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Winter smog blankets South Asian capitals of Dhaka, New Delhi

By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A thick layer of toxic smog wreathed Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Wednesday as the air quality index plummeted into the "hazardous"…

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Indian navy to deploy guided missile destroyer ships after strike off its coast

The Indian navy will deploy guided missile destroyer ships in the Arabian Sea as a deterrent after an Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck off the Indian coast over the weekend.…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Indian Kashmir – EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near Indian-ruled Kashmir on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.The quake struck 23 km (14 miles) southwest of Padam, in northern India at…

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India’s Modi seen unstoppable after surprise state polls sweep

By YP Rajesh, Krishn Kaushik and Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India's opposition faces a "herculean task" in next year's general elections against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya…

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India warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakes

By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU, (Reuters) - India's government warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting…

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India’s Oct gold imports surge to 31-month high on festive demand

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - India's October gold imports surged 60% from a year earlier to a 31-month high as a drop in prices ahead of a…

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HSBC to build large personal banking business in India – country CEO

By Ira Dugal MUMBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - HSBC aims to further expand personal banking in India to serve the country's fast-growing pool of high-earning professionals, after the launch there…

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Air quality worsens in India’s capital despite government efforts

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - The air quality in India's capital worsened on Monday, with pollution levels rising to the highest this year, as low cool-season winds and…

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Bomb kills 1, hurts dozens at Jehovah’s Witnesses convention in India’s Kerala

By Jose Devasia and Maria Ponnezhath KOCHI, India, Oct 29 (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens injured when at least one homemade bomb exploded at a convention centre…

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India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28

By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Gloria Dickie NEW DELHI/LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP 28…

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Canada halts in-person operations in some Indian consulates, pulls 41 diplomats out of India

NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Canada on Friday said it was temporarily suspending in-person operations in the Indian cities of Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai, adding that visa applicants from…

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India’s top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage

India's top court on Tuesday declined to legalise same-sex marriage and left it to parliament to decide, agreeing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government that the legislature is the right forum to…

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As Modi-Trudeau tensions rise, Canadian colleges seek to reassure students

By Nivedita Balu, Wa Lone, Manoj Kumar TORONTO/AMRITSAR, India, (Reuters) - Canadian universities are reassuring Indian students of their safety and offering resources to deal with the uncertainty triggered by…

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Indian rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas where over 100 are missing

KOLKATA, India Oct 7 (Reuters) - Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing…

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Cricket-crazy fans set to add a kicker to India’s economy as world cup begins

By Ira Dugal MUMBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Match tickets selling for up to 50,000 Indian rupees ($600) a pop. Flights to get to a venue. Hotel bookings. Or even…

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Himalayan lake flooding kills 14, more than 100 missing in India

By Subrata Nag Choudhury and Jatindra Dash NEW DELHI/KOLKATA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and 102 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a…

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Inaugural Indian MotoGP race shortened due to heat

NOIDA, India, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The inaugural Indian Grand Prix race has been shortened by three laps after MotoGP riders asked for race distances to be adjusted due to…

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India stops new visas for Canadians, asks Ottawa to downsize missions as spat worsens

India cites security threats in suspending new visas Asks Canada to downsize diplomatic presence Canada says evidence India involved in murder of Sikh separatist New Delhi says Canada has not…

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India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as ties worsen

By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - India urged caution on Wednesday by its nationals in Canada, and those planning to visit, as relations deteriorated after each nation…

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India’s Sonia Gandhi supports bill to reserve third of parliament seats for women

By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - India's opposition Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday offered unequivocal support to a bill reserving a third of seats in the…

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Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India’s Kerala state

By Rupam Jain India's Kerala state on alert after Nipah virus deaths Transmitted to humans from animals like pigs, fruit bats High mortality rate among those who contract the virus…

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India’s Kerala shuts schools and offices to curb deadly Nipah virus

By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - India's southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread…

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UPDATED: G20 summit statement avoids condemning Russia for Ukraine war, calls for peace

G20 summit declaration avoids condemnation of Russia Documents calls for peace in Ukraine, and for all states to refrain from use of force for territory Document says Black Sea grain…

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Modi uses ‘Bharat’ for G20 nameplate, not India, amid name-change row

By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's placard at the opening of the G20 summit on Saturday referred to India as "Bharat", raising speculation…

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UK will not change immigration policy to secure India trade deal – PM’s spokesperson

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain has no plans to change its approach to reducing net migration in order to help secure a free trade deal with India, the spokesperson…

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Is India changing its name to Bharat? G20 invite controversy explained

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Invites sent by Indian President Droupadi Murmu calling herself "President of Bharat" for a dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit have…

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Photo Story: Janamashtami festival in Mumbai

Indian college girls with their faces painted in blue and red and dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali pose for photographs during the Janamashtami festival celebrations at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar…

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Xi to skip G20 summit in India, China to send Li instead

By Martin Quin Pollard and Liz Lee BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation at a G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, China's foreign…

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India PM urges UN to rethink priorities for the 21st century

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the United Nations to reform in line with 21st century realities…

