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Under Fire, Amazon Offers $1 billion Olive Branch

Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos said his company will invest $1 billion to bring small businesses online in India, reaching…

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Kanhaiya Kumar’s Anti-Modi Mantra Resonates At Protests

Standing on a stage in the centre of one of India’s most prestigious universities, the firebrand politician looked out at…

4 years ago
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With “Qatil” Remark, Aiyar Sparks Row At Shaheen Bagh

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar dropped by Delhi's Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday evening to express solidarity with those protesting against the…

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Trump Considering Visit To India Next Month

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering visiting India next month, for what would be his first visit to the world’s…

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India Appoints Michael Patra As RBI Deputy Governor

India’s government appointed career central banker Michael Patra as one of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) four deputy governors…

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Rising Food Prices Push Dec Retail Inflation To Over 5-Year High

India’s annual retail inflation accelerated to 7.35% in December, the highest in more than five years, strengthening views that the…

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Book Comparing Shivaji With Modi ‘Insulting’: Sanjay Raut

Terming a book comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as "insulting", senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut…

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Senior Cop Held In Kashmir On Suspicion Of Aiding Militants

A senior police officer has been arrested in Kashmir and accused of aiding militants after he was found driving two…

4 years ago
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Infant Deaths, Poor Conditions At Hospital Spark Uproar

In a dimly lit shanty in northwestern India, Padma Rawal sobs inconsolably as she recalls losing her 5-month-old infant, and…

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Crowdfunding, Pro Bono Lawyers Aid Anti-CAA Protesters

Days after Anas Hussain was killed in his hometown of Nehtaur in northern India during an anti-government protest last month,…

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Indefinite Kashmir Internet Shutdown Illegal: Supreme Court

India’s Supreme Court said on Friday that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government…

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One Woman Reports A Rape Every 15 Minutes In India

One woman reported a rape every 15 minutes on an average in India in 2018, according to government data released…

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Foreign Diplomats Visit Kashmir For 1st Time In Months

Foreign diplomats visited Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday for the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of special status…

4 years ago
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Deepika Padukone Backs JNU Students, Faces Boycott Calls

Top Indian actress Deepika Padukone, who joined students protesting against the government, drew calls on social media on Wednesday for…

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Bharat Bandh: Tens Of Thousands Strike As Slowdown Hits Jobs

Tens of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India on Wednesday, disrupting transport…

4 years ago
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Delhi Police, Facing Criticism, Probe Attack On Students At JNU

Delhi Police are investigating how masked men burst into a premier university and attacked a student protest with sticks and…

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Amid Nationwide Outcry, Kids’ Death Toll In Rajasthan Rises

Some 109 children have so far died at a government hospital in Rajasthan since the beginning of December, said a…

4 years ago
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Students, BJP Youth Wing Clash In JNU

Clashes broke out late on Sunday between students of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who were protesting against a…

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World Welcomes 2020, But Revelry Marred By Wildfires, Protests

The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by…

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India Prepares For New Year’s Eve With Fresh Protests Against CAA

Thousands of Indians are set to ring in the New Year by holding protests against a citizenship law, despite Prime…

4 years ago
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Modi’s Office Proposes Waiving Carbon Tax On Coal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents,…

4 years ago
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Yogi Adityanath Defends ‘Strict’ Action To Quell Protests In UP

The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new…

4 years ago
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Internet Shutdowns Cost Mobile Carriers Millions In Lost Revenue

Indian mobile operators are losing around Rs 24.5 million ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend internet…

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Norwegian Told To Leave India After Joining CAA Protest

A Norwegian woman on holiday in India’s southern state of Kerala has been told to leave the country after she…

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India Tightens Security For Protests After Friday Prayers

Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities on Friday and mobile data services were suspended in some places ahead…

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