald. November 9, 2014
India approves projects in dash for growth, alarming green groups – Reuters. October 10, 2014
New York court orders Indian PM Narendra Modi to face 'attempted genocide' charge on US visit – Agence France Presse. September 27, 2014
Jadavpur University boycott to continue despite inquiry – BBC News. September 22, 2014
Indian finance minister criticised for calling Delhi 2013 gang rape a 'small incident' – Reuters. August 23, 2014
Irom Sharmila: India hunger striker re-arrested – BBC News. August 22, 2014
Irom Sharmila: India court orders release of hunger striker – BBC News. August 19, 2014
India's Delhi University acknowledges transgender students – BBC News. August 13, 2014
Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor – Associated Press. August 12, 2014
Delhi gang rape: India outrage over fashion shoot – BBC News. August 6, 2014
India right-wing party calls rape charges 'a fashion' – ABC Radio Australia. August 2, 2014
Protests over rape of 6-year-old Indian schoolgirl – Australian Associated Press. July 20, 2014
India budget: Arun Jaitley unveils reform plans – BBC News. July 10, 2014
The silent epidemic – Sydney Morning Herald. June 19, 2014
Ten rapes a day in Indian state where power and caste are two sides of same coin – Sydney Morning Herald. June 13, 2014
India rocked by new rape cases – Agence France Presse. June 12, 2014
Indian minister says rapes happen 'accidentally' – ABC Radio Australia. June 8, 2014
Rape 'sometimes right', says Indian minister Babulal Gaur – Agence France Presse. June 6, 2014
India government announces new measures targeting violence against women – ABC Radio Australia. June 5, 2014
Anger mounts in India over gang rape, murder – Sydney Morning Herald. May 31, 2014
India gang rapes: Outrage over police 'discrimination' – BBC News. May 30, 2014
US would welcome Modi as India leader despite past visa ban – Reuters. May 13, 2014
Delhi dirtiest city on earth, says World Health Organisation – Sydney Morning Herald. May 10, 2014
Bollywood actress Jaitly fights for LGBT rights – Associated Press. May 6, 2014
The rapes that India forgot – BBC News. April 5, 2014
Sheer size is just one complexity in Indian election – Associated Press. April 3, 2014
India's transgender community gets official recognition in country's electoral roll – ABC Radio Australia. March 26, 2014
India announces general elections to start April 7 – Associated Press. March 6, 2014
After stunning debut, India's anti-graft party scrambles to dispel doubts - Reuters. January 31, 2014
India's top court refuses plea to review gay sex ban, activists vow to continue fight against colonial-era law - ABC Radio Australia. January 29, 2014
Indian woman says gang-raped on orders of village court - Reuters. January 24, 2014
The grind and grief behind the glitter - Sydney Morning Herald. January 19, 2014
Indian judge calls pre-marital sex 'immoral', against 'every religion' - Agence France Presse. January 5, 2014

