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Sex-Selective Abortions Rise in India
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsFor centuries, sons have been preferred over daughters in India. But now the desire for a boy coupled with medical technology has led to a rise in illegal sex-selective abortions. India's 2011 census shows that the gender ratio of children younger than 6 has declined to 914 girls for every 1,000 boys as compared to 927 in 2001. The decline in the number of girls is the steepest since India gained independence in 1947. A blend of religious and cultural codes and economic reasons have led some to view the birth of a girl as a tragedy. While boys are seen as an asset to a family, girls are ...
Top Organizer of India's Commonwealth Games Jailed for Corruption
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW DELHI -- The spiraling investigation into India's troubled Commonwealth Games landed its chief organizer behind bars on Monday - a long-anticipated arrest after months of allegations and cries of corruption over the event. India had hoped the two-week international sporting competition in October would highlight its rapid development and boost its role on the world stage. Instead, it was deeply embarrassed by accusations of graft, construction delays and cost overruns as the games' budget ballooned by billions of dollars beyond the $412 million price tag organizers initially ...
5 Asian Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk
By not in system - AOL NewsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the doorstep of Hong Kong's bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction. Like Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant they lie within a few hundred miles of the type of fault known to unleash the largest tsunami-spawning earthquakes. Called subduction zones, these happen when one tectonic plate is lodged beneath another. And because the so-called Manila Trench hasn't been the source of a ...
India Debates: Was Fast an Anti-Corruption Uprising or Blackmail?
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsA 72-year-old social activist in India has become the people's champion after his threat to fast until he was dead forced the Indian government to act on an anti-corruption bill, which had been dead for decades. Dressed in simple white clothes, Anna Hazare, a Gandhian activist, went on a hunger strike for four days in Delhi. Thousands of people turned out to support him by lighting candles and chanting slogans, and some even fasted. He ended the fast after the government agreed to form a committee to investigate corruption. However, now that public euphoria is mellowing, people are ...
Hunger Strike Shines Light On Corruption in Indian Government [VIDEO]
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India Census Raises Concern Over Child Sex Ratio [VIDEO]
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Tibetan Glaciers Melting, Says Dalai Lama
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW DELHI -- The Dalai Lama said Saturday that India should be seriously concerned about the melting of glaciers in the Tibetan plateau as millions of Indians use water that comes from there. The Tibetan spiritual leader quoted Chinese experts as saying that the Tibetan glaciers were retreating faster than any elsewhere in the world. He called for special attention to ecology in Tibet. "It's something very, very essential," he said. The glaciers are considered vital lifelines for Asian rivers, including the Indus and the Ganges. Once they vanish, water supplies in those regions will be ...
Cricket Win Over Pakistan More Than Just a Victory for India
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsIndia beat Pakistan by 29 runs today in a Cricket World Cup semifinal described as "the mother of all matches" between the two cricket-crazy nations. India fans were in a frenzy after the victory in the first semifinal meeting between the rivals. "This win was equivalent to winning the cup," said Vanshaja Shukla, a 25-year-old lawyer who was celebrating with thousands of people in a Hazratganj, a crowded marketplace in the city of Lucknow in northern India. "It could be even more important," she told AOL News, describing a scene of people dancing and shouting slogans on the streets, ...
India, Pakistan PMs Hold Court for Cricket
By not in system - AOL NewsMOHALI, India -- The prime ministers of India and Pakistan, mixing business with pleasure, joined tens of thousands of cricket fans in a northern Indian stadium Wednesday to watch a key match between their rival nations. Greeting the players on the pitch, India's Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Yousuf Gilani shook hands first with the visiting Pakistani team. They then switched positions, with Gilani and then Singh shaking hands with the Indian players before the two retreated to their seats in a private box. Their attendance at the at the World Cup semifinal coincides with a resumption in ...
India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsThe first semifinal cricket showdown in World Cup history between India and Pakistan has struck millions from both cricket-crazed countries like a bolt of electricity, sparking strong currents of rivalry and goodwill. Wednesday's game, which will take place in the Indian city of Mohali near the border with Pakistan, coincides with the start of peace talks in New Delhi. ...
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