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A second Dalit woman has died after alleged gang rape, sparking outrage and protests across India
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A 22-year-old woman died of severe injuries in India after being allegedly gang raped on Tuesday, according to authorities -- the same day another 19-year-old woman died from a separate gang rape incident, prompting...
Three arrested after endangered Ganges river dolphin beaten to death in India
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New Delhi, India Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state have arrested three people allegedly involved in the killing of the endangered Ganges river dolphin after a video of the grim incident went viral on soc...
Scores missing and two dead as burst glacier triggers flash floods in India
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Around 157 people are missing and at least two confirmed dead after a glacier burst, triggering flash floods in India's northern Uttarakhand state on Sunday. The Rishiganga power project, in the Chamoli district of ...
India detects new ‘double mutant’ variant as Covid-19 cases spike, raising fears of a second wave
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New Delhi India has discovered a new "double mutant" variant of Covid-19, as the country struggles to contain a spike in cases that's raising fears of a second wave. "VOCs (variants of concern) and a new double mutan...
India and China agree to stop sending troops to disputed Himalayan border
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China and India on Monday agreed to stop sending more troops to their disputed border in the Himalayas, following an escalation in tensions between the two nuclear powers. Indian and Chinese senior military commande...
Rescuers fight to reach 5-year-old boy trapped in 200-foot well in India
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New Delhi Officials in India's central Madhya Pradesh state are working to rescue a five-year-old boy who fell into a 200-foot well. The incident occurred in Barahbujurg village in Niwadi district Wednesday morning l...
India hits 100 million vaccinations as Covid-19 cases surge to record numbers
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New Delhi India has been gripped by a life or death race against Covid-19, as the country of nearly 1.4 billion people rolls out one of the fastest vaccination drives in the world while recording all-time high tallie...
An American doctor went to India last year to care for protesting farmers. The conditions on the ground convinced him to stay
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When Dr. Swaiman Singh boarded a flight to India last December, he thought he would be there for a week, tops. Back home in New Jersey, life for the 34-year-old was "literally perfect." His career was taking off, w...
Robots are joining the fight against coronavirus in India
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London (CNN Business)In India, the country with the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare w...
Satellite images appear to show China developing area along disputed border with India and Bhutan
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Hong Kong New satellite images appear to show China has built up an area in the Himalayas along a disputed border with India and Bhutan that was the site of a months-long standoff in 2017. According to US-based satel...
India reports new record of 103,558 daily Covid cases, as second wave and new lockdowns hit
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A familiar scene is taking place across India. In large cities, hospital beds are filling up with Covid-19 patients. Warehouses, unused trains and large public spaces are being converted into makeshift treatment cen...
Father arrested in India for beheading his 17-year-old daughter
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New Delhi Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a man who confessed to beheading his teenage daughter. Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he was walking toward a police station in Hardoi district on...
India tests missile that launches a torpedo hundreds of miles away
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Hong Kong India says it has successfully tested a missile armed with a torpedo that could in theory strike enemy submarines more than 400 miles (643 kilometers) away. Dubbed the SMART (Supersonic Missile Assisted Rel...
Patients hospitalized with mystery illness in India have excessive nickel and lead in blood, officials say
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New Delhi Health officials in India have found excessive amounts of lead and nickel in blood samples taken from patients who have been hospitalized in Andhra Pradesh, officials investigating the cases said Tuesday. M...
India exits recession but rapid growth is still a long way off
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New Delhi (CNN Business)India's economy is out of recession but still a long way from returning to rates of growth seen before the pandemic. Asia's third biggest economy recorded a rise in gross domestic product of ...
As India prepares to celebrate Diwali, experts warn that coronavirus cases could rise
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India will celebrate its biggest festival, Diwali, this weekend, as it battles the world's second-largest coronavirus pandemic and enters its annual air pollution season. Experts fear those factors combined could le...