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India fans throw objects onto field after Messi makes brief visit
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India fans throw objects onto field after Messi makes brief visit

Fans at Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium hurled seats and objects onto the field after a 20-minute appearance

India frees up visas for Chinese professionals in key step to boost ties
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India frees up visas for Chinese professionals in key step to boost ties

Observer Research Foundation estimates tougher scrutiny led to production losses of $15 billion over four years to Indian electronics makers, which import key machinery from China to make mobile telephones

India's Modi holds third call with Trump since tariff hike
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India's Modi holds third call with Trump since tariff hike

Modi describes his call with Trump as warm while India presses for relief from US tariffs tied to Russian oil

Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list
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Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list

United Nations cultural agency is examining dozens of nominations from as many as 78 countries

Owners fled after Indian nightclub blaze killed 25: police
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Owners fled after Indian nightclub blaze killed 25: police

The blaze was likely triggered by 'electrical firecrackers', officials say

India seeks assurance from Beijing that it won't target Indians in transit through China
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India seeks assurance from Beijing that it won't target Indians in transit through China

New Delhi lodges strong protest with Beijing over what it called the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at airport

Indian star acquitted in high-profile rape, abduction case
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Indian star acquitted in high-profile rape, abduction case

Several others were convicted the same day in relation to the case, which rocked South India's Malayalam-language Mollywood film industry in 2017

Pakistan rejects Indian minister’s accusations against military, calls remarks ‘inflammatory’
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Pakistan rejects Indian minister’s accusations against military, calls remarks ‘inflammatory’

FO spokesperson says New Delhi spreading baseless allegations to divert attention from India’s own policies in the region

India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa
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India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state

Putin, Modi agree to expand and widen India-Russia trade, strengthen friendship
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Putin, Modi agree to expand and widen India-Russia trade, strengthen friendship

Putin offered India steady fuel supplies as both sides signed new deals while Washington pressed for restraint

Putin offers India 'uninterrupted' oil in summit talks with Modi
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Putin offers India 'uninterrupted' oil in summit talks with Modi

Putin was given a red carpet welcome with honor guard and 21-gun salute at the presidential palace in New Delhi

Russia's Putin arrives in India for summit talks with PM Modi
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Russia's Putin arrives in India for summit talks with PM Modi

Modi, Putin will hold summit talks on Friday

Moscow, New Delhi seek to boost Indian exports to Russia
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Moscow, New Delhi seek to boost Indian exports to Russia

Putin starts a two-day visit to India on Thursday, his first in four years

India's Kushwaha becomes youngest player to earn FIDE rating at age 
3
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India's Kushwaha becomes youngest player to earn FIDE rating at age 3

Currently enrolled in nursery school, Kushwaha holds a rapid rating of 1,572

India–Russia ties face tough test under US pressure
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India–Russia ties face tough test under US pressure

India emerged as a major buyer of Russian oil after the start of the Ukraine war, providing Moscow with a crucial export market as Europe sharply reduced purchases

Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air
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Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air

Delhi, with its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million residents, is regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals

India revokes state-run security app order for smartphones after outcry
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India revokes state-run security app order for smartphones after outcry

India has dropped its confidential plan to require Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi to preload the Sanchar Saathi app on new phones

Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds
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Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds

Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources familiar with the matter said, after the government's move sparked surveillance concerns.

The Indian government has confidentially ordered companies including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi to preload their phones with an app called Sanchar Saathi, or Communication Partner, within 90 days. The app is intended to track stolen phones, block them and prevent them from being misused.

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India's Kohli to stick to ODIs after match-winning 'mental' masterclass
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India's Kohli to stick to ODIs after match-winning 'mental' masterclass

Former India captain Kohli still plays T20 cricket in the Indian Premier League

India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
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India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

The order gives major smartphone companies 90 days to ensure that the government's Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones