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Lead article Grenade and machine gun attacks in Mumbai, India One of the scenes of the attack. Image: Vinukumar Ranganathan. Scores of people have been killed, and many more wounded, in what appear to have been coordinated attacks by gunmen wielding automatic weapons and hand grenades. The attacks began around 9:30 p.m. IST in Mumbai, India. Reports from the Trident Hotel say that the gunmen were looking for foreigners and have take up to 15 hostages. → Full story edit lead	Latest News 6 July 2009: Two explosives factories explode in India 24 June 2009: U.S., Mexico and U.K. top medalists at RoboGames 2009 26 May 2009: Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills at least 17 17 May 2009: India's Congress party wins elections 4 May 2009: Indo-Canadian teens kidnapped, found dead in car 2 May 2009: Increased turnout, reports of violence at worldwide May Day demonstrations 1 May 2009: Runaway EMU train collides with freight train in India 29 April 2009: India buys 250,000 OLPC laptops 20 April 2009: Father accused of trying to sell daughter, child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire' 17 April 2009: Maoist guerrilla attacks kill at least 17 on first day of Indian elections

Politics and conflicts 17 May 2009: India's Congress party wins elections 2 May 2009: Increased turnout, reports of violence at worldwide May Day demonstrations 17 April 2009: Maoist guerrilla attacks kill at least 17 on first day of Indian elections 30 March 2009: Varun Gandhi charged for inciting community tensions 6 March 2009: Mahathma Gandhi's items auctioned for $1.8 million 3 March 2009: India announces Lok Sabha elections for 2009 29 January 2009: Red Cross urges Sri Lanka to respect lives of Tamil civilians 29 January 2009: Former Indian President R. Venkataraman dies age 98 25 January 2009: Indian Premier Manmohan Singh undergoes heart bypass; Pranab Mukherjee takes charge 14 December 2008: Wikinews Shorts: December 14, 2008 Disasters and accidents 6 July 2009: Two explosives factories explode in India 26 May 2009: Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills at least 17 1 May 2009: Runaway EMU train collides with freight train in India 7 January 2009: Category:January 3, 2009 7 January 2009: Category:January 2, 2009 Crime and law 4 May 2009: Indo-Canadian teens kidnapped, found dead in car 20 April 2009: Father accused of trying to sell daughter, child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire' 17 April 2009: Maoist guerrilla attacks kill at least 17 on first day of Indian elections 30 March 2009: Varun Gandhi charged for inciting community tensions 3 February 2009: Man arrested in India after mid-air hijack threat on domestic flight Obituaries 29 January 2009: Former Indian President R. Venkataraman dies age 98 7 January 2009: Category:January 3, 2009 Wackynews 4 January 2008: US dollar no longer accepted at Taj Mahal and other Indian historical sites 5 August 2007: Thief force-fed fifty bananas to retrieve necklace 16 June 2007: Malaysian fans riot at delayed opening of Indian film	Economy and business 6 April 2009: Asian countries call for global currency 24 March 2009: World's cheapest car launched in India, will go on sale in April 25 January 2009: Thousands of jobs to go at Corus 12 January 2009: Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal 7 January 2009: Category:January 3, 2009 Science and technology 24 June 2009: U.S., Mexico and U.K. top medalists at RoboGames 2009 29 April 2009: India buys 250,000 OLPC laptops 15 November 2008: India's flag lands on Moon 14 November 2008: India's moon craft reaches final lunar orbit 9 November 2008: Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 enters moon orbit Culture and entertainment 20 April 2009: Father accused of trying to sell daughter, child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire' 15 December 2008: Russian Ksenia Sukhinova crowned Miss World 2008 28 November 2008: Wikinews Shorts: November 28, 2008 6 November 2008: Indian filmmaker Baldev Raj Chopra dies at age 94 30 September 2008: Over 100 people die in stampede at Hindu temple near Jodhpur, India Sports 7 January 2009: Category:January 3, 2009 7 January 2009: Category:January 2, 2009 3 January 2009: Wikinews Shorts: January 3, 2009 10 November 2008: India wins Gavaskar Border trophy defeating Australia 2-0 20 January 2008: Africans keep the leading position at 2008 Mumbai Marathon Weather 21 September 2008: Fresh floods in India claims sixteen lives 9 September 2008: 50,000 people refuse evacuation after flooding in India caused by river changing course 9 September 2007: 20 dead in Hyderabad, India flyover collapse 14 May 2007: Wikinews Shorts: May 14, 2007 4 July 2006: Heavy rains lash Mumbai, many parts of the city flooded

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