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India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit ShahIndian police have said...
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‘Our culture is dying’: vulture shortage threatens Zoroastrian burial rites
Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient customTraditional...
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Canadian police charge three over killing of Sikh activist
Prime minister said there were ‘credible allegations’ that India was behind killing of Hardeep Singh NijjarCanadian...
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India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase
Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter...
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Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist
Despite eventual visa backflip by authorities, ABC’s south-Asia correspondent Avani Dias left after being made to...
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Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues
Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rulesIndia’s prime minister,...
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Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troops
Thousands of civilians flee as resistance fighters fight to flush out soldiers holed up at eastern...
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‘Messianic spell’: how Narendra Modi created a cult of personality
Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win...
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Voting begins in India’s election with Modi widely expected to win third term
First phase in world’s largest democratic exercise begins, with 969 million people eligible to vote over...
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s jailed former leader, moved to house arrest, says junta
Military spokesperson says Nobel laureate is among prisoners to be moved out of prison as a...
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Gang members fire at Bollywood star’s home in antelope killing row
Two men from Bishnoi gang, whose leader has threatened to kill Salman Khan, arrested over Mumbai...
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Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town
Thailand PM says army is weakening after junta requests permission to land evacuation flight from Myawaddy...
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India appears to confirm extrajudicial killings in Pakistan
Defence minister’s comments after Guardian report are first time India has acknowledged any assassinations on foreign...
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Myanmar opposition carries out drone attack on capital
National Unity Government said it attacked two military targets in junta-controlled NaypidawOpponents of Myanmar’s military said...
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Indian government ordered killings in Pakistan, intelligence officials claim
Allegations of up to 20 assassinations since 2020 follow Canada’s accusation of Delhi role in murders...
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Having the right glasses could boost earning power by a third, Bangladesh study shows
Researchers find that in low and middle-income countries owning spectacles can help people over 35 can...
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Pakistani judges say intelligence agency threatened them over Imran Khan
High court members allege ISI put cameras in their bedrooms and tortured a relative to make...
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‘I wanted to end my life’: ‘Bookseller of Kabul’ rebuilds destroyed business
Shah Muhammad Rais was devastated when Taliban destroyed his shop, but now he is sending books...
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Delhi chief minister must stay in custody for another two weeks, court rules
Opposition parties accuse government of ‘match fixing’ for elections over Arvind Kejriwal treatmentDelhi’s chief minister, a...
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India’s opposition protest against Modi’s ‘match-fixing’ before election
Parties unite at New Dehli rally to accuse PM of ‘tax terrorism’ and rigging the vote,...
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Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold...
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India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest
US called for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims that challengers to...
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Six killed after suicide bomber rams convoy of Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver killed while en route from Islamabad to dam construction...
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‘I noticed nothing strange’: suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack
Limited details have emerged about background of Muhammadsobir Fayzov and three other Tajik men accused of...