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With PM Modi's Farm U-Turn, Opposition Has New Chance to Unite
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to repeal farm reform laws in the face of persistent protests - his biggest policy U-turn since taking office - handed his opponents momentum ahead of crucial state elections.
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Covid May Have Claimed As Many As 5 Million Lives In India: Experts
India's actual death count from Covid-19 could range between 1.3 million to a staggering 5 million, with even the most conservative estimate putting its tally at more than double the U.S., the highest recorded in the world so far.
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How India's Vaccine Drive Crumbled And Left A Country In Chaos
When India launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive in mid-January, the chances of success looked high: It could produce more shots than any country in the world and had decades of experience inoculating pregnant women and babies in rural areas.
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PM Modi's New Move Targets Land Disputes That Cripple Infrastructure
Twice a day at rush hour, more than 3 million cars clog Mumbai's streets and nearly 4 million commuters squeeze onto overcrowded trains, while a four-decade land dispute that has prevented the country's financial capital from building a modern metro system continues to simmer.
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Stones And Iron Rods In Clash As China Violated Agreed-On Terms
In near sub-zero temperatures in the thin air of 15,000 feet, Chinese and Indian soldiers attacked each other with stones, iron rods and bamboo poles wrapped in barbed wire laced with nails.
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Social Distancing A Luxury For Workers In India On $2 A Day
The quandary facing India's informal workforce of 450 million people is one of the starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world. From undocumented minimum-wage workers in the world's richest postcodes to job-seekers flooding into swelling metropolises, the urban poor often have limited...
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
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Trade Deal With US "Not That Easy", Says Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that a trade deal with the U.S. is "not that easy," but trade ministers from both sides were trying to iron out their differences.
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For 2019, BJP Will Bet Bigger Than Ever On Narendra Modi: Foreign Media
Rocked by regional election defeats and investor dismay at the surprise loss of the central bank chief, India's ruling party is doubling down on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Kerala Races To Avert Disease Outbreak, Rumours As Flood Waters Recede
Kerala is shifting its focus to relief and rehabilitation work to assist millions of people affected by the worst flood in a century as rescue operations wind down.
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Financial Crisis Threatens Congress Plans To Topple PM Modi: Report
The Congress is facing a financial crisis that could undermine its ability to wrest power from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wealthy Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019.
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PM Modi's 10 Million Jobs Challenge Sees 2 Ministers Out
With job creation seen as his government's biggest failing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi replaced both ministers in charge of employment. Their successors face an uphill task.
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The Good, Bad And Ugly Of GST
Whether the GST network can seamlessly match billions of credits, facilitate tax collections, provide refunds and check evasions will be tested when most of the traders and companies file returns in September.
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Officials Trek Through Villages For India's Most Ambitious Jobs Survey
More than 100,000 sample households across 7,500 villages and 5,000 urban blocks will be questioned every quarter to generate closer-to-real-time information.
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With PM Modi's Farm U-Turn, Opposition Has New Chance to Unite
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to repeal farm reform laws in the face of persistent protests - his biggest policy U-turn since taking office - handed his opponents momentum ahead of crucial state elections.
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Covid May Have Claimed As Many As 5 Million Lives In India: Experts
India's actual death count from Covid-19 could range between 1.3 million to a staggering 5 million, with even the most conservative estimate putting its tally at more than double the U.S., the highest recorded in the world so far.
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How India's Vaccine Drive Crumbled And Left A Country In Chaos
When India launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive in mid-January, the chances of success looked high: It could produce more shots than any country in the world and had decades of experience inoculating pregnant women and babies in rural areas.
-
PM Modi's New Move Targets Land Disputes That Cripple Infrastructure
Twice a day at rush hour, more than 3 million cars clog Mumbai's streets and nearly 4 million commuters squeeze onto overcrowded trains, while a four-decade land dispute that has prevented the country's financial capital from building a modern metro system continues to simmer.
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Stones And Iron Rods In Clash As China Violated Agreed-On Terms
In near sub-zero temperatures in the thin air of 15,000 feet, Chinese and Indian soldiers attacked each other with stones, iron rods and bamboo poles wrapped in barbed wire laced with nails.
-
Social Distancing A Luxury For Workers In India On $2 A Day
The quandary facing India's informal workforce of 450 million people is one of the starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world. From undocumented minimum-wage workers in the world's richest postcodes to job-seekers flooding into swelling metropolises, the urban poor often have limited...
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
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Trade Deal With US "Not That Easy", Says Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that a trade deal with the U.S. is "not that easy," but trade ministers from both sides were trying to iron out their differences.
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For 2019, BJP Will Bet Bigger Than Ever On Narendra Modi: Foreign Media
Rocked by regional election defeats and investor dismay at the surprise loss of the central bank chief, India's ruling party is doubling down on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Kerala Races To Avert Disease Outbreak, Rumours As Flood Waters Recede
Kerala is shifting its focus to relief and rehabilitation work to assist millions of people affected by the worst flood in a century as rescue operations wind down.
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Financial Crisis Threatens Congress Plans To Topple PM Modi: Report
The Congress is facing a financial crisis that could undermine its ability to wrest power from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wealthy Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019.
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PM Modi's 10 Million Jobs Challenge Sees 2 Ministers Out
With job creation seen as his government's biggest failing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi replaced both ministers in charge of employment. Their successors face an uphill task.
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The Good, Bad And Ugly Of GST
Whether the GST network can seamlessly match billions of credits, facilitate tax collections, provide refunds and check evasions will be tested when most of the traders and companies file returns in September.
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Officials Trek Through Villages For India's Most Ambitious Jobs Survey
More than 100,000 sample households across 7,500 villages and 5,000 urban blocks will be questioned every quarter to generate closer-to-real-time information.
