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Tribal candidate wins Indian presidential election: partial results
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» NEW DELHI - A woman from India's tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country's president Thursday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from the marginalised community to occupy the top post.
New US study helps de-mystify Covid brain fog
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - A small new study published Tuesday by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health suggests that the immune response triggered by coronavirus infections damages the brain's blood vessels and could be responsible for long Covid symptoms.
27 killed in fire in Indian capital
AFP, Published on 14/05/2022
» NEW DELHI: At least 27 people died and dozens more were injured in a massive fire in a building in the Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, emergency services said.
Reinforcements arrive at Indian farm protests despite mounting pressure
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» NEW DELHI - Indian authorities cut power and water to a farmers' protest camp on Friday and stepped up police pressure after a violent rally in the capital -- but hundreds more arrived on tractors to reinforce the campaign against rural reforms.
Caste discrimination taints corporate India
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» MUMBAI - A winner of industry awards, Snehapoo Padavattan should have raced up India's corporate ladder. There was just one problem. She belongs to the country's lowest caste, the Dalits.
Prospective Olympians give postponement plenty of likes
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» PARIS - Prospective Olympic competitors were quick out of the blocks on Tuesday after the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 and most gave the decision the thumbs up on social media.
Protests against citizenship law spread in India
AFP, Published on 19/12/2019
» NEW DELHI - Fresh protests broke out across India Wednesday as authorities banned large gatherings in parts of the capital in an effort to contain nationwide protests against a citizenship law seen as discriminating against Muslims.
No industry for women: Bollywood #MeToo accused back at work
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» MUMBAI - A year after Bollywood followed Hollywood by naming male predators accused of sexual harassment, many women say they have suffered while alleged perpetrators are back in the limelight.
Hindus hail Indian temple ruling
The Associated Press, Published on 09/11/2019
» NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Saturday ruled in favour of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious site in Ayodhya and ordered that an alternative site be given to Muslims to build a mosque — a ruling deplored by an attorney representing the Muslim community.
Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president
AFP, Published on 07/09/2019
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday said it had denied India's President Ram Nath Kovind permission to fly through its airspace -- access to which is usually granted -- due to New Delhi's recent "behaviour".