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India building tunnel in Himalayas to get soldiers to Chinese border in 10 minutes
Sep 18, 2020 09:05India has stepped up an infrastructure program on the disputed Himalayan region to bring to an end the construction of a tunnel that will provide an all-weather route for its troops to get to the border with China in only ten minutes.
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Clashes erupt in Indian-controlled Kashmir after 4 killed
Sep 17, 2020 06:30Hundreds of protesters have clashed with government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir after a fire exchange that left three suspected militants and a woman dead in the disputed Himalayan region.
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India coronavirus cases cross 5 million in ‘worse-than-sci-fi’ pandemic
Sep 16, 2020 10:26Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as a WHO envoy warned the pandemic was ‘still at the beginning.’
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Russia to sell 100mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020 07:58Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has reportedly reached a deal to sell 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, called Sputnik-V, to a major pharmaceutical company in India.
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Iran to sign $2.2 billion deal to develop Farzad gas field: Zangeneh
Sep 15, 2020 11:31Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran will sign a deal worth $2.2 billion to develop the offshore Farzad B gas field.
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China to release 5 Indian ‘intelligence agents’: Report
Sep 12, 2020 11:48China will release five Indian intelligence agents who were detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet against the backdrop of an agreement between Beijing and New Delhi to work for peace.
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India coronavirus infections surge to 4.3 million
Sep 09, 2020 11:47India reported 89,706 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total caseload to 4.3 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.
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Foreign ministers of Iran, India discuss trade ties, major regional issues: FM Zarif
Sep 09, 2020 01:42Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he exchanged views with his visiting Indian counterpart about ways to expand bilateral relations, particularly in the trade arena, and the important issues facing the region.
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Russia completes early trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
Sep 08, 2020 11:47Siberia's Vector virology institute on Tuesday completed early-stage human trials, known as Phase II, of a second potential Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the state consumer safety watchdog was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying.
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Indian FM in Tehran ahead of visit to Moscow
Sep 08, 2020 09:36Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is in the Iranian capital for talks over bilateral ties as well as regional developments.