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Remarks on Ambedkar: Two MPs in ICU as lawmakers brawl on Indian parliament premises

The political slugfest over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar saw dramatic escalation on Thursday, placing the opposition atop the ‘Makar Dwar’ of parliament in protest and leaving two Bharatiya Janata Party MP injured due to what allegedly was the result of a push by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, reports Hindustan Times...

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India proposes holding simultaneous mega polls

India’s ruling party on Tuesday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world’s largest democratic exercise...

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Aid reaches Pak valley hit by sectarian clashes

Aid flights landed in a remote Pakistan valley on Tuesday where thousands of people are stranded because of sectarian clashes that have killed more than 200 people since July.

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Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of state, with a red carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....

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Afghan coal mine collapse traps 32

A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP on Sunday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men....

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Bomb kills three at Thai festival, 2 held

Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.

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UN concerned over increased fighting in Myanmar

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres is concerned about an escalation of fighting in Myanmar, his spokesman said Thursday, amid clashes between security forces and ethnic armed groups.

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Six killed in India hospital fire

A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze.

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Indian troops kill seven Maoists

Indian troops shot dead seven Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle on Thursday, as security forces step up efforts to crush the long-running armed conflict...

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Afghan refugees minister killed by suicide blast

The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State group for the attack which has not been claimed...

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Lanka welcomes US sanctions on former ruling clan

Sri Lanka’s new government on Tuesday welcomed US sanctions against two senior figures from the former ruling Rajapaksa family over two notorious graft cases involving aircraft purchases...

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India, Pakistan share climate challenges

Choking smog, scorching heat and ravaging floods—arch-rivals India and Pakistan share the same environmental challenges, offering a rare but unrealised opportunity for collaboration, according to experts.