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India experts baffled by hundreds affected by illness
Dec 08, 2020 14:03Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left more than 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Indian farmers launch general strike to protest market liberalization
Dec 08, 2020 08:52Indian farmers have launched a nationwide general strike against new laws liberalizing agricultural markets, which they say go against their interests.
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Pfizer seeks emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in India
Dec 06, 2020 12:10Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in India, which has the second highest number of coronavirus infections.
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India fumes as OIC urges rescission of ‘illegal’ Kashmir move
Dec 01, 2020 13:28India has been angered by a resolution recently passed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that rejects New Delhi's decision to revoke Kashmir's autonomy.
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Indian farmers continue protests against Modi’s reforms
Nov 29, 2020 08:39Thousands of Indian farmers continue with mass protests on the outskirts of New Delhi against the recent agricultural deregulation.
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Indian farmers clash with police over farm reforms
Nov 27, 2020 02:42Indian police have fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday in clashes with several thousand farmers marching to New Delhi to protest against recent agricultural reforms.
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China accuses India of discrimination over latest app ban
Nov 25, 2020 16:17Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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India's air quality dips again after mild improvement
Nov 20, 2020 11:27New Delhi's air quality, which had improved to the 'moderate' category after a series of rain just earlier this week, deteriorated once again to 'very poor' on Friday (November 20) as traffic and buildings plunged back into a film of smog.
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Iran, Russia-led trade bloc push regional convergence
Nov 17, 2020 11:32Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a trade bloc with an integrated market of 180 million people, are attending a conference in Iran’s port city of Anzali on the Caspian Sea to enhance regional convergence in economic and transit relations.
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India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border, 15 killed
Nov 14, 2020 04:06At least 15 people, including five security personnel, have been killed and dozens of others wounded as Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the de facto border that divides the region between India and Pakistan.