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India's Modi announces space mission as election nears
Aug 15, 2018 14:35India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in his Independence Day speech ahead of next year's general election.
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Toxic froth pollutes southern Indian river
Aug 10, 2018 12:08Residents in southern India's Coimbatore city have urged the government to address pollution levels in the region's river Noyyal, where a huge volume of toxic froth has accumulated.
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Flash floods kills 27 in southern Indian state of Kerala
Aug 10, 2018 08:02Flash floods have claimed at least 27 lives in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday, prompting the US to advise its citizens to stay away from the tourist hotspot.
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Indian lawmakers toughen penalties for sex offenses
Aug 07, 2018 13:20Indian lawmakers have toughened penalties for sex offenses with brutal attacks against minors younger than 12 years of age becoming punishable by death.
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Floodwater sweeps through cities along India's Ganges River as rain wreaks havoc
Aug 04, 2018 11:56Flood waters have swept through cities located along India's Ganges River, wreaking havoc for residents of the country's northern Uttar Pradesh state.
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Seven Kashmiri fighters killed in clashes with Indian forces
Aug 04, 2018 07:04Fresh clashes have erupted in the Indian-controlled Kashmir overnight, leaving at least seven fighters and a member of Indian security forces.
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India to impose high tariffs on some US goods in September
Aug 04, 2018 07:00India says it will impose high duties on some goods imported from the United States next month after Washington refused to exempt New Delhi from tariff hikes on steel and aluminum.
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China rejects US request to cut Iran oil imports
Aug 03, 2018 08:07China has rejected a US demand to cut Iranian oil imports despite Washington’s attempts to bring down the Islamic Republic's oil sales to zero, Bloomberg reports.
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India imports 50% more Iran oil from a year ago
Jul 31, 2018 08:36Indian refiners imported around 50% more Iranian oil in June than a year ago, the country’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said ahead of the first set of US sanctions against Tehran taking effect in a week.
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India strips four million Muslims of citizenship in Assam State
Jul 30, 2018 06:47The Indian government has effectively taken away the citizenship of some four million Muslims in Assam, raising serious concerns over mass deportations of Muslim minorities from the northeastern state.