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India vows justice as many Muslims fear being left off citizen list

India said on Sunday people whose names are missing from a list of citizens to be issued by a border state this month will not be detained, amid concerns that Muslims will be ta...

INDIA

India cuts sales tax across sectors to ease pain of traders and consumers

India slashed the sales tax rate on over 50 products on Saturday in a move aimed at appealing to traders and the middle classes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government eyes...

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Muslim man beaten to death in India on suspicion of smuggling cows

Suspected vigilantes on Saturday killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, just 15 months after a similar attack spotlighted the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe ...

WORLD NEWS

India's Modi stunned as rival Gandhi crosses parliament to hug him

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi surprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday when he interrupted a no-confidence debate by walking across the parliament floor to give ...

INDIA

U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian f...

INDIA

India approves bill to prosecute fugitive tycoons

Indian authorities will be able to seize assets of fugitives accused of crimes involving sums over 1 billion rupees ($14 million), under a bill approved by the lower house of pa...

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India's federal police charge former finance minister Chidambaram over telecoms deal

India's federal police have charged former finance minister P. Chidambaram with abuse of his official position and criminal conspiracy over the approval of a telecoms deal in 20...

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India's tribal ministry slams proposal to 'privatize' forests

By Rina Chandran BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a rare rebuke of another government agency, India's Tribal Affairs Ministry has sent a letter to the forest min...

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The elite engineers leading a challenge to India's homosexuality ban

When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplated suicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see a therapist. Godi, raised by liberal parents ...

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Indian parliament to debate no-trust motion against Modi's government

India's parliament will debate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government moved by the opposition, the house speaker said on Wednesday. Modi...