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ayodhya destruction
India uproar over Ayodhya report
India's opposition reacts angrily to reports its leaders were implicated in a mosque demolition which sparked terrible violence.
History of the dispute
1992: Mob rips apart mosque
Eyewitness: Mosque destruction

map Seven soldiers die in Afghanistan
Four US servicemen and three Afghan soldiers die in Afghanistan, as President Obama continues talks on troop levels.

Mukesh Ambani, CEO, Reliance Industries Reliance bids for LyondellBasell
Energy giant Reliance Industries bids for a controlling stake in bankrupt US petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell.

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Aasif Mandvi at the UK premiere of Today's Special, in London 16 October 2009 Hello Hollywood
South Asian stars find success on US silver screen
Abandoned bride's wedding bracelets Abandoned brides
The women deserted in India by UK husbands
Property in Kabul Kabul capital
Real estate prices go through the roof in Afghanistan

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Mumbai gunmen bodies unburied
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India plans surge in solar power
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Air India losses more than $1bn

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