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China's leading train maker launches operation in India

China CRRC Corporation Ltd., the country's largest rail transportation equipment maker, announced Saturday its first joint venture plant in India started operation.

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India rejects Pakistan's invitation for foreign secretary-level talks

India on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's invitation for foreign secretary-level talks on Indian- controlled Kashmir.

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China, India pledge to build closer partnership, enhance pragmatic cooperation

China is ready to build closer partnership with India, and enhance pragmatic cooperation with India in all fields, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj during their meeting on Saturday here.

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Gang rape videos on sale in India amid rise in violent crimes against women

Graphic mobile phone clips of gang rapes are being sold in shops in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as a spate of rapes in one of the country’s most violent states has sparked anger and calls for the chief minister to step down.

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India to attend regional meet in Pakistan amid Kashmir tension

India's interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours, officials said on Monday (Aug 2).

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Indian court convicts film director for raping U.S. researcher

A local court in India's capital city New Delhi has convicted film director Mahmood Farooqui of raping a 30-year-old researcher from U.S., officials said Sunday.

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Lightning kills 40 in eastern Indian state

At least 40 people were killed and 35 others injured, some of them critically Saturday due to lightning across India's eastern state of Odisha, India's state-run broadcaster - All India Radio (AIR) said.

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India has largest number of stunted children in the world, study finds

India is home to the world’s largest number of stunted children due to a lack of toilets, dirty water and poor hygiene, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

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Protests continue as authorities lift curfew in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Authorities Tuesday relaxed curfew in most parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir including Srinagar city, the summer capital after 17 days of strict restrictions.

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India hosts BRICS policy planning dialogue

​India held Tuesday as chair of the BRICS group a policy planning dialogue session in the eastern Indian city of Patna, said officials.

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Indian, Bangladeshi PMs jointly inaugurate integrated check post

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video conferencing.

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IMF lowers India growth forecast to 7.4%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday marginally pared India's growth estimate, saying it expects it to grow 7.4% in the current financial year (2016-17) as it also trimmed global growth projections due to Brexit.

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Indian party leader says civilians being treated like militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir

​India's main opposition Congress party Monday questioned the government's approach in dealing with an ongoing unrest in Indian-controlled Kashmir, saying "should civilians be treated in the same manner as militants?"

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Bangladesh approves proposal to amend extradition treaty with India to ease process

The Bangladeshi government has approved a proposal to amend extradition treaty with India to further ease the process.

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In Himalayas, there is a way but not a will for China-India trade

Deep in the Himalayas some three miles above sea level, Indian security forces and Chinese soldiers gaze at each other through a barbed-wire fence while trucks carrying goods from both sides pass through a large iron gate that marks the border.

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India struggles to contain Kashmir unrest as 22 killed during angry protests

Indian authorities were struggling on Monday to contain protests by Kashmiris angry after 22 people were killed in weekend demonstrations, as youths defied a curfew to rally in the streets against the killing a top anti-India rebel leader.

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Jaipur is India's pink jewel of history, architecture and sophisticated culture

​Jaipur's forts, palaces and temples are some of the most exciting tourist attractions in India