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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in ‘victory cry of a new India’

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee Mission comes less than week after Russia's Luna-25 mission failed Russia's Putin and NASA congratulate India India becomes fourth nation to successfully land spacecraft on the moon…

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WATCH: Moon rover exits India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to explore lunar surface

The moon rover of India's Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday morning to begin its exploration of the lunar surface, the country's space agency said on messaging platform X. The…

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At least 17 dead after railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram

At least 17 workers died and several more are feared to be trapped after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in India's northeastern state of Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said.The incident…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Mumbai, India

An aerial view of a residential area in Mumbai, India. India's population will outstrip China's population to become the most populous country in the world, as estimated by the State…

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China, India agree to maintain peace, tranquillity on the ground in border areas

China and India agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity on the ground in the border areas, China's defence ministry said in a joint statement on the 19th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting on Tuesday.…

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Rahul Gandhi set to return to parliament as top court suspends conviction

Court says conviction had ended up punishing Gandhi’s voters too Court order enables Gandhi to contest elections in 2024 Congress party seeks Gandhi’s reinstatement to parliament Complainant says will continue…

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Tomato price shock hits Indian restaurants, cheaper puree sales boom

By Riddhima Talwani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Many Indian restaurants are cutting back on tomatoes in their popular dishes and consumer companies are ramping up production of cheaper purees that…

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Photo Story: Awareness campaign on International Tiger Day in Bangalore

Underprivileged children supported by the international Don Bosco organization in India wear tiger masks while participating participate in the 'Save Our Tiger' awareness campaign on the 'International Tiger Day' in…

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Heavy rain in India’s capital raises new fears of flooding

NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) - Heavy rain brought flooding to an area near New Delhi on Wednesday forcing some evacuations and schools closures as the region braced for more…

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Manipur: ethnic violence in the Indian state explained

By Krishn Kaushik and YP Rajesh NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India's parliament was disrupted for a second day on Friday and women's groups planned protests across the country over a…

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Indian women set fire to house of suspect as Manipur sex assault case triggers outrage

NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) - Women in India's northeastern state of Manipur attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation,…

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Global accounting firms set up shop in India’s smaller cities

Big accounting firms expand in smaller cities Hiring of accounting, tech graduates boost local economy EY expects MNCs to add 800 centres, hire 2.6 mln by 2030 By Manoj Kumar…

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France fetes India’s Modi at Bastille Day celebration

PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treated to one of France's most spectacular accolades on Friday as guest of honour at the Bastille Day military…

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Floods force Indian capital to shut schools and offices

NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) - Flooding in parts of New Delhi forced the city government to close all education institutions in India's capital on Thursday and advise people to…

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Indian minister scoffs at Obama comment on protecting Muslims

NEW DELHI, June 26 (Reuters) - India's finance minister has derided comments by former U.S. President Barack Obama that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government should protect the rights of minority…

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US to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as Modi visits

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state…

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Seven die as cyclone barrels towards western India, Pakistan

Four boys drowned in rough seas off the western Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Tuesday as India and Pakistan began evacuating people from coastal areas, two days before a cyclone is expected…

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About 80% of Indians choose to deposit withdrawn 2000-rupee notes, boost bank deposits – bankers

By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - About three-fourths of Indians are choosing to deposit the recently withdrawn 2000-rupee notes into bank accounts so far rather than exchanging them…

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Families, rescuers search for victims of India’s worst train crash in decades

By Jatindra Dash and YP Rajesh BAHANAGA, India, June 4 (Reuters) - Rescuers and families searched through mangled train carriages on Sunday for more victims of India's worst rail crash in more…

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UPDATED: India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288

By Jatindra Dash and Abinaya V BAHANAGA, India, June 3 (Reuters) - At least 288 people have died in India's worst rail crash in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Bhopal, India

A picture taken with a drone shows nearly-empty boats at boat club during lockdown in Bhopal, India. Via EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA

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European Union will tackle India’s concerns on carbon tax, official says

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) - The European Union has assured New Delhi it will hold two-way talks to tackle its concerns over tariffs proposed on imports…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy courts ‘Global South’ at G7 summit

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with India's Narendra Modi on Saturday and was due to meet other "Global South" leaders at a Group of Seven (G7)…

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India to scrap its 2000-rupee note

By Ira Dugal MUMBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - India will withdraw its highest denomination currency note from circulation, the central bank said on Friday. The 2000-rupee note, introduced into circulation…

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India’s opposition Congress gains key foothold with state election win

By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India's embattled Congress party won big in a southern state election this weekend, exceeding expectations and gaining fresh momentum to take on entrenched…

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Boat overturns in India’s Kerala state, at least 21 die

By Mrinmay Dey and Jose Devasia (Reuters) - At least 21 people drowned after a boat capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram district of India's southern…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Bhopal, India

A picture taken with a drone shows nearly-deserted roads in Bhopal, India. Photo: EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA

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WHO issues alert over another India-made cough syrup

The World Health Organization has said that a batch of contaminated India-made cough syrup has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The WHO said that the tested samples…

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