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PM Modi to shift India's top weapons supplier from Russia to US?
May 24, 2019 10:13India intends to shift its top military supplier from Russia to the US, New Delhi’s ambassador to Washington has said, citing national security and military modernization among Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top priorities following his re-election.
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Indian PM Modi wins landslide victory, vows 'inclusive' India
May 23, 2019 15:03Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to build a strong and inclusive nation after his ruling Hindu nationalist party headed for a landslide win in the South Asian country’s marathon general elections.
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Modi takes commanding lead as India counts votes
May 23, 2019 04:13With hundreds of millions of votes counted after multi-stage general elections in India, early results show that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set for a victory.
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Exit polls predict win for incumbent Indian PM Modi
May 20, 2019 06:21Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win a majority in the parliament, as voting ends in the South Asian country’s marathon general elections.
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Indians vote in final phase of mammoth election
May 19, 2019 07:06Indians were voting on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of national elections, wrapping up a six-week-long, grueling campaign season with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeking re-election for another five years.
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Five killed in fierce gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir
May 16, 2019 10:49Five people, including three Kashmiri fighters, an Indian soldier and a local civilian, have been killed during a gunbattle between militants and government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Zarif warns about ‘suspicious acts of sabotage’ in region
May 14, 2019 12:10On a visit to India, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned about “suspicious acts of sabotage” in the region, following recent incidents involving oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Death toll from cyclone in India, Bangladesh rises to 77
May 13, 2019 03:58The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early May rose to 77 on Monday as anger grew over millions of people still without power and water.
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Indians vote in election marked by political vitriolic
May 12, 2019 03:51Voters in Delhi and elsewhere in India's north lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second-to-last round of a seven-phase general election, with the opposition seeking a united stand to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi a second term.
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India, Afghanistan start trading goods via Iran’s Chabahar Port
May 11, 2019 10:47A big cargo of rice from India has arrived in Iran’s Southeastern Chabahar Port and is destined to be transported to landlocked Afghanistan while at the same time Afghans are sending a shipment of dried fruit to the South Asian country through the same strategic port.