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India: Supreme Court refuses to suspend citizenship law, again
Jan 22, 2020 07:51India’s top court has refused to suspend the implementation of a new controversial citizenship law that is widely considered anti-Muslim, saying a constitutional bench of five judges should hear the petitions and rule on the matter.
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Eight Indian tourists die in Nepal resort
Jan 21, 2020 10:09Eight Indian tourists, including four children, have died after they were found unconscious in their room at a hill resort in Nepal, officials say.
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Iranian bank to open branch in India, Zarif says
Jan 17, 2020 06:58Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bank Pasargad plans to open a branch in India to facilitate bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic and the South Asian country.
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Zarif: Only Trump, Pompeo, Daesh celebrating martyrdom of Gen. Soleimani
Jan 15, 2020 09:05Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says the only people celebrating the martyrdom of Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani are US President Donald Trump, his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Daesh Takfiri terror group.
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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.