2013

Activists: Ruling on gays hurts HIV fight in India - Associated Press. December 25, 2013
Reported rapes double in India over past year - ABC Radio Australia. December 16, 2013
India urged to tackle world's largest number of child marriages - ABC Radio Australia. December 16, 2013
India's Supreme Court upholds anti-gay sex law - Australian Associated Press. December 12, 2013
Frustrated India investors cheer opposition gains - Australian Associated Press. December 9, 2013
India opens first bank for women to strengthen their financial security - Agence France Presse. November 20, 2013
Calls for legislation to protect domestic workers in India - ABC Radio Australia. November 7, 2013
Power, poverty and the desperate battle for India's coal - Sydney Morning Herald. November 2, 2013
Summit rugby league footballs linked to Indian child slave labour - Sydney Morning Herald. October 1, 2013
India seeks to regulate its booming 'rent-a-womb' industry - Reuters. October 1, 2013
'Women-only' spaces grow in India - Washington Post. September 28, 2013
India voters get right to reject election candidates - BBC News. September 27, 2013
India's 'It's your fault' video, which lampoons officials' comments following bus rape, goes viral - ABC News. September 24, 2013
Indian police reprimanded after arresting man for drinking tea in a 'suspicious' manner - Agence France Presse. September 19, 2013
Rights groups slam India death sentences - Agence France Presse. September 14, 2013
Rape trial puts focus on India's death penalty paradox - Reuters. September 13, 2013
Rapes double in capital despite public outrage - Sydney Morning Herald. September 10, 2013
One death per hour over dowry in India - Associated Press. September 4, 2013
Outrage in India over first Delhi gang-rape sentence - ABC Radio Australia. September 1, 2013
Indian parliament passes food security bill, as Sonia Gandhi hospitalised - ABC Radio Australia. August 27, 2013
Third arrest in India gang-rape case - Agence France Presse. August 25, 2013
A rocky road as India migrates to the cities - Asia Sentinel. August 8, 2013
Indian outcry over 'meal for five rupees' claim - Daily Telegraph. July 27, 2013
India's broken system leaves millions hungry - Sydney Morning Herald. July 21, 2013
Women persecuted for their phones - Sydney Morning Herald. July 13, 2013
As flood death toll rises, so do the questions - Sydney Morning Herald. June 29, 2013
Delhi swept by protests over child rapes - The Telegraph. April 22, 2013
Blighted lives of India's child coalminers - Sydney Morning Herald. April 19, 2013
Women hit back at India's rape culture - The Guardian. April 6, 2013
Cash-strapped India eases debt rules to woo foreigners - Agence France Presse. March 23, 2013
Indian woman on 12-year hunger strike charged - Associated Press. March 5, 2013
Rape and killing of three young sisters shocks India - Associated Press. February 22, 2013
India faulted for failing to curb child sex abuse - Associated Press. February 7, 2013
Currency machine counting the cost of bribery - Sydney Morning Herald. February 2, 2013
I've died a hundred deaths' - Sydney Morning Herald. January 28, 2013
Gang rape report blames failure of good governance in India - The Guardian. January 25, 2013
Indian panel pushes new laws after fatal gang rape - Associated Press. January 24, 2013
Sold into slavery: India turning a blind eye to the rape, trafficking of child maids - Washington Post . January 22, 2013
India's empty democracy is failing to protect its people - Bloomberg. January 15, 2013
Indian women hope brutal rape will spark change - Associated Press. January 7, 2013
India may suspend lawmakers accused of sex crimes - Associated Press. January 3, 2013
India rape sets off debate over women's rights - Associated Press. January 1, 2013

