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Policeman Killed In Kashmir Hours After Modi Visit

A grenade explosion killed a police officer and injured 10 other security personnel in Indian-administered Kashmir on...

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India State Greenlights Life Sentences For Cow Slaughter

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from...

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India State Greenlights Life Sentences For Cow Slaughter

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from...

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Cow Crackdown Puts India’s Meat Industry On Edge

Not a buffalo in sight as businessman Haji Shadab paced the silent abattoir, his meat shipments indefinitely on hold as...

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India’s Parliament Passes Key Tax Reform Bills

India's lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed four supporting bills that will pave the way for a landmark tax...

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Leader of India’s Biggest State Boosts Hindu Right Agenda

When India's prime minister named a hardline Hindu known for his anti-Muslim speeches to head its largest state Uttar...

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Butcher Shops Razed Amid Crackdown On Beef In India

Arson has not been ruled out after blazes tore through three butcher's shops in Uttar Pradesh, days after the state's...

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Butcher Shops Razed Amid Crackdown On Beef In India

Indian police said Wednesday they were not ruling out arson after fire gutted three butcher shops in Uttar Pradesh...

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India Grants Sacred Rivers Status of ‘legal Persons’

Two of India's holiest but most polluted rivers have been recognised as a "legal person" in a landmark court ruling...

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India Hunts Hidden Cash In Corruption Blitz

Mansions owned by maids, gardeners and drivers until now have aroused little suspicion in India, where the wealthy have...

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Modi Party Picks Firebrand To Head India’s Biggest State

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing party Saturday picked a controversial firebrand leader to head India's most...

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Asian Stocks Mark Time, Waiting For Clearer View On U.S. Rates

Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U. S. central bank policy meeting that could signal how...

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India’s Defence Minister Quits To Lead Goa State

India's defence minister resigned Monday to lead the coastal state of Goa after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party...

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‘Brand Modi’ Gets Thumbs Up As PM’s Party Sweeps India Polls

Rebounding from a self-inflicted banknote crisis to deliver his party a stunning victory in state polls, Prime Minister...

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Modi Set To Tighten Grip As India Awaits Results

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to tighten his grip on power Saturday with early trends from a string...

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Modi Looks To Tighten Grip As India Awaits Results

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hoping to tighten his grip on power Saturday when results are announced...

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Modi Looks To Tighten Grip As India Awaits Results

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hoping to tighten his grip on power Saturday when results are announced...

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Modi Battles For Hearts and Minds In India’s Holy City

Varanasi boat owner Prabhu Sahani backed Narendra Modi as his MP in the 2014 general election. But the Indian prime...

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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...