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India: Saffron flag hoisted on Indian mosque amid call for banning loudspeakers
Apr 12, 2022 10:12Three men were arrested in eastern India’s Bihar state for hoisting a saffron flag on a mosque on the occasion of Ram Navami, a Hindu religious festival, state police said.
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Russia calls on BRICS members to integrate payment systems
Apr 10, 2022 04:00Russia has called on members of the BRICS group of emerging economies to integrate their payment systems while using their national currencies for trade.
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COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million
Mar 30, 2022 05:56Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
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Iran ready to cover India's oil needs, ambassador says
Mar 19, 2022 09:43Iran says it is willing to meet the energy security needs of India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer.
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‘Wrong side of history’: US warns India against crude imports from Russia
Mar 17, 2022 03:41In a veiled warning, the US government has asked India to consider its place in “history books” as the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi mulls Russia’s offer for discounted crude oil.
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Travesty of Justice: India court upholds hijab ban in schools, colleges
Mar 15, 2022 13:46A high court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has upheld a government order banning Muslim girls from wearing hijab inside schools, saying the headscarf is not “essential” to Islam.
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Pakistan demands joint probe into 'accidental' India missile fire
Mar 13, 2022 05:37Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi's decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the international community to play a role.
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Thirteen people killed after falling down well in India
Feb 18, 2022 04:54These images show police, grieving relatives and bodies of some of the thirteen people, many of them children, who died falling down a well during wedding celebrations in northern India.
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Senior schools reopen in India’s Karnataka amid hijab row
Feb 16, 2022 11:38Senior schools in India’s state of Karnataka have reopened a week after authorities shut them down in the face of growing protests against the imposition of a ban on the wearing of hijab, a headdress commonly worn by female Muslim students.
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India's hijab row spreads to its most populous state
Feb 15, 2022 14:37A row in India over the wearing of Islamic headscarves at schools and colleges has now reached the country’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.