2012

Delhi anger on streets after rape victim dies - Sydney Morning Herald. December 29, 2012
Indian PM urges calm as anger rages over gang-rape - Agence France Presse. December 24, 2012
Police bear brunt of anger over Indian city's rapes - Sydney Morning Herald. December 24, 2012
Police commissioner's 'chilli powder' rape advice triggers outrage after attack - The Guardian. December 22, 2012
Indian women live in fear of violence - Associated Press. December 21, 2012
Outrage in India over gang rape on bus - Associated Press. December 19, 2012
India cuts growth rate forecast to 5.7-5.9% - Agence France Presse. December 17, 2012
Village bars women from using mobile phones - The Guardian. December 6, 2012
Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance - Associated Press. November 26, 2012
Gillard ready to discuss Indian nuclear exports despite fears over safety - Sydney Morning Herald. October 15, 2012
Nationwide strike in India against retail reform - Agence France Presse. September 20, 2012
Fukushima fallout seeps into India's troubled nuclear push - Reuters. September 19, 2012
Backlash after India hikes fuel prices - Agence France Presse. September 14, 2012
Political cartoonist jailed in India sedition case - Associated Press. September 10, 2012
How a vaginal cream ad has prompted debate about sexuality in India - The Guardian. August 29, 2012
Indian police detain anti-corruption activists - Associated Press. August 27, 2012
India rights group urges ban on term 'honor killing' - Agence France Presse. August 23, 2012
Cut-price cancer drugs face court battle for survival - Sydney Morning Herald. August 23, 2012
Indian police arrest anti-graft yoga guru - Agence France Presse. August 13, 2012
Indian industrial output in shock contraction - Agence France Presse. August 9, 2012
Electricity grids fail across half of India - Associated Press. August 1, 2012
Using songs and shame to restore India's gender balance - Agence France Presse. July 25, 2012
Arranged marriages or nothing in the Indian village that banned love - Daily Telegraph. July 16, 2012
Indian campaign confronts fear of baby girls - The Guardian. July 15, 2012
Nationwide strike in India over fuel price hike - Agence France Presse. May 31, 2012
Indian wheat rots in open after bumper harvest - Associated Press. May 11, 2012
Female circumcision anger aired in India - Agence France Presse. April 24, 2012
Hunger and pain mark a child's life in tale of two Indias - Sydney Morning Herald. March 17, 2012
To some working poor in India, home is parking lot - Associated Press. March 6, 2012
Indian government, Gandhi suffer election blow - Agence France Presse. March 6, 2012
Massive India strike poses fresh challenge to government - Agence France Presse. February 28, 2012
Indian government clarifies views on gay sex - Agence France Presse. February 28, 2012
India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos - Agence France Presse. February 24, 2012
Indian ministry calls gay sex 'immoral', urges ban - Agence France Presse. February 23, 2012
India faces female infanticide crisis - Agence France Presse. February 3, 2012
Old weapons, new threats fuel India's military build-up - Agence France Presse. February 2, 2012
India's ruling party eyes resurgence in series of northern state elections - Reuters. January 30, 2012
Hundreds of rebels lay down weapons in India state - Associated Press. January 24, 2012
42% of Indian young children underweight: survey - Agence France Presse. January 10, 2012

