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UN rights chief calls for international probe into Kashmir rights violations
Jun 14, 2018 14:29The UN Human Rights chief has called for an international investigation into abuses in Kashmir after his office in a report accused both India and Pakistan of rights violations in the disputed Himalayan valley.
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US approves $930 million deal to sell six Apache helicopters to India
Jun 13, 2018 04:10The United States has approved a $930 million deal to sell six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian military, according to the State Department and the Pentagon.
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India’s Nayara Energy to cut Iran oil imports
Jun 11, 2018 14:02India’s Nayara Energy – one of the country’s biggest buyers of crude oil from Iran – has unveiled a plan for a major reduction in oil imports from Iran in the wake of returning US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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US urges India to ditch Russian missiles for American ones
Jun 09, 2018 07:36The United States is urging India to reconsider its plan to purchase advanced missiles from Russia and instead switch to American systems, touting the “strategic importance” of the relationship between Washington and New Delhi.
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Indian, Pakistani forces exchange cross-border fire in Kashmir after short truce
Jun 04, 2018 04:14Indian and Pakistani forces have once again traded deadly fire at the disputed Kashmiri border following a brief period of calm there.
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New storms kill at least 18 people in northern India
Jun 02, 2018 11:03Fresh wind storms swept across northern India killing at least 18 people and leaving a trail of damage, officials said Saturday.
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One million bank workers strike across India
May 30, 2018 12:29Around one million bank employees went on strike across India Wednesday, a union representative said, demanding better pay and a government crackdown on companies who willfully default on loan payments.
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Pakistan, India agree to fully implement 2003 truce deal in Kashmir
May 30, 2018 07:06The military chiefs of Pakistan and India have agreed to “fully implement” a ceasefire deal struck in 2003 and stop the recent cross-border exchanges of fire in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
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India should reconsider S-400 deal with Russia: US lawmaker
May 29, 2018 06:32India should reconsider buying S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, says a senior American congressman, warning that the move would hurt military ties with the US.
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India will not follow US sanctions on Iran: India's Swaraj
May 28, 2018 12:13India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj says New Delhi will keep trading with Iran and will only follow sanctions imposed by the United Nations and not those imposed by any other country, such as the United States, against the Islamic Republic.