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Terrorist threat in India lead to increased security levels. Warnings announced for potential tourists and citizens of Australia and Israel to avoid visiting India cities especially Mumbai.

India is the latest country to close schools in order to minimize the growing H1N1 concerns on Wednesday for a week in one city. The city of Mumbai is dealing with a high incidence of the swine flu.

"I fear for the safety of my step-brother and my father,” said Qatar-based Sara in a trembling tone to her friend speaking at the other end of the telephone line from Mumbai.

After first denying his part in last November's terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that claimed the lives of over 160 people, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab has now not only changed his plea to guilty. He also said he is ready to die.

The attacks last November in Mumbai, which left over 160 dead, also placed a further strain on the often tense relations between India and Pakistan, with the former country claiming that the attacks were launched by terrorists based in Pakistan.

Rubina Ali, one of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire is producing a memoir about her journey from the slums of Mumbai to walking the red carpet in Hollywood attending the Academy Awards.

India has strongly criticized the release of Lashkar cheif, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. He was believed to be one of the masterminds behind the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

The two child actors from the hit movie, 'Slumdog Millionaire' are to get new permanent homes before the monsoons hit Mumbai, funded from the trust fund that was set up for them by the producers of the movie.

Upon US prodding, India and Pakistan have shown signs of willingness for sharing intelligence information regarding extremism.

The home of one of the child stars in the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” has been demolished by Mumbai city authorities. Officials say the home was built illegally in the public property.

The court prosecuting the man accused of taking part in the Mumbai terror attacks has ordered a special inquiry to see whether Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is a juvenile. If he is, the maximum punishment allowed in India is only three years.

The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ team has recently announced a commitment of £500,000 in a 5-year program to improve the lives of slum children in Central Mumbai, India.

NEW DELHI - Despite many bomb attacks and the recent siege of Mumbai, only 14 percent of Indian voters thinks it’s important whether politicians address terrorism. This appears from a poll conducted by the newspaper Hindustan Times.

Hindi film celebrities Akshay Kumar and his wife Twinkle Khanna, also an actress before marriage, have run themselves into a legal situation after an obscene move in a fashion show in Mumbai.

Tata Motors said it will launch its ultra-cheap Nano car in Mumbai. A stripped-down car for stripped-down times, it is 10.2 feet (3.1 meters) long, has one windshield wiper, and a 623cc rear engine.

Pakistan is exploring the possibility that the attack on visiting Sri Lankan cricketers bears a strong similarity to the Mumbai attacks last November. Pakistani officials are saying the attack had the same hallmarks as the earlier strike.

Indian police have named a high-ranking Pakistani official in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks in Nov. 2008 that killed 164 people. Police have also charged Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone attacker, with murder.

The two youngest "slumdogs" are moving on up. The Indian government has announced that Slumdog Millionaire's Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail will be receiving new homes when they return from the United States.

The parents of the child actors who acted in Oscar nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire" have complained about their children being exploited and underpaid by the filmmakers. The kids aged 8, are still living in slums in Mumbai.