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India may have to wait to join sensitive nuclear export body

VIENNA (Reuters) - Some states appear to be skeptical about letting nuclear-armed India into an influential body regulating sensitive atomic trade, diplomats said on Thursday, suggesting Indian membership may not be imminent. Full story

India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. Full story

Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas

A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Dogs that weren't caught were covered in mange and parasites. Some froze. Some starved. In packs, they survived be eating each other. And dog bites were 20 times worse than the national average. Full story

News Summary: Bribery trial of executive opens

THE NEWS: The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica, accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a crucial helicopter deal in India. Full story

Monsoon floods kill 86 in India, strand pilgrims

A joint army and air force operation has evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area by torrential monsoon rains and landslides in northern India, but nearly 63,000 people remain cut off, a senior official said Wednesday. Full story

Tata Motors upgrades existing cars as rivals launch new products

PUNE, India (Reuters) - India's Tata Motors <TAMO.NS> on Wednesday launched eight upgrades of existing models, including a CNG-fuelled version of its low-cost Nano, but said little about plans for completely new vehicles to help reverse sliding car sales in India. Full story

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  Monsoon floods force thousands to flee in India

At least 69 people have died and two dozen remain missing as monsoon rains flood parts of India and create landslides along the Ganges River.. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Indian Floods; Hunt for Hoffa

Top headlines right now, with CNBC's Tyler Mathisen, and Niall Ferguson, Harvard economist. Floods in India claim 70 lives, and authorities are searching a Michigan field for the remains of union boss Jimmy Hoffa.

  Deadly floods wash away buildings in India

Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and killed at least 23 people in Northern India. According to reports, dozens more are still missing.

  Prince William’s Indian Ancestry

It’s been discovered that Prince William could be the first British monarch to have Indian ancestry from his mother’s Princess Diana's ancestry. DNA tests reveal his great, great, great, great, great grandmother was a housekeeper in Bombay. ITV’s Nina Nannar reports how scientists tracked down his A

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A man checks his mobile phone near a marketplace in New Delhi

A man checks his mobile phone near a marketplace in New Delhi June 18, 2013. India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament,