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Soldier shots dead four senior officers over leave dispute in eastern India
Jan 12, 2017 17:06A paramilitary soldier from one of India's elite security units has shot dead at least four of his senior officers in an apparent row over leave in the eastern Bihar state, police officials say.
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‘Militants kill three Indian workers in Kashmir’
Jan 09, 2017 10:21Unidentified militants have attacked a military road construction camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir, leaving three civilian workers dead, Indian officials say.
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Five Indian states set to go to polls
Jan 04, 2017 11:44Five states in India are set to go to the polls in the next two months, a key test for the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his controversial currency move.
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Asia imports of Iranian oil more than doubled
Dec 28, 2016 11:06India and South Korea have raised oil imports from Iran more than four times in a month which saw four major Asian buyers more than double their purchases from a year ago.
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2 killed, dozens injured as Indian train derails in Kanpur
Dec 28, 2016 05:39Fifteen coaches of a passenger train have run off the track in India’s Kanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. 2 people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured.
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Pakistan releases more than 200 Indian fishermen
Dec 25, 2016 11:45Pakistan has released a group of more than 200 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, officials say.
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Anger in Kashmir after refugees granted status
Dec 24, 2016 12:26In a controversial move, the local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has granted “Nativity Certificates” to Hindu refugees from Pakistan there, thus recognizing them to be of Indian decent, Press TV reports.
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India to let Iranian banks open branches
Dec 20, 2016 13:37The media in New Delhi say the country is preparing to issue licenses to five Iranian private banks to open branches in India – a move which is expected to significantly facilitate trade between the two countries.
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India indicts Pakistan-based militants over air base attack in Punjab
Dec 19, 2016 14:00India's top counter-terrorism agency has charged a Pakistan-based militant group and its top leader with perpetrating a deadly assault on an Indian air force base in January.
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HRW reports hundreds of deaths in India police custody
Dec 19, 2016 10:12An international rights group has blamed police in India for the deaths in custody of hundreds of prisoners over a period of five years.