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Hong Kong Protesters Vow To Hit The Streets In Major ‘Illegal’ March

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners vowed to stage a major march at the weekend despite police ruling the rally illegal, setting…

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Global Watchdog Keeps Pakistan On Terrorism Financing ‘Grey List’

A global finance watchdog kept Pakistan off its terrorism financing blacklist on Friday but warned Islamabad it only had until…

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Kashmir Apple Trade Picks Up Again Under Shadow Of Militant Attacks

More than 10,000 trucks laden with apples left Indian-ruled Kashmir this week in a sign that the territory is returning…

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Mexico Flies 300 Indian Migrants To New Delhi In ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Deportation

Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, calling…

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‘Vituperative Mudslingling’: Shashi Tharoor Attacks Pakistan For Raising Kashmir Issue At IPU

An Indian delegation on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)…

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“BJP Exposed In Front Of World”: Arvind Kejriwal On Nixed Denmark Trip

Breaking his silence on his cancelled visit to Denmark, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the reality of…

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Deadly Day In Kashmir As Three Militants Killed, Migrant Worker Shot Dead

Indian security forces killed three separatist fighters, while suspected militants shot dead a migrant worker on one of the bloodiest…

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Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court Ends Hearings, Decision In Weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered an end to hearings in a long-running dispute between Hindus and Muslims over a…

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India Cannot Sacrifice Economic Strength To Comply With U.S. Sanctions – Finance Minister

India wants to comply with global sanctions, including U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Russia, but also needs to maintain its…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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