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India bans 118 Chinese apps in new backlash over border dispute
Sep 02, 2020 11:14India on Wednesday banned 118 more Chinese apps in a stepped-up backlash over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbors.
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India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO
Sep 01, 2020 12:31India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half a million fresh infections pushing the global tally up by 1 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepal
Aug 31, 2020 10:34A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials say, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia.
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China dismisses India claims of military ‘provocation’ at disputed border
Aug 31, 2020 10:29Beijing has dismissed India’s claims of “provocative” military movements by Chinese troops at the contested border line dividing the two Asian neighbors.
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Dozens of Kashmiris injured as India cracks down on Muharram processions
Aug 30, 2020 04:37At least 40 Shia mourners in the Indian-controlled Kashmir were injured on Saturday when government forces used batons, burst tear smoke shells and fired pellets to break up mourning processions on the ninth day of Islamic month of Muharram.
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Indian police 'complicit' in anti-Muslim violence by Hindu mobs: Amnesty
Aug 29, 2020 04:54Amnesty International says Indian police committed “grave human rights violations” during the deadly communal violence in the capital New Delhi that claimed dozens of innocent lives earlier in the year.
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India detains 50 in crackdown on Shia Muslims in Kashmir
Aug 29, 2020 00:16Indian police have detained at least 50 people in a crackdown on Shia Muslims trying to hold religious ceremonies in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Indian refiners stop buying crude oil from Chinese companies
Aug 28, 2020 08:24India has stopped purchasing crude oil from China-linked companies, as part of New Delhi’s recent move to restrict imports from neighboring countries in the wake of an escalating border dispute.
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India practicing ‘digital apartheid’ with internet ban in Kashmir
Aug 25, 2020 23:26A report by a rights group in Kashmir says India’s prolonged communications blackout following the scrapping of the disputed Himalayan region’s semi-autonomy last year is “digital apartheid.”
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India ‘to withdraw 10,000 paramilitaries from Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 20, 2020 07:27India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has reportedly ordered the immediate withdrawal of at least 10,000 paramilitary forces from the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir.