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Clashes Erupt In New Delhi Over Citizenship Law

Clashes erupted in New Delhi on Tuesday between thousands of protesters and police, the latest violence in a week of…

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“Night Of Horrors”: Inside The Indian University Stormed By Police

As dusk fell on Sunday, police smashed their way into the main library of New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University,…

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Court Finds Former BJP MLA Sengar Guilty Of Rape

An Indian court found a former state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party guilty on Monday of raping a…

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Student Protests Against India’s Citizenship Law Spread After Clashes On Campuses

Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said…

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Dozens Injured As Activists Clash With Delhi Police In Citizenship Law Protests

More than 100 activists protesting against a new Indian citizenship law were injured in New Delhi on Sunday as they…

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“PM Modi Only Misled People In Last 6 Years”: Manmohan Singh

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday cornered the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government and said that it has…

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What Does India’s New Citizenship Law Mean?

A new Indian law that grants citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan,…

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President Ram Nath Kovind Disregards Protests, Signs Citizenship Bill Into Law

A divisive citizenship bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the…

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New Indian Citizenship Law ‘Discriminatory’ Against Muslims: U.N.

The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India’s new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature”…

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Clashes Erupt In Delhi Over Citizenship Law; PM Abe Cancels Visit

Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious…

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Two Dead, Several Wounded In Assam As Protests Escalate Over Citizenship Law

Violent mobs in Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving two dead and 11 with bullet wounds,…

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Protesters Set Fire To Train Stations In India Over Citizenship Law

Protesters attacked train stations in India’s northeast, authorities said on Thursday, angry over a new law that would make it…

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India Deploys Troops To Curb Violent Protests Over Citizenship Law

India moved thousands of troops into Assam on Thursday after violent protests overnight against a new law that would make…

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Protests Flare As Parliament Set To Vote On Contentious Citizenship Bill

India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s…

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U.S. Panel Eyes Sanctions Against Amit Shah Over India’s Citizenship Curb For Muslims

A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if India…

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Protests Erupt As India Pushes For Religion-Based Citizenship Bill

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial…

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Unnao Rape Victim Dies In Hospital After Being Set Ablaze

A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, has died in…

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BPCL Workers Protest Over PM Modi’s Privatisation Plans

Thousands of employees across India on Thursday protested an upcoming stake sale at state owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd…

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Grenade Attacks Kill Two In Kashmir, Several Wounded

Suspected militants threw grenades in Kashmir on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding eight, police said, the latest outbreak of…

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India Courts Private Hospitals To Boost ‘Modicare’ Health Insurance Programme

India will offer incentives to private hospitals to take part in the government’s health insurance programme, potentially the biggest of…

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India’s Urban Unemployment Rate Slows In March Quarter – Government Data

India’s urban unemployment rate between January and March this year fell to 9.3%, the lowest in at least four quarters,…

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PM Should Talk To Experts, Political Parties To Tide Over Economic Crisis: Mamata

Opposing the Centre's decision to hive off and disinvest shares in several PSUs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…

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India To Offload Bharat Petroleum In State Stake Sell-Off

India has agreed to sell stakes in five state-run companies, including oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Limited (BPCL), finance minister…

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India Looks To Relax Norms To Attract Global Coal Miners, Industry Sceptical

India is looking to lower advance payments and offer larger mining blocks to attract global companies to invest in its…

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CBI Raids Amnesty International Offices In India

India’s central investigating agency raided the local offices of human rights group Amnesty International on Friday, the Central Bureau of…

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