India launches air base in Mauritius amid China’s regional sway

🔹India and Mauritius have jointly inaugurated an Indian-financed air base on the island of Agalega in Mauritius.

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India inks contracts worth $2.36 billion to procure nuclear-capable missiles

India has inked pivotal contracts to procure nuclear-capable BrahMos missiles for its navy at a cost of 195.2 billion rupees ($2.36 billion), the government said in a statement.

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India’s Modi visits Kashmir to ‘win hearts’ ahead of national elections

🔹Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he is working to “win hearts” in the Indian-controlled Kashmir ahead of national election in May, on his first visit to the region since the abrogation of its special status in 2019.

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▶️ A police officer in India’s capital New Delhi is seen kicking Muslim men during Friday congregational prayers on March 8.

The Muslim community had requested a brief five-minute prayer time due to limited space, but the Indian police disrupted the prayers resorting to bashing.

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India urged to cease military ties with Israel amid Gaza genocide

A human rights group has urged India to cease its military ties with Israel amid the occupying regime’s “ongoing genocide” in the Gaza Strip.

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1,000s of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi for higher crop prices

🔹Thousands of Indian farmers from across the country reached the capital New Delhi for a demonstration to pressure the government for higher guaranteed prices for their crops.

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▶️ Bridge collapse in India's Supaul claims one life, leaves ten injured.

One person died, and another ten were reportedly injured after a part of the under-construction road bridge collapsed in Supaul, Bihar, on Friday.

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▶️ India bans Islamic schools in most populous state ahead of elections

Munawar Zaman reports from New Delhi.

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'Murdering the democracy'

Clashes erupted between protesters and police in New Delhi as hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters rallied to demand the release of top opposition figure Arvind Kejrial.

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▶️ Pakistan warns India against provocative moves

Nasir Kazmi reports from Islamabad.

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▶️ India’s opposition promises to restore democracy, calling Modi an autocrat

Munawar Zaman reports from New Delhi.

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Voters begin casting ballots in weeks-long election in India

India’s mammoth general elections have begun, marking the start of a seven-phase democratic exercise that will span over six weeks.

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Over 17 hours after a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site, considered the largest in India, and possibly in the world, in east Delhi, firefighters are still battling to douse the flames.

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▶️ Massive landslide washes away key highway linking India to China in Arunachal Pradesh

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▶️ 6 killed, 14 injured in hotel fire in India

At least six people were killed and 14 others injured Thursday in a devastating fire in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said.

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India’s home minister vows to end Muslim reservation if his party wins

🔹India’s home minister has said that if his incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is voted to power, it will end the reservation of Muslims, the largest minority of the country.

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India: Opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi enters electoral battle

The primary opposition in India, the Indian National Congress has announced after weeks of suspense and uncertainty that Rahul Gandhi, the party's former president will run for the general elections from Raebareli in northern India.

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Iran, India sign 10-year deal to develop Chabahar Port

Iran and India have signed a 10-year contract for operation and equipment of the southern Iranian port city of Chabahar as part of plans to further boost their bilateral trade and economic relations.

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✍🏻 Conversation - High voter turnout shows resolve of Kashmiris to oust BJP govt.: Ex- Bureaucrat

The high voter turnout in Kashmir in Monday’s general election is indicative of the resolve of Kashmiris to oust the BJP government in New Delhi, says a former Indian bureaucrat.

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