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21 killed as vehicle carrying marriage party falls off bridge in India

Atleast21peoplewerekilledand12othersinjuredafteramini-truckcarryingmembersofmarriagepartyfellfromabridgeincentralIndianstateofMadhyaPradesh,policesaidWednesday.

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Update | At least 12 killed as India’s Dalits protest court ruling

Atleast12peoplehavebeenreporteddeadinviolenceduringanationwideprotestsledbyIndia’sDalits,accordingtomediareportsonTuesday.Dalits,atthebottomofIndia'sancientcast

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India‘s Andhra Pradesh shuts down in protest against Budget

India'ssouthernstateofAndhraPradeshcametoahaltThursday,followingashutdowncalledbyoppositionpartiesinprotestagainstthecentralgovernment'sannualBudget.Mostofthebu

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Modi wave works magic for India's ruling BJP in 2017

IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModi'sgovernmentcompletedthreeyearsofbeinginpowerin2017.Yet,astheyeardrawstoanend,alookbackatitspoliticalbattlessuggeststhatthishasbe

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Political war erupts in India over iconic Taj Mahal

AmajorpoliticalwarhaseruptedinIndiaovertheiconicTajMahal--oneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorldandaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite--afteraprominentlawmakerofrulingBharatiyaJan

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Indian railway ministry suspends 4 top officials following rail accident

TheIndianrailwayministrysuspendedfourofficialsandsentonleavethreeofitstopofficials,includingasecretary-levelrailwayboardofficial,followingadeadlyrailaccidentinn

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India: Cattle slaughter ban hits industry and minorities

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanMANILA,June17(APD)–ThebanoncattleslaughterimposedbythecentralgovernmentisparticularlyaffectingtheminoritygroupsacrossIndia,accordingtoa

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Death toll in India train derailment rises to 39

​The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday.

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Modi's cash crackdown hits Indian rivals' election campaign coffers

​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock ban on high-value banknotes will hit the war chests of his rivals before a key state election next year, sparking accusations that his strike against "black cash" will unfairly boost his party's chances.

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India lightning strikes leave 93 people dead

At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say.

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Pakistan media sees 'nuclear' designs in Andhra Pradesh

The AP government has named its new capital after the ancient Buddhist village of Amaravati in a bid to attract the nations in the Far East, but it has unwittingly drawn the attention of the media in Pakistan.

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Massive fire guts 60 houses in N. India

A massive fire gutted 60 residential houses in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said Tuesday.

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India's general elections enter final phase

India's mammoth nine-phase general elections entered its final phase Monday, with polling being held in 41 parliamentary constituencies across three states.