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Anger in Kashmir after refugees granted status
Dec 24, 2016 12:26In a controversial move, the local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has granted “Nativity Certificates” to Hindu refugees from Pakistan there, thus recognizing them to be of Indian decent, Press TV reports.
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India to let Iranian banks open branches
Dec 20, 2016 13:37The media in New Delhi say the country is preparing to issue licenses to five Iranian private banks to open branches in India – a move which is expected to significantly facilitate trade between the two countries.
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India indicts Pakistan-based militants over air base attack in Punjab
Dec 19, 2016 14:00India's top counter-terrorism agency has charged a Pakistan-based militant group and its top leader with perpetrating a deadly assault on an Indian air force base in January.
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HRW reports hundreds of deaths in India police custody
Dec 19, 2016 10:12An international rights group has blamed police in India for the deaths in custody of hundreds of prisoners over a period of five years.
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Raging cyclone kills 2, displaces over 30k in southeastern India
Dec 12, 2016 13:33A powerful cyclone has battered India’s southeastern coast, claiming the lives of at least two people and forcing tens of thousands of others from low-lying areas to evacuate.
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Ghani accuses Pakistan of launching 'undeclared war' on Afghanistan
Dec 05, 2016 03:07Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accused Pakistan of waging an "undeclared war" on the violence-wracked country.
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Iran welcomes Afghan government peace-making efforts
Dec 04, 2016 11:41Iran has welcomed the Afghan government’s latest achievements in restoring peace with the Hezb-i-Islami militant group, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, in the conflict-ridden country.
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Heart of Asia ministerial confab opens in India
Dec 04, 2016 11:37The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process has kicked off in India’s city of Amritsar.
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India’s UCO Bank to open branch in Iran
Dec 04, 2016 02:30Indian government-owned bank UCO is going to open a branch in Tehran before the end of the year, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
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Explosion in factory kills at least two in south India
Dec 01, 2016 10:48At least two people have been killed and 13 others are feared dead in an explosion at an explosive-making factory in southern India, police say.