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Nepal earthquake survivor Singh is youngest competitor at Rio Olympic Games

Singh, born in Nepal but moved to London at the age of two, has survived a devastating earthquake in 2015 in Nepal. She will make her Olympic debut on Sunday's 100m backstroke preliminary.

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Hong Kong teenager loses race discrimination case against police officer

A youth of Indian descent yesterday lost his lengthy legal battle to seek a public apology and compensation from a policeman he accused of giving him nightmares over his arrest on racial grounds.

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Pakistan's minority provincial lawmaker shot dead

A minority provincial lawmaker has been shot dead in Pakistan's northwest, police said.

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India names next Army chief

India Tuesday named Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army Chief, who will assume office when incumbent General Bikram Singh retires in July.

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Myanmar defense chief stresses border security with India

Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing has stressed the need for stability and security on the border with India, state media reported Thursday.

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India's main opposition BJP slams PM for being in hurry to hold talks with Pakis

India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for being in a hurry to start talks with Pakistan, hours after twin militant attacks in Indian-controlled Kashmir claimed the lives of at least nine people.

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Pakistan to hand over body of Indian spy: ministry

Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the body of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who was injured in an attack inside jail last week and died of wounds early Thursday, will be handed over to Indian officials.

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Main accused in Delhi gangrape case commits suicide

The main accused in the horrific gangrape of a 23-year-old medical student in the Indian capital last year, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide Monday by hanging himself inside his cell at the high security Tihar jail Monday, a senior police official said.

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IMF steps up engagement with Myanmar

A staff team led by a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been visiting Myanmar between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6 to discuss matters regarding improving the relations between the Washington-based global lender and the Southeast Asian nation. 

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Assassins of Indira Gandhi were honored at Golden Temple

Two assassins of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were Sunday honored by a senior Sikh clergyman at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, northwest India, to mark the 24th anniversary of their hanging, local media reported.