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Militants, Security Forces Exchange Fire In Kashmir — Police

A gun battle erupted between security forces and militants in Kashmir on Wednesday, two police sources said, the first since…

6 years ago
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Malaysia Offers To Buy More Imports From India After Threat Of Palm Oil Curbs

Malaysia said on Tuesday it would look to increase imports of crude sugar and buffalo meat from India, after reports…

6 years ago
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Hours After Mobiles Restored, SMS Services Blocked In Kashmir

SMS services were withdrawn as a "precautionary measure" hours after the government restored post-paid mobile connections in Kashmir, officials said…

6 years ago
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India’s Tax Unions Irked By PM Modi’s Switch To Faceless Assessment: Letter

Indian tax officials are pushing back against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new faceless tax assessment program, complaining about a lack…

6 years ago
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Indian-origin Economist Among Poverty-tackling Trio Who won Nobel Economics Prize

U.S.-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work…

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India Partially Restores Mobile Phone Lines In Kashmir

India restored some mobile phone services in contested Kashmir on Monday, two months after imposing a communications clampdown on the…

6 years ago
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India Bars Public Gatherings In Ayodhya As Court Verdict Nears

India has barred public gatherings in the town of Ayodhya as the Supreme Court started hearing final arguments on Monday…

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Deforestation In Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Surges Through September

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped for the fifth straight month in September compared with last year, with destruction up 93%…

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The Not-So-Merry Wives, Sisters And Mothers Of Southall

Having lived in the UK for 18 months, and having gone to the 'Indian' part of town once too often,…

6 years ago
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Turkey ‘Won’t Stop’ Syria Operation Despite ‘Threats’: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, dismissing…

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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's…

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India’s Industrial Output Shrinks At Fastest Rate In More Than Six Years

India’s industrial output shrank at its fastest rate in more than six years in August, reflecting the impact of an…

6 years ago
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Modi And Xi Eye New Border Security Steps In Summit Talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to agree new security measures along their unsettled…

6 years ago
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Why Strong Monsoon Rains Are Not Necessarily Good News For Indian Farmers

India, one of the world’s biggest agricultural producers, experienced its heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years this year. While rain…

6 years ago
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Iran Oil Tanker Hit By Two Missiles Off Saudi Coast: Iranian State Media

An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television…

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“Thieves Have Modi Surname” Remarks: Rahul Pleads Not Guilty

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appeared before a magisterial court and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case…

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3 J&K Leaders To Be Released From Detention Today: Report

The Jammu and Kashmir administration will release three politicians detained since August 5, after the Centre abrogated the temporary special…

6 years ago
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Over 180 Cultural, Literary Persons Endorse Letter To PM By 49 Celebrities, Condemn F.I.R.

As many as 185 members of the Cultural Community, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, dancer Mallika Sarabhai, authors Ashok Vajpeyi, Nayantara…

6 years ago
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‘Even Hindus Have Been Victims’: Owaisi Slams Bhagwat for Calling Lynching a Western Concept

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for his statement that…

6 years ago
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Modi To Host Summit With China’s Xi On Oct 11-12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for an informal summit later this week, the Indian foreign…

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India To Lift Travel Advisory On Kashmir Two Months After Crackdown

India on Thursday will lift an advisory asking tourists and pilgrims to leave Jammu & Kashmir, further rolling back steps…

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Kidnapped Indian Engineers Released In Taliban Prisoner Swap

The Taliban has released three kidnapped engineers from India in exchange for 11 members of the militant group who were…

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In Race Against Death, No Way To Call A Doctor

HEEVAN, Kashmir — Saja Begum was cooking dinner when her son walked into the kitchen with a stricken look on…

6 years ago
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Pakistan Fares Badly In Terror Financing Report Ahead Of Key FATF Meeting

Pakistan faces high risks of money laundering and terror financing and has complied with just one of the 40 recommendations…

6 years ago
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Supreme Court Stays Felling Of Trees In Mumbai’s Aarey Colony

The Supreme Court has stayed the cutting of trees at the Aarey Colony and asked the administration to release activists…

6 years ago

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