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Not Lovin It! McDonald’s Shuts 41 of Its 55 Delhi Restaurants

McDonald's India said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a...

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McDonald’s Shuts 41 Delhi Restaurants Over Expired Licenses

McDonald's India said on Thursday it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a major...

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India Protests Threaten Darjeeling Tea Industry

Protests that have shut down Darjeeling in eastern India threaten to derail the tea harvest just as the leaves are at...

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India Police Fire Tear Gas To Curb Darjeeling Protests

Baton-wielding police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in eastern India's hill resort of Darjeeling...

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Tourists Flee As Darjeeling Troubles Boil Over

Thousands of tourists fled the Indian hill resort of Darjeeling on Monday after separatists warned that a general...

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Indian State To Challenge Modi’s Cow Slaughter Ban

A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of...

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Indian State To Challenge Modi’s Cow Slaughter Ban

A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of...

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At Least 16 Maoist Rebels Killed In Gunfight In Chhattisgarh

Gunfire broke out between suspected Maoists and security forces in Chhattisgarh and left at least 16 insurgents dead,...

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Rebels Used Villagers As Shields In India Attack

Maoist rebels who killed 25 paramilitary troops in an ambush in central India used local villagers as human shields, a...

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Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Police In Central India

Suspected Maoist rebels killed 24 paramilitary commandos and wounded six on Monday in a remote part of central India in...

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Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Troops In Chhattisgarh

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

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Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Soldiers

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

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Maoist Rebels Kill 12 Police In Central India

Suspected Maoist rebels killed 12 paramilitary commandos on Monday in a remote part of central India, a police official...

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India Child Protection Officers Held In Trafficking Probe

Two child protection officers have been arrested for alleged links with a trafficking gang that ran illegal adoption...

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McDonald’s Serves ‘McLizard’ To Pregnant Indian Woman

Would you like some fries with that lizard? A pregnant woman in Kolkata in eastern India has complained of finding a...

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Indian Police Accused of Mass Rape During Operation

India's human rights watchdog said more than a dozen tribal women were raped by police in restive Chhattisgarh state...