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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.
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India monsoon rains above average for second year in row
Sep 30, 2020 14:10India's monsoon rainfall in 2020 was above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday.