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Thousands of Indian farmers resume march to Delhi after talks with government fail
Feb 21, 2024 07:03Thousands of Indian farmers, equipped with cranes and excavators, have resumed their protest march to the capital after four rounds of talks with the government failed to make a breakthrough.
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Indian farmers demand guaranteed prices for agricultural produce
Feb 19, 2024 12:03Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are camping on the borders of New Delhi demanding legal guarantees of a minimum support price for their crops. Farmers are ramping up pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by blocking highways and roads leading to the capital city in a bid to highlight their long-standing grievances.
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Indian workers refuse to handle weapons cargoes for Israel
Feb 19, 2024 09:50An Indian workers union says its members will refuse to handle any potential cargo of weapons destined for delivery to the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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India approves $10 billion military buying spree in pivot to West
Feb 17, 2024 05:28India’s defense ministry has approved the procurement of 15 maritime patrol aircraft from Airbus and six air-refuel aircraft
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India's main opposition says bank accounts frozen ahead of elections
Feb 16, 2024 09:12India’s main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax department weeks before the expected announcement of national elections.
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India police fire tear gas at farmers demanding higher crop prices
Feb 13, 2024 09:08Indian Police have fired tear gas to prevent thousands of protesting farmers demanding better crop prices from marching on Delhi.
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At least six killed in anti-Muslim violence after mosque demolition in India
Feb 11, 2024 04:59At least six people have been killed in India and dozens severely injured during communal clashes against Muslims after the demolition of a mosque and an adjoining madrasa by the authorities in the northern State of Uttarakhand.
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Indian court allows Hindus to pray in another disputed mosque
Feb 09, 2024 05:52In one of the most sensitive religious disputes in India, the country’s court permits Hindu worshipers to pray inside a mosque in the north Indian city of Varanasi.
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At least 10 killed, scores injured in India firework factory explosion
Feb 06, 2024 11:43At least 10 people have been killed and 75 others injured in a giant explosion at an illegal firework factory in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh.
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Kashmiris observe Indian Republic Day as 'Black Day'
Jan 27, 2024 01:18Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over have held demonstrations to mark India's Republic Day as a “Black Day”. Similar rallies were also held in various cities in Pakistan.