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Blast inside fireworks factory kills 5, injures 15 in India

Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledand15othersinjuredinanexplosioninsidefireworksfactoryinIndia'seasternstateofBihar,officialssaidFriday.Theblasttookplaceinsidethefacto

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Six of same family drown in river in India's Bihar state

Atleastsixpeopleofthesamefamily,includingfourchildren,drownedintheGangesriverintheeasternIndianstateofBiharThursday,policesaid.Theincidenttookplacewhenthevictim

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35 killed after bus falls into pond in eastern India

​At least 35 people were killed Monday after an overcrowded bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a pond in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said.

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Why cracking down on cheating in India's Bihar state is tough

On Friday, 14 students in eastern India's Bihar who topped school examinations will face three teachers in an office in the state capital, Patna, to be retested.

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2 journalists shot dead in 24 hours in India

Two local journalists were shot dead in two separate attacks on them within a span of 24 hours in India, officials said Saturday.

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Indian Supreme Court gives bail to former Railway Minister

The Indian Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the country's former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav currently serving a five-year jail term for his involvement in a fodder scam when he was the Chief Minister of the eastern state of Bihar.

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Food poisoning in India kills 21 schoolchildren

Death toll of students eating suspected poisonous food at a public school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar rose to 20, local police said Wednesday.