2011

Anti-graft bill victory boosts Indian government - Agence France Presse. December 28, 2011
India anti-graft activist starts new hunger strike - Agence France Presse. December 27, 2011
India government in showdown over anti-graft bill - Agence France Presse. December 27, 2011
Fear over India's nuclear embrace - Sydney Morning Herald. December 23, 2011
Indian parliament braces for graft bill showdown - Agence France Presse. December 22, 2011
Mobile app to help women in India 'fight back' against sex assault - Agence France Presse. December 21, 2011
Indian cabinet clears costly food subsidy bill - Agence France Presse. December 19, 2011
India industrial production falls 5 percent in October - Associated Press. December 12, 2011
Indians stunned as 94 die in hospital fire - New York Times. December 11, 2011
India hunger striker demands action on graft - Agence France Presse. December 11, 2011
Indian push to screen internet content draws flak - Agence France Presse. December 9, 2011
Indian government in U-turn on retail reform - Agence France Presse. December 7, 2011
Indian government to ban offensive material from Internet - Channel News Asia. December 6, 2011
Indian shops protest entry of foreign retail - Associated Press. December 1, 2011
Retail reform protests paralyse Indian parliament - Agence France Presse. November 28, 2011
India's traders mobilise as superstores wait in the wings - Sydney Morning Herald. November 26, 2011
India communists demand probe into Maoist's death - Agence France Presse. November 26, 2011
Nun slain in India faced threats from mine bosses - Associated Press. November 17, 2011
Money still talks as middle-class Indians demand child labour - The Australian. November 12, 2011
Indian hunger striker warns of new fast - Agence France Presse. November 1, 2011
From remote villages to the halls of power, corruption cripples India - Sydney Morning Herald. October 17, 2011
Increasing costs send Indian call centers abroad - Washington Post. October 16, 2011
Indian police 'start evicting' Maruti strikers - Agence France Presse. October 14, 2011
India school issues fatwas on body-waxing, terrorism - Agence France Presse. October 7, 2011
Delhi Games legacy is one of debt and crime - The Australian. October 3, 2011
Indian TV soap operas step out of the closet - Agence France Presse. October 2, 2011
India says poverty begins below 50 cents a day - Agence France Presse. September 21, 2011
India graft campaigner urges more 'shocks' for government - Agence France Presse. September 3, 2011
Indian government, rebel group sign accord - Associated Press. September 3, 2011
Indian hunger-striker Hazare agrees to end fast - Agence France Presse. August 27, 2011
Indian government pushes to end anti-graft fast - Agence France Presse. August 24, 2011
Indian parents paying top dollar for private education - Straits Times. August 22, 2011
Thousands gather to support Indian anti-graft fast - Agence France Presse. August 20, 2011
Indian anticorruption hunger striker faces test - Agence France Presse. August 20, 2011
Indian activist launches fast, promises 'revolution' - Agence France Presse. August 19, 2011
Activist's stand touches raw nerve - Associated Press. August 19, 2011
Huge Delhi anti-corruption rally - Agence France Presse. August 17, 2011
Anti-graft activist heaps pressure on Indian government - Agence France Presse. August 17, 2011
India holds hundreds in corruption protest crackdown - Agence France Presse. August 16, 2011
India's parliament stalls as major issues await - Associated Press. August 11, 2011
WHO warns leprosy spreading in India - Agence France Presse. August 6, 2011
Hundreds march against abuse in Delhi's 'SlutWalk' - Associated Press. July 31, 2011
Questions raised on anniversary of Indian reforms - Agence France Presse. July 24, 2011
India reels, but resists pointing finger at Pakistan - Sydney Morning Herald. July 15, 2011
Lawmakers arrested at statehood protest in India - Associated Press. July 6, 2011
Anger as Indian minister calls homosexuality 'disease' - Agence France Presse. July 5, 2011
India offers prizes for sterilisation volunteers - Agence France Presse. July 1, 2011
'Slutwalk' plan triggers debate on women in India - Associated Press. June 22, 2011
Police, protesters clash in northeast India, two die - Associated Press. June 22, 2011
India's growth hinges on the factory floor - Reuters. June 12, 2011
Sexual violence in focus in capital's maiden 'slut walk' - Agence France Presse. June 9, 2011
India's stingy definition of poverty irks critics - Associated Press. May 27, 2011
Millions of girls lost to abortion in India: Study - Agence France Presse. May 24, 2011
India court urges death penalty for honor killings - Associated Press. May 11, 2011
Indian court rejects call for harsh Bhopal penalty - Associated Press. May 11, 2011
Despite rapid growth, India lets its girls die - Associated Press. May 4, 2011
Commonwealth Games probe triggers Indian anger - Associated Press. April 27, 2011
Anger over corruption gets public notice in India - Associated Press. April 27, 2011
Double-digit growth ambitions fade for India - Agence France Presse. April 24, 2011
Indian anti-nuclear protesters will not be deterred - Sydney Morning Herald. April 23, 2011
Mob sets fires in protest of India nuclear plant - Associated Press. April 19, 2011
Divorces rise as taboo falls in urbanizing India - Associated Press. April 12, 2011
Laws, education fail to stop worsening gender imbalance - The Times. April 1, 2011
India's tiger census shows numbers on the rise - Associated Press. March 28, 2011
Anti-nuclear protesters march in Indian capital - Associated Press. March 25, 2011
India's precious food supply stuck in mud - Sydney Morning Herald. March 12, 2011
Mass rally against inflation in Delhi - Agence France Presse. February 23, 2011
Limbless singer gives voice to India's rural poor - Agence France Presse. February 21, 2011
Scavenging to survive in India's belt of fire - Associated Press. February 13, 2011
Nobel laureates demand Indian activist's release - Associated Press. February 10, 2011
100,000 applicants for 400 jobs shows fault lines in India's economic miracle - Jakarta Globe. February 6, 2011
Rights group urges India to reform justice system - Associated Press. February 2, 2011
Thousands march against corruption in India - Associated Press. January 30, 2011
India owes millions in Commonwealth Games bills - Agence France Presse. January 21, 2011
Delhi searches for legacy after Commonwealth games - Agence France Presse. January 10, 2011
Media watchdog urges India to protect journalists - Jakarta Post. January 6, 2011

