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Indian Muslims brandish natl. flag, say their protest not anti-India
Dec 24, 2019 04:16Indian Muslims protesting against the country’s recent citizenship law, which they consider discriminatory, have been carrying national flags and copies of the constitution, stressing that their protest rallies are against the biased law, not India.
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Modi’s BJP loses elections in India's Jharkhand state
Dec 24, 2019 02:23Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost elections in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
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US will have to end ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran: President Rouhani
Dec 23, 2019 12:30President Hassan Rouhani says the United States will have to stop its policy of exerting “maximum pressure” on Iran, stressing that the current conditions that stem from that policy are only temporary.
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Sanctions, terrorism, US main strategies against independent countries: Iran's Shamkhani
Dec 23, 2019 12:08The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says imposing sanctions and fomenting terrorism are two main US strategies against independent countries.
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Zarif hails ‘historic and unbreakable’ ties with India
Dec 22, 2019 14:15Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed longstanding relations between the country and its southern Asian ally, India, emphasizing that relations between Tehran and New Delhi are unbreakable.
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Iranian, Indian FMs discuss closer ties
Dec 22, 2019 09:49Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, held talks on a host of topics, including the latest efforts to boost relations between the two countries.
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Modi summons ministers as citizenship law protests rage on
Dec 21, 2019 10:48Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned his government ministers to hold a meeting and discuss the security situation in the country following protests against a controversial anti-Muslim law.
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Curfew imposed in Indian city as two die in protests, internet shut in parts of country
Dec 20, 2019 08:41Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angered by a citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims.
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Grand mosque re-opened months after Kashmir autonomy stripped
Dec 19, 2019 04:56Kashmir's main mosque has re-opened for prayers for the first time since the restive valley's semi-autonomous status was axed by New Delhi in August and a curfew was imposed.
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Study shows India, China, Nigeria lead world in pollution-linked deaths
Dec 19, 2019 05:02India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths, followed by China and Nigeria, according to a new study that estimates the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.