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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.
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India joins US-led naval drills in South China Sea amid tension with Beijing
May 10, 2019 08:15India’s warships have taken part in a US-led naval exercise in the contested South China Sea along with warships from Japan and the Philippines joining an American guided missile destroyer.
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India's ruling party leader in Kashmir killed ahead of polls
May 05, 2019 03:55Vice-president of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the disputed Kashmir's Anantnag district has been killed by unidentified gunmen ahead of elections.
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Cyclone kills 12 in east India before lashing Bangladesh
May 04, 2019 10:45The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to safety.
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Loss of Iranian crude oil imports will hurt India
May 03, 2019 00:25Fuel prices in India are set to rise after the ongoing general elections.
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Towns evacuate, tourists flee as cyclone churns towards Indian northeast coast
May 02, 2019 06:25India has evacuated more than 200,000 people along its northeast coastline by boat, bus and train ahead of a severe cyclone due to make landfall on Friday, with many villagers piling household possessions on to trucks before fleeing their homes.