2010

60-year-old Indian rights activist jailed for life - Associated Press. December 25, 2010
India's battle within: Coming to grips with the politics of greed - Jakarta Globe. December 23, 2010
Report: Indian border guards killing with impunity - Associated Press. December 9, 2010
Indian parliament paralyzed for month by scandal - Associated Press. December 7, 2010
India government fails to end parliamentary deadlock - Reuters. November 30, 2010
New corruption scandal deals blow to India's image - Reuters. November 25, 2010
Indian PM urges loosening of labour laws - Agence France Presse. November 23, 2010
As India rises, its rat catchers toil in darkness - Associated Press. November 21, 2010
Indian woman vows to continue decade hunger strike - Associated Press. November 4, 2010
Indian politicians get homes meant for war widows - Associated Press. November 1, 2010
India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets - Associated Press. November 1, 2010
Culture war brews in Indian city of Mumbai - Associated Press. October 27, 2010
Thugs put torch to India's free speech - The Australian. October 25, 2010
India opposition: Parliament should probe games - Associated Press. October 20, 2010
Delhi slum razed to avoid offending luxury hotel guests - Melbourne Age. September 20, 2010
Weeks out, India's Commonwealth Games in crisis - Associated Press. August 20, 2010
India far poorer than Africa, new measure shows - Agence France Presse. July 15, 2010
Divorce or die - old rules clash with new India - Associated Press. July 12, 2010
India rocked by strikes over fuel prices - Agence France Presse. July 5, 2010
India gays celebrate 1 year since landmark verdict - Associated Press. July 2, 2010
India moves to ease divorce law - Washington Post. June 23, 2010
Outrage in India over Bhopal disaster verdicts - Agence France Presse. June 8, 2010
Paradox in India as mass obesity joins malnutrition as a killer - Sydney Morning Herald. April 15, 2010
In a country where males rule supreme, woman struggle to have voices heard - The Australian. March 29, 2010
Indian bill reserves third of legislative seats for women - Sydney Morning Herald. March 11, 2010

2009

It's a man's world in India - Melbourne Age. November 14, 2009
Water wars forecast as feeding India's hungry leaves the land thirsty - Sydney Morning Herald. September 26, 2009
Push for Indian Gurkha state - The Telegraph. September 19, 2009
India on edge as the big wet misses its cue - The Times. July 17, 2009
Alarm and chaos as India awaits monsoon - Sydney Morning Herald. July 13, 2009
Indian gays' long fight ends as court overturns ban - Sydney Morning Herald. July 3, 2009
Delhi court rules gay sex no longer against the law - Associated Press. July 2, 2009
India moves to repeal anti-gay law - The Times. June 29, 2009
Out and proud: India's gays defy cruel laws - The Australian. June 29, 2009
Women in jeans no-no on Kanpur campus - The Australian. June 13, 2009
Markets back India's call for change - The Australian. May 19, 2009
Ruling Congress sweeps to victory in India election - Agence France Presse. May 17, 2009
India's election marathon set to end - Agence France Presse. May 13, 2009
Catholics fear Hindu 'Taliban' in India - The Australian. April 27, 2009
Indians cast votes in face of violence - The Australian. April 17, 2009
100 Year anniversary of birth of Bhagat Singh - Yuri Prasad. March 24, 2009
The hidden hunger behind India's huge success - Sydney Morning Herald. March 21, 2009
India's untouchables win a landmark equality ruling - Sydney Morning Herald. March 19, 2009
Hindus in Valentine's Day attack on lovers - Sydney Morning Herald. February 16, 2009
Right-wing Hindu party to force marriage on couples displaying public affection- The Australian. February 7, 2009
Attack against drinking women in India triggers debate on modern values - The Australian. January 31, 2009
Communist Party of India pledges support to Thirumavalavan's fast - TamilNet. January 16, 2009

2008

India sets target of 28 toilets a minute - Sydney Morning Herald. November 22, 2008
Booming nation, and yet millions still go hungry in India - Sydney Morning Herald. October 16, 2008

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