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India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
World
August 28, 2017
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India…
After deadly protests, Indian states in lockdown for ‘godman’s’ rape sentencing
World
August 27, 2017
After deadly protests, Indian states in lockdown for ‘godman’s’ rape sentencing
India is deploying thousands of riot police and shutting down internet services in two northern states, as it prepares for…
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
World
August 26, 2017
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect…
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
World
August 25, 2017
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
5:00 p.m. A hospital doctor says five people have been killed in riots by supporters of the leader of a…
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
Business
August 22, 2017
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast…
Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’, rules India’s top court
Middle East
August 22, 2017
Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’, rules India’s top court
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who…
India investigates after fourth big train accident in past year kills 23
World
August 20, 2017
India investigates after fourth big train accident in past year kills 23
India began investigating on Sunday a train crash in which 23 people were killed, the fourth major accident over the…
India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
World
August 15, 2017
India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
In the 70 years since India and Pakistan were created from the former British Empire, there has never been a…
Monsoon flooding kills at least 160 across South Asia
Weather
August 14, 2017
Monsoon flooding kills at least 160 across South Asia
Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that have killed at least 160 people and displaced millions of others…
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
World
August 12, 2017
35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
Parents of at least 35 children who have died in a hospital in northern India over the past three days…