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At least 36 killed as bus plunges into canal in eastern India

Atleast36personswerekilledafterthebustheyweretravellinginsmashedthroughtherailingofabridgeandplungedintoacanalatDaulatabadinBerhamporedistrictofWestBengalonMond

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India: Provinces fight over origin of a dessert

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,November16(APD)-TheyearslongtusslebetweentheprovincesofWestBengalandOdishaabouttheoriginofafamousIndiandessertcalledrasgulla,f

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5 dead, dozens missing after Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh

FivebodieshadbeenrecoveredafteraboatwithscoresofRohingyapeopleaboardcapsizedintheBayofBengalclosetoBangladesh'ssoutheasternborderwithMyanmar,alocalpoliceofficia

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21 injured in train mishap in eastern India

Atleast21peoplewereinjuredinatrainmishapinIndia'seasternstateofWestBengal'scapitalKolkata,aseniorrailwayofficialsaidonWednesday.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Indian police arrest 150 from Modi's party in Kolkata clashes

​Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze.

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Deputy UN chief discusses migrants issue with head of ASEAN

​The deputy UN secretary- general, Jan Eliasson, and the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Le Luong Minh, on Thursday discussed the situation of migrants and refugees stranded on vessels in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

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6 degree magnitude quake strikes Bay of Bengal influencing India

Mild tremors of a six-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in the Bay of Bengal were felt across India including the national capital region at 09:52 p.m. local time Wednesday (15:22GMT), said meteorological officials.