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30 migrant workers killed in India lockdown crashes
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» NEW DELHI - At least 30 Indian migrant workers were killed Saturday in road accidents as they tried to get to return to their home villages during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, officials said.
India's lower house passes contentious nationality bill
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» NEW DELHI - India's lower house passed controversial legislation early Tuesday that will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries, but not Muslims, amid raucous scenes in parliament and protests in the country's northeast.
Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.
'Cyber warriors' sway Indian election
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» NEW DELHI - India's election watchdog says it has forced Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to take down hundreds of posts during the country's election but experts say it is just a drop in an ocean of misinformation that has engulfed voters.
More than a million people in India flood relief camps
AFP, Published on 21/08/2018
» CHENGANNūR, India: More than one million people have packed relief camps to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 410 people in India's southwestern state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday.
India faces 'extremely grave' flood crisis
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» KOCHI, India: Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India's Kerala state Thursday as the death toll reached 106 with nearly 150,000 left homeless.
Voter bribe claims mar Indian state poll
AFP, Published on 12/05/2018
» BANGALORE, India: Claims of dirty tricks made by India's two main parties cast a cloud over voting in the key Indian state of Karnataka on Saturday after nearly 10,000 voting cards were seized by election authorities.