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Zarif hails ‘historic and unbreakable’ ties with India
Dec 22, 2019 14:15Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed longstanding relations between the country and its southern Asian ally, India, emphasizing that relations between Tehran and New Delhi are unbreakable.
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Iranian, Indian FMs discuss closer ties
Dec 22, 2019 09:49Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, held talks on a host of topics, including the latest efforts to boost relations between the two countries.
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Indian govt going to war against its own people
Dec 21, 2019 12:43Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are now ongoing in every part of India, with a cross-section of society outraged by the religious implications of this law.
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Modi summons ministers as citizenship law protests rage on
Dec 21, 2019 10:48Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned his government ministers to hold a meeting and discuss the security situation in the country following protests against a controversial anti-Muslim law.
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Curfew imposed in Indian city as two die in protests, internet shut in parts of country
Dec 20, 2019 08:41Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angered by a citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims.
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Grand mosque re-opened months after Kashmir autonomy stripped
Dec 19, 2019 04:56Kashmir's main mosque has re-opened for prayers for the first time since the restive valley's semi-autonomous status was axed by New Delhi in August and a curfew was imposed.
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Study shows India, China, Nigeria lead world in pollution-linked deaths
Dec 19, 2019 05:02India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths, followed by China and Nigeria, according to a new study that estimates the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.
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India’s top court refuses to stop execution of anti-Muslim citizenship law
Dec 18, 2019 07:58India’s top court has refused to stop the implementation of a new controversial citizenship law that is widely considered anti-Muslim.
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Fresh protests hit India over anti-Muslim law, police brutality caught on video
Dec 17, 2019 11:23A fresh round of protests has broken out against an anti-Muslim citizenship law in India, amid evidence of excessive force used by police to suppress public outcry.
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Indian government pushes religion-based citizenship law
Dec 16, 2019 13:12A bill that the Indian government recently pushed through the lower house of Parliament would grant citizenship to refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians.