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India’s Kovind To Be Sworn In As President

Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit...

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India Gets New President From Bottom of Hindu Caste System

Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been...

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UN Envoy Tells India To Get A Sense of Humour Over Modi Meme

Comedian and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a...

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UN Envoy Lilly Singh Calls On India To Show Comic Tolerance

Comic and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a popular...

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India Votes For Next President From Lowest Dalit Caste

Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in...

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India To Get Head of State From Lowest Caste

India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as...

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Indian Police File Case Over ‘insulting’ Modi Meme

Indian police have filed a defamation case against a group of comedians accused of insulting Prime Minister Narendra...

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India’s Top Court Stays Controversial Cattle Slaughter Ban

India's top court on Tuesday stayed a nationwide ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale...

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Indian Lab Develops ‘beef Detection Kits’

A government-run laboratory in western India has developed portable "beef detection kits" that will allow police to...

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Mumbai Ups Purge of British Names From Railway Stations

Indian authorities are moving to strip Mumbai's railway stations of their British names, an official said Friday, as...

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Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing...

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Killing People Over Cows ‘not Acceptable’, Says India’s Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned on Thursday a string of murders targeting minorities under the pretext of...

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India’s Modi Condemns Killings In Name of Cow Worship

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped...

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Indian Police Arrest Four Over Muslim Teen’s Murder

Indian police said Thursday they have arrested four people over the murder of a 15-year-old boy on a train, the latest...

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India Mob Kills Muslim Teen In Beef Row, One Arrested

Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion...

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Cow Vigilantes Arrested For Assault On Indian Officials

Eight men have been arrested for violently ambushing a government convoy transporting cows in northwest India, police...

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India Opposition Leader Gandhi Arrested Amid Farmers Protest

Indian police on Thursday briefly arrested leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi as he tried to reach farmers striking...

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India’s Meat Exporters Take Hit Amid Cow Protection Drive

Indian buffalo meat exports plunged more than 10 percent in April, new trade figures show, with traders blaming a...

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Indian Court Suspends Controversial Cow Slaughter Ban

An Indian court Tuesday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of...