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'Millions' strike in protest at Indian government policies
Farmers and students joined some of the protests called by 10 trade unions who claim 250 million members between them.
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Blindspot to backlash: India’s Modi and party misread the mood
In Modi’s biggest challenge since taking office in 2014, hundreds of thousands have rallied against the law offering citizenship to immigrants from non-Muslim minorities who have fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine
Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger that is emerging as a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Police and protesters clash in Indian capital over citizenship law
Nationwide opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act - which offers a path to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan - has grown since last week, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government appears to have dug in its heels.
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Pakistan braces for protests against India moves in Kashmir
On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist party rushed through a presidential decree to scrap the special status granted to the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir from India's constitution.
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Fury in India as Trump claims Modi asked for Kashmir mediation
India has disputed Kashmir with its neighbour since their independence in 1947. Both control parts of the former Himalayan kingdom, but claim it in its entirety.
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India awaits results from world's biggest election
Exit polls had pointed to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist government, but the opposition are clinging to hopes of a win.
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Modi's party confident after polls predict India election victory
About 65% of India's 900 million-strong electorate turned out over the six weeks of voting, the election commission said.
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Anxious Indian Muslims fear Modi 2.0
India, however, is also home to 170 million Muslims, the world's second-largest Muslim population, in the Hindu-majority but officially secular nation of 1.3 billion.
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Indian PM Modi votes in 3rd phase of mammoth general election
In all, 188 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in 117 constituencies during the day across 15 states and federally controlled territories. India’s parliament has 545 members.
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India marks 100th anniversary of Amritsar massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, as it is known in India, saw British troops fire on thousands of unarmed people in the northern city of Amritsar on the afternoon of 13 April, 1919.
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India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal
New Delhi has been "heard and understood" by the US administration over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for $5.2 billion, the minister said in an interview this week.
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Gloves off: who to watch in India's rough-and-tumble election
Rival politicians are permanently at daggers drawn and if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to win another five-year mandate, he will either have to beat opponents or tempt them into an alliance.
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India vows 'heavy price' after Kashmir attack kills dozens
At least 41 paramilitary troops were killed on Thursday as explosives packed in a van ripped through a convoy bringing 2,500 troopers back from leave not far from the main city Srinagar, police said.
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Murder of Indian politician sets stage for election bloodshed
Modi must soon announce a national election expected to start in April and which will almost certainly see new bloodshed.
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China condemns Indian PM Modi's visit to disputed region
Modi’s visit was part of a series of public meetings in the region aimed at garnering support for his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party ahead on Indian elections that are due to be held by May.
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India rejects Trump's 'sermons' on Afghan, says it is building lives
The United States and India have drawn closer in recent years as they seek ways to counter-balance China’s spreading influence across Asia.
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India's Modi sees Kerala's plight as flood death toll climbs
There are growing fears that the death toll, already in the hundreds, could escalate rapidly.
