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India’s temple controversy becomes political amid protests
Oct 19, 2018 16:22A senior leader of India's ruling party warned on Friday that protesters in the southern state of Kerala would take the law into their hands if officials attempted to let women enter a hill temple at the center of a raging controversy.
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India police say four killed in Kashmir shootout
Oct 17, 2018 16:03A gun battle has reportedly erupted between Indian troops and suspected militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing at least four people.
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India, Iran to speed up Chabahar plan before US bans
Oct 15, 2018 16:10Indian media have quoted informed officials as saying that the country plans to speed up the development of Iran’s Chabahar port before the new round of US sanctions against Tehran are put into place.
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‘India to continue buying Iranian oil despite possible US sanctions’
Oct 09, 2018 09:35Indian companies will continue buying Iranian crude oil in November even despite the possible US objections and sanctions, Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.
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Myanmar ‘unwilling’ to probe Rohingya genocide: UN
Oct 09, 2018 08:30The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy to Myanmar says the Myanmarese government is “unwilling” to investigate state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in the country, calling on the international community to take action before it is too late.
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India: Pakistan's allegation of chemical weapon use in Kashmir ‘totally unfounded’
Oct 06, 2018 09:07India has denounced as “totally unfounded” Pakistan’s allegations of reported use of chemical weapons by Indian security forces on civilians in the disputed region of Kashmir.
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Russia, India leaders sign S-400, nuclear plants deals
Oct 05, 2018 09:31Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi have signed a deal worth $5 billion over the purchase of S-400 air defense system and have also agreed to jointly develop six nuclear power plants.
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India to deport seven Rohingya refugees amid UN condemnation
Oct 03, 2018 14:33Indian police have sent seven Rohingya Muslim refugees to the border to be deported after they fled violence and persecution in Myanmar.
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Indian troops ‘shoot at chopper of Pakistani Kashmir’s leader’
Oct 01, 2018 10:07The prime minister of Pakistani-administered Kashmir region says Indian forces have opened fire on his helicopter near the disputed de facto border in the Himalayan region.
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India approves purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Sep 29, 2018 10:05India has approved a plan to purchase five Russian-built S-400 Triumph defense systems, despite earlier warnings from the US against any military transaction with Russia.