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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.
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Four civilians killed in exchange of fire between India, Pakistan troops in Kashmir
Apr 14, 2020 01:15At least, four civilians, including a two-year-old boy, have been killed during an exchange of fire between troops of Pakistan and India across the restive Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between the two countries.
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Muslims attacked, 'nearly lynched' amid coronavirus rumors in India: Report
Apr 13, 2020 09:44The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a spree of anti-Muslim attacks across India, with the Health Ministry of the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi claiming that Muslims are spreading the virus.
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India's 'corona-car' aims to accelerate awareness
Apr 08, 2020 08:06A man in Hyderabad has manufactured a single-seater vehicle shaped like the coronavirus under the microscope to spread awareness about COVID-19 among Indians.
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Fierce gun battles leave a dozen dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Apr 05, 2020 14:22At least three Indian troops and nine pro-independence fighters have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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India coronavirus lockdown threatens millions with extreme hardship
Apr 05, 2020 03:05Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, millions of people in India are battling against extreme hardships.
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India mulling purchase of 3 refurbished submarines from Russia
Apr 03, 2020 08:20India is considering a proposal by Russia to supply the Indian navy with three refurbished submarines, capable of launching cruise missiles.
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Coronavirus outbreak sparks migrant crisis in India
Apr 01, 2020 03:02Since India announced a countrywide lockdown on March 24 due coronavirus outbreak, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, perhaps millions across the country, were desperately trying to reach their native places due to absence of jobs.
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India buys Israeli arms as doctors demand facemasks
Mar 27, 2020 07:26Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to go ahead with an arms deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars with Israel, while healthcare workers in the country are grappling with a serious lack of masks and protective equipment in their fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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India outlines $23 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
Mar 26, 2020 11:30India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($23-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give relief to millions of poor people hit by a nationwide lockdown over a coronavirus pandemic.