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Indian Tax Officials Find Modi’s Targets Too Taxing, Some Quit

India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in…

4 years ago
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Vietnam Jails Music Teacher For 11 years Over ‘Anti-State’ Facebook Posts

A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook…

4 years ago
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Decision On Odd-Even Extension To Be Taken On Monday: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a final call on extending the odd-even scheme would be taken on Monday as…

4 years ago
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Wrestler Ritu Phogat Ready For Tilt At MMA World Title

Competing at the Olympic Games is the dream of most athletes but Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat has always wanted to…

4 years ago
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Schools Shut Because Of Delhi’s Smog, But Hundreds Of Children Run A Race

About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities…

4 years ago
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Activists Urge India, UK To Challenge Pak Atrocities In Balochistan

The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and associated organisations called on the Indian government to challenge the…

4 years ago
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Love Of Cash Hinders India’s Move To Digital Economy

India’s dependency on cash may slow the country’s transition to digital payments despite large numbers of internet and mobile phone…

4 years ago
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SC Delays Ruling On Ban On Women Entering Sabarimala Temple

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred a decision to lift a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a…

4 years ago
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Despite Kashmir Anger, Xi Invites Modi To Visit Again Next Year

Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China again next year after two informal…

4 years ago
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President’s Rule In Maharashtra Unfortunate, Says Devendra Fadnavis

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the imposition of President's Rule in the state was unfortunate…

4 years ago
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Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires

Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled…

4 years ago
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Indian Capital In ‘Day-To-Day Battle’ With Smog As Cool Weather Sets In

Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital on Wednesday, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in…

4 years ago
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Violence Brings Hong Kong To ‘Brink Of Total Breakdown’: Police

Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university…

4 years ago
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Situation Critical: Vodafone’s Future In India In Doubt After Court Ruling

Vodafone said its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and…

4 years ago
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JNU Students Protesting Over Steep Fee Hike Clash With Police; Minister Stuck For Over 6 Hrs

Shouting slogans and raising banners, thousands of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with police on Monday as their protest…

4 years ago
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With Supreme Court Ruling On Ayodhya, Modi’s Hindu-First Agenda Barrels Forward

Just six months after sweeping to re-election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered on two major promises of his Hindu-first…

4 years ago
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JNU Students Protest Over Fee Hike, Dress Code

Hundreds of students protested near the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Monday against the administration's "anti-student" policy. Students wanted…

4 years ago
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Hong Kong Spirals Into Rare Working-Hour Violence As Police Shoot Protester

Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester who, hospital officials said, was in critical condition on Monday, as the…

4 years ago
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Cyclone Bulbul Death Toll Rises To 12 In Bangladesh, Five Fishermen Missing

The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said…

4 years ago
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Haze Wraps New Delhi Again As Air Quality Plummets

Haze shrouded India’s capital city again on Monday, with residents braving dangerous air quality to return to work after a…

4 years ago
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BJP Suffers Setback As Maharashtra Slips Out Of Its Control

In a setback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has decided not to form the government in Maharashtra -- the…

4 years ago
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Ayodhya Case: Temple At Disputed Site, Alternative Land For Mosque, Rules SC

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict on Saturday, cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at…

4 years ago
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Indian WhatsApp Users Ask Government To Explain Ties With Israeli Firm In Privacy Breach Case

A group of Indians, including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform, asked the government…

4 years ago
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Trapped And Helpless: How Families Are Fighting Delhi’s Pollution Horror

When a toxic smog darkened the skies over the Indian capital last weekend and air pollution peaked to its highest…

4 years ago
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India, Pakistan Contacts At ‘Zero’ Despite Border Cooperation

Contacts between India and Pakistan are “zero”, Pakistan’s foreign minister said, even as the old rivals prepared to open a…

4 years ago

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