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Mystery of India's lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend
All over the world, mortality rates are being scrutinised to determine the true impact of the coronavirus and is known to have infected more than 2.7 million,...
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Heavy rains in India kill 27, cripple financial capital
During every monsoon season, which runs from June to September, India experiences fatal incidents of building and wall collapses as rainfall weakens the foundations of poorly-built structures.
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Severe heat kills dozens in India's Bihar state
The deaths occurred in three districts of the poor northern state, where temperatures have hovered around 45 degrees Celsius in recent days, senior health official Vijay Kumar told AFP.
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Search for missing climbers resumes in Indian Himalayas
On Monday, an air force helicopter flew over the area where they went missing, without seeing anyone. A second flight was scheduled for later in the day.
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India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius
The thermometer hit 50.6 degrees Celsius in the Rajasthan desert city of Churu on Saturday, the weather department 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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780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone
The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon near the Hindu holy town of Puri.
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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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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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Ramaphosa officially welcomed to India on state visit
Cyril Ramaphosa is on a state visit to India and the two governments have signed several agreements on higher education and training and arts and culture among others.
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India pays tribute to victims on 10th anniversary of Mumbai attacks
Six Americans were among the 166 people killed by 10 gunmen who infiltrated the financial hub by boat and spent three days spraying bullets and throwing grenades around various city landmarks.
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India's billion-dollar battle to build the world's biggest statue
In a burst of nationalist fervour, around one billion dollars is being spent on the two giant effigies, each more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
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India will have nearly a million millionaires by 2027
Back in 2007, India had only 124,000 high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), or people with net assets worth $1 million (Rs7 crore) or more.
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In symbolic nod to India, US Pacific Command changes name
The renaming does not mean additional assets will be sent to the region at this time, but rather recognises India’s increasing military relevance for the United States.
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Eight go on trial in India for rape, murder of Kashmir girl
The protests have also focussed on another rape incident allegedly involving a BJP lawmaker in the crime-ridden, most populous, poor northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Indian authorities suspect Guptas of unlawfully bringing money into country
Indian tax authorities have reportedly seized documents and other evidence at the homes and business premises of the Guptas in at least three different cities following raids on Tuesday.
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Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants
The government officer in charge of the center, Gautam Sharmah, said there was no religious bias against Muslims.
