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Indian court suspends implementation of new controversial farm laws
Jan 12, 2021 11:43India’s Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of new laws liberalizing agricultural markets that have sparked mass protests.
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India to go ahead with purchase of S-400 system despite US sanctions threat
Jan 09, 2021 13:07India says it will go ahead with the purchase of Russia's S-400 air defense system despite the US sanctions threat, reminding Washington of New Delhi’s independent foreign policy.
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India approves two COVID-19 vaccines, rollout in weeks
Jan 03, 2021 08:40India's drugs regulator on Sunday (Jan 3) gave final approval for the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech.
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Pakistan arrests alleged financier of 2008 Mumbai attacks
Jan 03, 2021 06:03Pakistan has arrested a man accused by the United States and India of financing the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Indian forces kill three Kashmiri men in Srinagar
Dec 31, 2020 05:48Indian security forces have killed three Kashmiri men during an exchange of gunfire in Srinagar, the main city of the Indian-administered Kashmir.
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India, China reach no ‘meaningful result’ from talks over border conflict
Dec 30, 2020 11:42India says no “meaningful” solution has been reached with China to a standoff over a section of their Himalayan border, despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks that were held to de-escalate the border tensions between the nuclear armed neighbors.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 81.3mn amid fast spread of new variant
Dec 29, 2020 12:32The new coronavirus has now infected over 81.3 million people and killed more than 1.7 million others across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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India arrests 75 in restive Kashmir following local polls
Dec 26, 2020 10:14Indian authorities have arrested at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists in anticipation of an uprising following the triumph of an alliance of Kashmir's regional political parties in a local election, a senior police official unveiled.
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India’s PM rejects farmer protests over controversial laws as politically motivated
Dec 25, 2020 10:12India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dismissed as politically motivated recent protests by farmers against three laws enacted by his administration while boasting the success of an agricultural plan initiated last year.
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Indian opposition leader demands repeal of farm laws after weeks of massive protests
Dec 25, 2020 05:32India's main opposition party has pressed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw controversial agricultural reform laws that have sparked massive protest across the country over the past weeks.