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India receives 42% more rains than average this week
MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains in the week ending yesterday were above average for the second time since the start of the season on June 1, helping farmers accelerate the planting of summer-sown crops and easing concerns of drought. Monsoon rains
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Man bites snake for revenge in India
NEW DELHI: A man that was bitten by a snake took his revenge by cutting the said reptile into pieces with his teeth in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. The incident happened in a village in the Etah district, local media
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India’s Parliament votes to outlaw ‘triple talaq’
NEW DELHI: India’s Parliament approved a Bill on yesterday outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration has been
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India receives double whammy from Interpol over Zakir Naik
PUCHONG: In a double whammy blow to the Indian government, the Interpol Commission not only rejected its red notice application, but also ruled that the information on Indian Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik should be deleted from Interpol’s system. In
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India’s Parliament passes changes to information law despite protests
NEW DELHI: India’s Parliament yesterday passed an amendment to the right to information law despite protests from activists who say the changes would diminish the independence of the commissioners who administer it. The Right to Information Act, enacted in 2005,
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Owner dumps 3-year-old pet dog for having ‘illicit relationship’
A white Pomeranian dog was abandoned by its owner in Thiruvananthapuram’s Chackai because he had a ‘problem’ with his pet’s “illicit relationship”. The three-year-old dog, as per its owner, was in an ‘illicit relationship’ with another dog in the neighbourhood.
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CECA safeguards Malaysia – India palm oil deal
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should not be too worried over news reports that India would probably raise the import duty on refined palm oil, given that both countries have signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Malaysian Palm Oil Association chief
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100 killed, millions displaced in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
GUWAHATI, India/KATHMANDU, Nepal: Floods have forced more than four million people from their homes across India, Nepal and Bangladesh and killed more than 100 people as torrential rains in the initial days of monsoons wreaked havoc. The poor Indian states
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India’s space launch delayed by technical problem
The launch of India’s second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before the launch after a “technical snag was observed in launch vehicle
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Heavy downpour and floods in Assam kill 10, displace one million
GUWAHATI: Heavy monsoon rains in India’s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 10 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen
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