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Indian state challenges citizenship law in Supreme Court
Jan 14, 2020 13:06India’s southern Kerala State has become the first to legally challenge a new controversial citizenship law in the country that is widely considered anti-Muslim and has triggered nationwide demonstrations.
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Avalanches in Pakistan claim 67 lives
Jan 14, 2020 09:14At least 67 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.
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Indian police battle anti-Modi protesters over disputed law
Jan 12, 2020 13:01Indian police baton-charged protesters Sunday to stop them reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cavalcade as nationwide protests against a bitterly disputed citizenship law entered a second month.
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US threatens India with sanctions over purchasing Russia’s S-400 missile systems
Jan 09, 2020 09:39The United States has warned India not to purchase advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, urging New Delhi to reconsider purchasing Russia’s air shield systems or face the “risk for sanctions.”
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Indian Muslims protest US assassination of senior Iranian, Iraqi commanders
Jan 07, 2020 13:14Muslim communities gathered in New Delhi on Tuesday to protest the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the US.
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Over 100,000 protesters rally against citizenship law in southern India
Jan 05, 2020 08:46More than 100,000 people have joined a demonstration in southern India to protest a controversial citizenship law that critics say discriminates against the minority Muslim community and undermines the country’s secular constitution.
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Hundreds of Kashmiris protest US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani
Jan 03, 2020 17:17Hundreds of protesters marched in the northern Indian town of Budgam on Friday to condemn the airstrike that martyred the Iranian Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani.
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India says 2 soldiers killed in gunfight with militants in Kashmir
Jan 01, 2020 07:08Two Indian soldiers have reportedly been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants along the restive Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
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Indians to stage citizenship law protest on New Year’s Eve
Dec 31, 2019 12:32Thousands of Indians are set to ring in the New Year by staging protests against a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against the minority Muslim community and undermines the country’s secular constitution.
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India tightens security for protests after Friday prayers
Dec 27, 2019 12:15Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities on Friday and suspended mobile data services in some places in an effort to maintain order ahead of protests planned against a new citizenship law.