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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.
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Kashmir parties join forces to regain special status revoked by India
Oct 16, 2020 02:53The India-controlled Kashmir’s main political parties have formed an alliance aimed at clawing back the region’s special status that New Delhi revoked last August.
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India, China military officials hold 'positive' talks to end border row
Oct 15, 2020 08:30Indian and Chinese military commanders have held “positive, constructive” talks on disengaging troops at their remote contested Himalayan border.
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India becomes second country to report 7 million COVID-19 cases
Oct 13, 2020 03:34India has become the second country after the United States to report seven million COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with the health ministry data showing a rise of 74,383 new cases in one day.
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Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een
Oct 08, 2020 18:34Like previous years, Kashmiris have commemorated Arba’een, but this year, they have imposed some restrictions on the commemoration due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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India accuses Pakistan of killing 3 soldiers in disputed Kashmir
Oct 02, 2020 05:40Three Indian soldiers have been killed by what the country’s army described as unprovoked gunfire by Pakistani troops in the disputed border region of Kashmir.
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India moves missiles closer to border with China: Report
Oct 01, 2020 10:25India has moved its long-range missiles closer to its common border with China, a report says, as relations between the two nuclear-armed countries remain strained over the disputed common border in the Himalayan region.
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Police, protesters clash in India after gang-rape victim cremated
Sep 30, 2020 14:11Clashes have erupted between police and protesters in several parts of India after authorities cremated the body of a victim who had been gang-raped by four upper-caste men against her family’s wishes.