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India moves missiles closer to border with China: Report
Oct 01, 2020 10:25India has moved its long-range missiles closer to its common border with China, a report says, as relations between the two nuclear-armed countries remain strained over the disputed common border in the Himalayan region.
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Police, protesters clash in India after gang-rape victim cremated
Sep 30, 2020 14:11Clashes have erupted between police and protesters in several parts of India after authorities cremated the body of a victim who had been gang-raped by four upper-caste men against her family’s wishes.
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India monsoon rains above average for second year in row
Sep 30, 2020 14:10India's monsoon rainfall in 2020 was above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday.
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Outrage as woman dies of gang rape in India’s capital
Sep 30, 2020 02:46In India, another woman has fallen victim to gang rape, and died at a hospital in the capital New Delhi.
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Amnesty says halting work in India due to govt. crackdown
Sep 29, 2020 07:56Amnesty International has halted work in India, alleging the New Delhi government has been cracking down on the human rights group for reporting rights violations.
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Indian Nobel laureate fears pandemic may drive up child exploitation
Sep 23, 2020 13:43For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labor.
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India building collapse toll climbs to 36, search & rescue continues
Sep 23, 2020 09:05Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 36, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
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India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir
Sep 22, 2020 12:22An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over Kashmir region is a global matter high on the agenda of the United Nations (UN).
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India facing oxygen scarcity as virus cases surge
Sep 21, 2020 07:44According to the World Health Organization (WHO), some 15 percent of COVID-19 patients require help with breathing. Some people appear in no evident respiratory distress, but are found to have dangerously low oxygen levels — a condition called silent hypoxia. A fraction of the critically ill patients require a ventilator.
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8 dead, many feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse
Sep 21, 2020 05:54At least eight people were killed in India when a three-story residential building collapsed before dawn on Monday and a disaster agency official said up to 25 people were believed to be trapped in the ruins.