http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:04:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35969/unrest-spikes-in-kashmir.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMilitants who snuck into Indian-administered Kashmir from neighboring Pakistan were holding a family hostage today in after killing several people yesterday, the Times of London reports. Tensions are high in Jammu, some 300 miles northwest of New Delhi; Muslim groups in the area have long agitated for independence from Hindu-dominated India, or a handover to Muslim-dominated Pakistan .http://www.newser.com/story/35969/unrest-spikes-in-kashmir.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:25:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35882/hari-puttar-warner-bros-sues-over-bollywood-flick.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe newest Harry Potter adventure doesn’t see the young hero once again battle Voldemort—instead, the Times of London reports, it’s Hollywood vs. Bollywood. Warner Bros. is suing the Indian producer of Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors , alleging it too closely resembles JK Rowling’s wizard tales. The Indian version features a child who must save the world from a crime boss.http://www.newser.com/story/35882/hari-puttar-warner-bros-sues-over-bollywood-flick.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 15:30:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35856/protests-threaten-worlds-cheapest-car.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe promised October launch of a $2,500 car by India’s Tata Motors is in jeopardy after massive protests at its West Bengal factory, Der Spiegel reports. Led by the state's opposition leader, 30,000 demonstrators promised a "fight to the finish" for land they say the government acquired illegally. Tata insists its Nano will be delivered on time even if the factory must move.http://www.newser.com/story/35856/protests-threaten-worlds-cheapest-car.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 14:03:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35313/us-slowdown-hits-indias-it-sector-hard.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe credit crunch that has shifted the US economy into neutral has slowed the growth of India’s tech sector, which once boasted growth rates of 40% in the overall strong economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The slowdown comes as the sector faces increasing competition from abroad and rising labor costs at home, and a weak dollar eating into profit margins.http://www.newser.com/story/35313/us-slowdown-hits-indias-it-sector-hard.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 5:43:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35173/indian-state-recommends-eating-rats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFaced with high food prices and ebbing grain reserves, officials in the Indian state of Bihar have endorsed the consumption of rats, Reuters reports. The state government sees the strategy as a way to reduce the pest population as well as curb the demand for grain, and has even proposed that restaurants start offering the rodents.http://www.newser.com/story/35173/indian-state-recommends-eating-rats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 11:50:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34994/the-win-win-economics-of-medical-tourism.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe spread of “medical tourism”—uninsured and underinsured patients seeking cheap health care in Southeast Asia or Latin America—has fueled fears that developing nations will divert resources from state health systems caring for their own citizens. But, the Economist argues, “if governments make the best of the boom, then medical tourism should improve the health of rich and poor alike.”http://www.newser.com/story/34994/the-win-win-economics-of-medical-tourism.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 15 Aug 2008 14:09:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34687/first-gold-medal-thrills-india.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 25-year-old marksman became the first Indian ever to win a gold medal in an individual event yesterday, setting off an Olympic zeal rarely seen before in his country, the New York Times reports. By besting his Chinese and Finnish rivals in the nail-biting 10-meter air rifle finals, Abhinav Bindra erased memories of his disappointing performance in Athens.http://www.newser.com/story/34687/first-gold-medal-thrills-india.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 12 Aug 2008 2:56:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34031/140-killed-in-india-temple-stampede.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAt least 140 people, including at least 40 children, were killed today in a stampede when a restraining rail gave way at a Hindu temple in northern India, the BBC reports. The pilgrims were attending a 9-day religious festival. Authorities used a cable car to remove the injured from the mountaintop Naina Devi temple, located about 100 miles from the Himalyan town of Shimia. It's the third deadly stampede to occur during a religious festival this year in India, though death tolls were a fraction of today's grim tally.http://www.newser.com/story/34031/140-killed-in-india-temple-stampede.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 03 Aug 2008 8:16:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33475/india-on-alert-as-bomb-toll-soars-to-49.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIndia steeled for more attacks today as the death toll in a series of bombings soared to 49. A little known group called the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for 17 blasts that rocked a busy market and hospital in the town of Ahmedabad yesterday. Police today found two other unexploded bombs in the town, CNN reports. As many as 200 people were hurt in the attacks, a day after nine similar explosions in Bangalore killed two.http://www.newser.com/story/33475/india-on-alert-as-bomb-toll-soars-to-49.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 27 Jul 2008 6:56:25 CDT