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Roads flooded in Mumbai after heavy monsoon downpour
Jul 16, 2021 07:39Heavy monsoon rains continue to lash parts of India's financial capital Mumbai, flooding roads and causing widespread disruption.
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Lightning strikes kill more than 50 in India
Jul 12, 2021 04:28More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, authorities said Monday, including 11 people at a historic fort.
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Afghanistan installs anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter Taliban rockets
Jul 11, 2021 12:21The Afghan government says it has installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter possible rocket attacks by militants, as the Taliban claim to control 85 percent of the country.
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India’s Modi enacts major cabinet reshuffle
Jul 08, 2021 07:14Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshuffled his cabinet, replacing 12 ministers, including those in charge of health and information technology, amid criticism over a range of issues, including the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Broad economic ties a priority in Iran-India relations: President-elect Raeisi
Jul 08, 2021 02:51Iran’s President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said the top priorities in the country’s cooperation with India are ensuring collective security with the participation of all regional countries as well as extensive economic interaction.
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Iranian, Indian FMs discuss bilateral, regional issues in Tehran
Jul 08, 2021 01:42Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at a meeting in Tehran talked about various issues, from the relations between the two Asian countries to efforts to ensure peace in the region.
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Iran, India call for all-inclusive intra-Afghan talks to resolve Afghanistan crisis
Jul 07, 2021 12:22The Iranian and Indian foreign ministers have underlined the need for the promotion of intra-Afghan talks that will culminate in inclusive political participation of all parties in Afghanistan.
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UN chief sounds alarm over abuses against Kashmiri children by India
Jun 30, 2021 06:23United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced grave concerns about human rights violations against children in the Indian-administered Kashmir.
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India says two drones intercepted over Kashmir military base
Jun 29, 2021 02:44Indian authorities say they have chased away two more drones from a military area in the Jammu and Kashmir valley, a day after suspected explosives-laden drones were used to attack an airbase in the disputed region.
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India moves 50,000 troops to China border in new military ‘offensive’ posture: Report
Jun 28, 2021 10:45India has reportedly moved at least 50,000 additional troops to its border with China in what is viewed as a monumental shift towards an offensive military posture against the neighboring Asian power.