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Bollywood Superstar Sridevi Dies At 51

Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor has died of a heart attack, her family says. She was 54. The actress known simply as...

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India Gov’t Donates $1m For ‘renovation’ of Flagstaff House

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday received a $1 million donation from the government of India for any...

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Hindus Fleeing Pakistan Languish In Makeshift Camps Across Border

Tens of thousands of Hindus moving from Pakistan to India continue to languish in makeshift camps near the border with...

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Sri Lanka Completes Controversial $1 Billion Port Deal With China

Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move...

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Three Strikes For Pakistan’s Political Survivor Sharif

Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political...

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Modi Boosts Grip On Power With Alliance In Scandal-Hit India State

A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to...

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China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row

A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...

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Indian State Leader Resigns In Potential Boost For Modi

The leader of India's eastern Bihar state resigned from his post on Wednesday in a surprise move widely expected to...

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17 Members of Same Indian Family Found Dead In Floods

Seventeen members of the same Indian family were found dead Wednesday as floodwaters receded from a village in Gujarat,...

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Eight More Dead In India’s Worsening Monsoon Floods

Worsening floods killed another eight people in 24 hours in India's Gujarat state as rescue teams raced Tuesday to...

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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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Indian Stocks Hit Record, Break 10,000 Barrier

India's stock markets hit record highs on Tuesday with the National Stock Exchange's much-watched Nifty index breaking...

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Indian Women Win Hearts After Gutsy World Cup Bid

India's women's team was hailed at home for their gritty showing at Lord's after just missing out on making history in...

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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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India’s Top Court Considers Whether Privacy Is A Right

India's Supreme Court began hearing submissions Wednesday to determine whether Indians have a constitutional right to...

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India’s Ageing Trains Get Green Makeover With Solar Panels

India has added solar panels to the roof of a train in a national first as it tries to reduce its massive carbon...

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Pope Francis Unlikely To Visit India In 2017

Pope Francis is unlikely to visit India and Bangladesh this year as widely expected, a senior church official said...

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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...