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Thousands in US protest India’s discriminatory citizenship law
Jan 28, 2020 08:19Thousands of Indian-Americans, along with representatives of civil rights institutions, have staged protest rallies in 30 US cities against the Indian government’s new citizenship law, which is largely believed to be anti-Muslim.
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India making steady progress on Iranian port development work: Envoy
Jan 28, 2020 06:27India’s ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra says he is happy with the pace of development work by his country at a key port southeast of Iran.
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Up to 7 million Indians form 620km human chain to protest anti-Muslim law
Jan 27, 2020 10:49Millions of people have formed a human chain across a southwestern Indian state to protest a controversial citizenship law that explicitly excludes the minority Muslim community.
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India: Supreme Court refuses to suspend citizenship law, again
Jan 22, 2020 07:51India’s top court has refused to suspend the implementation of a new controversial citizenship law that is widely considered anti-Muslim, saying a constitutional bench of five judges should hear the petitions and rule on the matter.
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Eight Indian tourists die in Nepal resort
Jan 21, 2020 10:09Eight Indian tourists, including four children, have died after they were found unconscious in their room at a hill resort in Nepal, officials say.
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Iranian bank to open branch in India, Zarif says
Jan 17, 2020 06:58Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bank Pasargad plans to open a branch in India to facilitate bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic and the South Asian country.
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Zarif: Only Trump, Pompeo, Daesh celebrating martyrdom of Gen. Soleimani
Jan 15, 2020 09:05Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says the only people celebrating the martyrdom of Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani are US President Donald Trump, his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Daesh Takfiri terror group.
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Indian state challenges citizenship law in Supreme Court
Jan 14, 2020 13:06India’s southern Kerala State has become the first to legally challenge a new controversial citizenship law in the country that is widely considered anti-Muslim and has triggered nationwide demonstrations.
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Avalanches in Pakistan claim 67 lives
Jan 14, 2020 09:14At least 67 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.
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Indian police battle anti-Modi protesters over disputed law
Jan 12, 2020 13:01Indian police baton-charged protesters Sunday to stop them reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cavalcade as nationwide protests against a bitterly disputed citizenship law entered a second month.