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Assailants kill 3 ruling BJP politicians in restive Kashmir
Oct 30, 2020 05:38Gunmen in India’s restive Kashmir region have killed three local politicians from the country’s far-right ruling party with police accusing combatants fighting for independence in the disputed area bordering Pakistan.
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Latest on pandemic: Countries move to impose new restrictions as cases surge
Oct 28, 2020 08:49The number of people who have been afflicted with COVID-19 has now passed 44 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 1.16 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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India enacts new laws allowing non-locals to buy land in disputed Kashmir
Oct 27, 2020 14:13Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-extremist government has been introducing major changes to the laws governing the ownership of land in the Indian-administered Kashmir since its decision to abolish the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomous status last year.
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US signals India’s work in Iran’s Chabahar port is exempt from sanctions: Report
Oct 26, 2020 02:40An Indian newspaper says the United States has offered fresh assurances to India that its involvement in the Iranian port of Chabahar would not be affected by Washington’s sanctions on Iran.
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Air quality dips in northern India, Taj Mahal shrouded in smog
Oct 24, 2020 03:48A thick blanket of smog covered large swathes of northern India on Friday (October 23) morning, as air quality index was recorded at levels of "very poor," even bordering on "severe."
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Indian opposition, UN urge release of elderly priest held on terror charges
Oct 21, 2020 14:27Indian opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the release of an elderly priest held on terror charges, one of 16 similar arrests rights groups say are politically motivated.
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India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
Oct 18, 2020 08:08India has successfully test-fired a supersonic cruise missile amid a persisting standoff with China in eastern Ladakh region bordering the two countries.
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Kashmir parties join forces to regain special status revoked by India
Oct 16, 2020 02:53The India-controlled Kashmir’s main political parties have formed an alliance aimed at clawing back the region’s special status that New Delhi revoked last August.
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India, China military officials hold 'positive' talks to end border row
Oct 15, 2020 08:30Indian and Chinese military commanders have held “positive, constructive” talks on disengaging troops at their remote contested Himalayan border.
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India becomes second country to report 7 million COVID-19 cases
Oct 13, 2020 03:34India has become the second country after the United States to report seven million COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with the health ministry data showing a rise of 74,383 new cases in one day.