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India’s services growth accelerated in March, exports at record high, PMI shows
BENGALURU: India’s dominant services industry grew faster in March amid strong demand, according to a private business survey that also…
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Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka does not see any need to re-open talks on a contentious island ceded to it by New…
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Online hate sows Muslim fears as India votes
“ATMOSPHERE OF HATRED” Critics however accuse the BJP’s sophisticated social media apparatus of also fanning the flames of division. Haldwani…
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Indian opposition leader Kejriwal gets further detention in graft case
NEW DELHI: An Indian court renewed detention on Monday (Apr 1) for key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal until Apr 15…
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India’s opposition Congress gets breather from US$420 million tax payment until after elections
NEW DELHI: India’s Income Tax department will not pursue a 35-billion rupee US($420 million) payment from the main opposition Congress…
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India strongly objects to US remarks on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest
MUMBAI: India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States on the arrest of key opposition leader and…
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Commentary: Who gains from Indiaβs endless election?
SHEER SIZE AND DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY Indiaβs sheer size and diverse geography, ranging from Indian Ocean archipelagoes to Himalayan peaks, are…
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US encourages ‘fair, transparent’ process for arrested Indian opposition figure
New Delhi summoned the German embassy’s deputy chief of mission, Georg Enzweiler, “and conveyed Indiaβs strong protest”, at the remarks,…
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India brings back 35 Somali pirates as part of operations near Red Sea
NEW DELHI: The Indian navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the police in Mumbai on Saturday (Mar 23), after…
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India court effectively bans madrasahs in big state before election
Rakesh Tripathi, a spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh BJP, which runs the state government, said it was not against madrasahs and…
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