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India records highest daily jump in coronavirus deaths
Apr 29, 2020 12:26India has seen its highest jump in deaths related to the novel coronavirus in a 24-hour period following its highest daily increase, the Health Ministry says.
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Harassment of Indian Muslims rises over COVID-19 rumors
Apr 24, 2020 05:36Indians are apparently looking for a coronavirus scapegoat as the country’s Muslim population is widely reporting that they are being harassed over rumors of spreading the new virus.
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Indian government under fire for intimidating Kashmir journalists
Apr 23, 2020 03:48The Indian government is under fire for intimidating the media against the backdrop of its police charging journalists in Kashmir with ‘anti-national’ activities.
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India: Hospitals rejecting Muslims amid coronavirus pandemic, 2 babies die
Apr 21, 2020 14:02Two babies have died in India after hospitals refused to admit their Muslim mothers over their faith, as the pandemic is causing a spike in discrimination against minority Muslims in the country.
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Islamabad, New Delhi spar over treatment of minorities, virus response
Apr 20, 2020 09:47Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deliberately targeting Muslims in India to divert attention from its poor response to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Three soldiers killed in Kashmir militant attack: India
Apr 19, 2020 05:51Three Indian soldiers have reportedly been killed in a militant attack in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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India’s poor hit hardest as coronavirus lockdown extended
Apr 15, 2020 13:58As coronavirus pandemic grips the entire globe, in some parts of the world it is yet another misery for millions who live hand to mouth. While the majority of businesses in India have been ordered to close, millions of low-paid workers in the private sector are left jobless. These people now have to bear the consequences of a coronavirus lockdown and fight for survival.
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In time of deadly pandemic, India, Pakistan to lift some curbs to help millions
Apr 15, 2020 11:40In a move to help millions of people hit by lockdowns due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the governments in India and Pakistan will allow particular activities to resume.
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India extends world's largest virus lockdown to May 3
Apr 14, 2020 08:43India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
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Indian migrant workers living in squalid conditions in UAE susceptible to coronavirus infection
Apr 14, 2020 06:42The Chief Minister of India’s Kerala State has voiced alarm at the risks facing migrant workers from the region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing reports of “inadequate” quarantine facilities and “ineffective” preventative measures in the Persian Gulf country.