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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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Indian Film Kicks Off New York Awards Extravaganza

The International Indian Film Academy fired the opening salvo in a weekend of glitz, glamor and music for its annual...

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Indian Woman Claims To Be Indira Gandhi’s Granddaughter

An Indian woman who claims to be the secret granddaughter of the murdered former prime minister Indira Gandhi has gone...

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Bollywood Star Khan’s Latest Eid Release Hits Screens

Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan's latest movie opened in Indian cinemas Friday but film analysts are sceptical it will...

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Indian ‘spy’ On Death Row In Pakistan Seeks Clemency

An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's...

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South African Actress Terry Pheto Invited To France By Longines

Internationally award-winning South African actress, Terry Pheto, is set to attend the Prix de Diane Longines, the...

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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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Arundhati Roy Releases First Novel In 20 Years

Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God...

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Bollywood Star Dresses Down Critics Over Meet With PM

Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra hit back at critics Wednesday for trying to shame her over a dress she wore during...

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Indian Woman Forced To Marry Pakistani Returns Home

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India on Thursday after a court...

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Indian Woman Forced To Marry Pakistani Returns Home

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India on Thursday after a court...

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UN World Court To Rule Thursday On Indian ‘spy’ Case

The UN's top court will rule Thursday on an urgent bid by India to stop Pakistan from carrying out a death sentence on...

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Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’

Pakistan will execute an Indian man arrested in the southwestern province of Balochistan last year who officials claim...

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Gandhi’s Statue Stands Tall On UG Campus After Protest

The statue of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi, still stands in its glory at the Sam Aboa Quadrangle on the...

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Indian State Challenges Salman Khan Arms Acquittal

Indian authorities have challenged a court's decision to acquit Bollywood superstar Salman Khan over the use of...

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Minister Slammed For Saying Women Need Protection From ‘hormonal Outbursts’

Indians are miffed with their Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. And why not? In a rather bizarre...

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‘Hormonal’ Women Need Protecting, Indian Minister Says

Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said,...

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‘Single’ Bollywood Star Karan Johar Fathers Twins Via Surrogacy

Bollywood director, producer, screenwriter and costume designer, Karan Johar has announced that he has become a father...