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26 dead, many missing after heavy rains wreak havoc in India's Kerala
NEW DELHI (XINHUA) – At least 26 people were killed and many others reported missing after heavy rains wreaked havoc in the southern Indian state…
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Nostalgia for Air India's good old days, but challenges abound for new owners
NEW DELHI – Hopes for a resurgence of Air India and its iconic Maharaja mascot are soaring among its diehard supporters. . Those who once…
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Indian festival crowds return as Covid-19 horrors fade
KOLKATA (AFP) – India’s main religious festival season is back in full swing, with huge noisy crowds thronging markets and fairs for the first time in…
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Indian man gets life in jail for using cobra to murder wife
NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife was sentenced to life in jail on…
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India recommends homemade Covid-19 vaccine for kids aged 2 and above
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – India on Tuesday (Oct 12) recommended emergency use of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine shot in children below 12 years of age, making…
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India minister's son arrested over deaths at farmers' protest
NEW DELHI (AFP) – The son of an Indian minister has been arrested on preliminary charges of murder, police said on Sunday (Oct 10), a…
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India's Road Transport Minister Gadkari asks Tesla not to sell China-made cars in India
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – India’s Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said he asked Tesla Inc to avoid selling China-made cars in India ahead of the…
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India's Ambani joins Bezos, Musk in world's exclusive US$100 billion club
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – Mr Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, joined billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in the world’s most exclusive wealth club with…
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India to reopen to foreign tourists as Covid-19 infection rates stay low
India is reopening its doors to tourists in an effort to kick-start the tourism sector, which has been in the doldrums for the past 11/2…
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In India's city of silk sarees, rising prices pose risk to nascent recovery
VARANASI, India (Reuters) – In the narrow lanes of the Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi, the centre of a famed silk-weaving industry, there’s little sign…
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'This is like corona for us,' say Indians in villages hit by dengue outbreak
FIROZABAD, Uttar Pradesh state – Sixteen-year-old Kamna Yadav dreamt of becoming the top bureaucrat in her district one day. This was on Dharmendra Singh’s mind as…
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Food processing reforms vital for jobs and nutrition: The Statesman columnist
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – While there has been a lot of discussion on agribusiness, the significant related space of food-handling has not…
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India government won't buy Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines amid local output: Sources
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India’s government will not buy Covid-19 shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, three government sources told Reuters, mainly because domestic output of…
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