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Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
Life & Style

Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets

A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to…
Police kill 12 Maoist rebels in India’s troubled east
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Police kill 12 Maoist rebels in India’s troubled east

Indian police killed 12 Maoist insurgents on Tuesday in a shootout with a group suspected of planning to extort money…
At least 10 troops killed in ambush in northeast India
World

At least 10 troops killed in ambush in northeast India

Unidentified tribal guerrillas killed at least 10 Indian soldiers on Thursday in an ambush in the country's mountainous northeastern state…
Indian artist holds first exhibition in Egypt
Art news

Indian artist holds first exhibition in Egypt

"Expressions" was the name Indian artist Shubha Malia gave her first exhibition at the Indian Cultural Center amid the presence…
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
Life & Style

India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000

India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education…
Deaths from major heatwave sweeping India top 1,100
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Deaths from major heatwave sweeping India top 1,100

More than 1,100 people have died in a major heatwave sweeping India, authorities said Wednesday, as forecasters warned searing temperatures…
Indian renewable energy delegation concludes visit to Cairo
Egypt

Indian renewable energy delegation concludes visit to Cairo

A delegation from the Indian New and Renewable Energy Ministry, accompanied by representatives of Indian companies operating in the renewable…
India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring US warning against haste
Middle East

India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring US warning against haste

India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime…
Climate change sparks tension in India’s tea gardens
Environment

Climate change sparks tension in India’s tea gardens

Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in India's…
Report: Modern day slavery too often goes unpunished in India
World

Report: Modern day slavery too often goes unpunished in India

 shortage of specialized legal care and protection means that victims of trafficking and bonded labor in India fail to get…
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