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China hopes India learns lessons from recent border conflict
Aug 30, 2017 06:07China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed hope that India has learned a lesson from a recent border conflict and would avoid such episodes in the future, ahead of a summit meeting in China next week.
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Indian guru jailed for 20 years on rape charges amid intense security
Aug 28, 2017 12:02An Indian court has sentenced Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a controversial popular guru whose conviction has sparked some deadly street protests, to 20 years in prison for raping two of his devotees.
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China ‘pleased’ with Indian military’s withdrawal from disputed border
Aug 28, 2017 09:09China has hailed a decision by the Indian military to withdraw from a disputed border region in the Himalayas, ending a months-long stand-off between the two Asian powers.
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Militants kill Indian police officer, 2 troops in southern Kashmir: Police
Aug 26, 2017 12:31Three Indian troops have been killed after several militants launched an attack against a military base in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say.
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Mobs rampage in north India leaves 32 killed
Aug 25, 2017 14:46Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 32 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities said.
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74 injured as train derails in India
Aug 23, 2017 05:53At least 74 people were injured after a passenger train derailed early Wednesday in the Northern Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
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South Asia floods affect 24 million: Red Cross
Aug 22, 2017 12:29More than 24 million people have been affected by some of the worst flooding to hit South Asia in decades, with large areas of land submerged in water, the Red Cross Tuesday.
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Rosneft to pay Indian Essar’s $2.4bn debt to Iran
Aug 22, 2017 08:16Rosneft has undertaken to settle over 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) owed to Iran for past oil purchases by Essar Group after the biggest Russian oil producer bought the Indian refiner on Monday.
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South Asia floods kill 700, drive 1 million from homes
Aug 20, 2017 12:27The confirmed death toll passed 700 and more than a million were driven from their homes as large swathes of South Asia reeled under monsoon floods Sunday, officials said.
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Ten die in train derailment in India's Uttar Pradesh
Aug 19, 2017 12:29At least 10 people have been killed and 150 people injured after a train derailed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a government official said on Saturday.