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Grenade attack kills one, injures 34 in India-controlled Kashmir
Nov 04, 2019 10:00A grenade attack has reportedly left one dead and at least 34 people injured in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar.
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India's smog-bound capital suffers most hazardous air so far this year
Nov 04, 2019 09:52Air pollution in New Delhi and surrounding towns reached the worst levels so far this year on Sunday (November 3), with authorities in the world's most polluted capital city having already declared a public health emergency and ordered the closure of schools.
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Iran’s First VP warns of Daesh relocation to Afghanistan
Nov 01, 2019 11:53Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri has warned that the Daesh Takfiri group may seek to transfer its terrorists to Afghanistan against the backdrop of its consecutive defeats in Iraq and Syria, urging the Afghan government to remain vigilant in the face of such a plot.
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India formally divides Kashmir to tighten grip over Muslim-majority region
Oct 31, 2019 16:47India has formally divided the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir into two new federally-administered territories, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive Himalayan valley.
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India to divide Kashmir to tighten grip on restive state
Oct 30, 2019 07:09India will formally split up disputed Jammu and Kashmir State into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive region that has been in the grip of a harsh security clampdown for nearly three months.
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India complains to world aviation body after Pakistan's rebuff to Modi
Oct 29, 2019 15:21The United Nations' aviation agency has asked Pakistan for more information about an overflight request from India, it said on Tuesday, after Islamabad denied permission to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cross its airspace on an overseas tour.
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Pakistan observes black day against India’s 'Kashmir occupation'
Oct 28, 2019 07:19Pakistanis observed black day on Sunday to show solidarity with people in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Pakistan bars Indian PM from using its airspace over Kashmir
Oct 27, 2019 08:44Islamabad has rejected India’s request to allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plane to use Pakistan’s airspace, citing New Delhi’s “human rights violations” in India-controlled Kashmir.
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India citizenship bill targeting Muslims
Oct 25, 2019 04:47India is known as a secular and the world’s largest democracy. The country has hosted persecuted refugees from countries such as Tibet, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar for decades, but now refugees in the country are being granted asylum based on their faith. Since the ruling BJP came to power in 2014, it promised to throw what is calls “illegal immigrants or termites” out of the country.
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Tehran hosts intl. local games expo
Oct 25, 2019 03:03It’s playtime! This international game festival in Tehran showcases local and mostly ancient games indigenous to different nations.