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India, US, Japan, Australia launch large naval drills
Nov 03, 2020 07:54India, the United States, Japan, and Australia have launched joint naval exercises, the largest in more than a decade, Indian government sources say, amid US attempts to counter China’s influence in the region.
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Pakistan to upgrade status of part of Kashmir: Imran Khan
Nov 01, 2020 17:25Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government would give provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern part of the larger Kashmir region.
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Kashmir launches general strike against controversial new land laws
Nov 01, 2020 05:40Indian-administered Kashmir has launched a general strike in protest at controversial laws imposed by New Delhi that allow non-locals to buy land in the disputed region.
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Assailants kill 3 ruling BJP politicians in restive Kashmir
Oct 30, 2020 05:38Gunmen in India’s restive Kashmir region have killed three local politicians from the country’s far-right ruling party with police accusing combatants fighting for independence in the disputed area bordering Pakistan.
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Latest on pandemic: Countries move to impose new restrictions as cases surge
Oct 28, 2020 08:49The number of people who have been afflicted with COVID-19 has now passed 44 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 1.16 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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India enacts new laws allowing non-locals to buy land in disputed Kashmir
Oct 27, 2020 14:13Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-extremist government has been introducing major changes to the laws governing the ownership of land in the Indian-administered Kashmir since its decision to abolish the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomous status last year.
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US signals India’s work in Iran’s Chabahar port is exempt from sanctions: Report
Oct 26, 2020 02:40An Indian newspaper says the United States has offered fresh assurances to India that its involvement in the Iranian port of Chabahar would not be affected by Washington’s sanctions on Iran.
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Air quality dips in northern India, Taj Mahal shrouded in smog
Oct 24, 2020 03:48A thick blanket of smog covered large swathes of northern India on Friday (October 23) morning, as air quality index was recorded at levels of "very poor," even bordering on "severe."
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Indian opposition, UN urge release of elderly priest held on terror charges
Oct 21, 2020 14:27Indian opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the release of an elderly priest held on terror charges, one of 16 similar arrests rights groups say are politically motivated.
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India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
Oct 18, 2020 08:08India has successfully test-fired a supersonic cruise missile amid a persisting standoff with China in eastern Ladakh region bordering the two countries.