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India's Modi faces human rights criticism in US visit
Jun 21, 2023 09:36More than 70 US lawmakers have expressed concerns over persisting human rights violations across India, calling on the Biden administration to raise the issue with the country's visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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At least 98 die as heatwave grips north India
Jun 18, 2023 11:52At least 98 people have died in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last three days as the north of the country reels under an extreme heatwave.
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US pushing India to seal big armed drone deal during Modi’s visit: Report
Jun 14, 2023 11:13US President Joe Biden's administration is reportedly pushing India to overcome its bureaucratic hurdles in order to progress a deal for buying a dozen American-made armed drones, as it seeks to deepen military ties between the two countries in a bid to “weaken” Russia and China.
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India denies ex-Twitter CEO’s claims, says it did not threaten to shut down platform
Jun 13, 2023 06:44India has slammed the ex-Twitter CEO’s allegations as an “outright lie,” saying it did not make any threats to shut down the social networking site.
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In secret meeting, two dozen world’s spy chiefs gather in Singapore: Report
Jun 05, 2023 02:45About two dozen of senior officials from the world’s intelligence agencies gathered in secret in Singapore this weekend concurrent with the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, according to a report.
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BRICS foreign ministers attend summit in South Africa
Jun 03, 2023 09:14The foreign ministers of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are in South Africa for a summit aimed at discussing strategies to establish the bloc as a key alternative to Western geopolitical dominance.
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Iran, India can enhance ties via BRICS: FM
Jun 03, 2023 08:44Iran's foreign minister hailed the BRICS group as a suitable platform for the promotion of cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
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At least 288 dead, 850 injured in train crash in eastern India
Jun 03, 2023 03:14At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years.
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BRICS summit mulling expansion to forge counterweight to West
Jun 01, 2023 07:31The foreign ministers of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are in South Africa for a summit aimed at discussing enlargement and other strategies to establish the bloc as a key alternative to Western geopolitical dominance.
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Modi inaugurates India’s new parliament amid opposition boycott
May 28, 2023 12:08Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s new parliament building in New Delhi in a grand ceremony on Sunday, amid a boycott by more than a dozen opposition parties.