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India says it will end decades-long autonomy for Kashmir

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India says it will end decades-long autonomy for Kashmir

India announced Monday that it was ending special status to predominantly Muslim Kashmir, threatening the region's autonomy it had enjoyed for decades while opposition legislators protested.

Founder of India's Cafe Coffee Day found dead

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Founder of India's Cafe Coffee Day found dead

The founder of a popular Indian coffee shop chain was found dead Wednesday morning ashore the Netravati River in Mangaluru after he is believed to have jumped into the water Monday night.

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India's Manmohan Singh reshuffles Cabinet

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose government faces tough economic challenges, announced a new Cabinet with several younger ministers.

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India said it is working with authorities in Dubai and the United States over the death of an Indian fisherman around 10 miles off the United Arab Emirates coast.

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China, India promise closer relations

China and India, who fought a war in 1962 over unresolved border issues, pledged to improve ties, Chinese media said on the visit of India's foreign minister.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visiting India Tuesday, pledged solidarity against terrorism and said Pakistan must act against perpetrators.

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India seeks stronger ties with Myanmar

India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna traveled Monday to Myanmar, where a civilian government took over in March after decades of military rule.

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New Delhi disturbed by Afghan security

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Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (Kannada: ಸೋಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮಲ್ಲಯ್ಯ ಕೃಷ್ಣ), generally referred to as S. M. Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is the Minister of External Affairs and a member of the Indian Parliament from Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008.

S.M. Krishna is the son of S.C. Mallaiah, Krishna born in a village Somanahalli in Maddur Taluk of Mandya District. He completed his Bachelor's in Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a Law degree from University Law College, which was then known as Government Law College in Bangalore . Krishna studied in the United States, graduating from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Soon after his return to India, he got elected to the Karnataka legislative assembly in 1962. .

He was married to Prema on 29 April 1964 and has two daughters. Krishna is an avid sportsperson and plays tennis regularly.

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