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India moves to block viral 'Cockroach Janta Party' youth movement
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India moves to block viral 'Cockroach Janta Party' youth movement

India is trying to suppress the Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical movement that went viral after the chief justice called young government critics ‘cockroaches’

India to host Quad foreign ministers meeting on May 26
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India to host Quad foreign ministers meeting on May 26

New Delhi hosts the Quad foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi on May 26, with Marco Rubio making his first official India visit

Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks
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Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks

Modi gifted Meloni a pack of Melody toffees in Rome, sparking 110 million views, viral memes, a Blinkit search surge, and a 5% jump in shares of an unrelated Parle company

With Rubio's India visit, New Delhi asks how it fits in Trump's worldview
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With Rubio's India visit, New Delhi asks how it fits in Trump's worldview

Marco Rubio heads to India for a rare multi-city tour, but the visit raises a bigger question: where does India stand in Trump's shifting foreign policy worldview?

India issues heatwave warnings as fear of El Nino looms
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India issues heatwave warnings as fear of El Nino looms

India's weather agency has warned of extreme heat intensified by El Nino, with temperatures hitting 48.2C

India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade
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India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade

India and Sweden announced a strategic partnership on Sunday, targeting doubled bilateral trade within five years

India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites
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India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites

India's rupee has hit a record low of 96 to the dollar as Middle East conflict drives an oil shock, foreign outflows and a widening current account deficit

Modi urges free and safe Strait of Hormuz at start of UAE-Europe tour
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Modi urges free and safe Strait of Hormuz at start of UAE-Europe tour

Indian PM calls for a free and open Strait of Hormuz during a UAE stopover, kicking off a six-nation tour focused on energy security and trade

India charges 10 over deadly 2025 Delhi car bomb near Red Fort
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India charges 10 over deadly 2025 Delhi car bomb near Red Fort

India's NIA has charged 10 men over the 2025 Delhi car bomb that killed 11 people near the Red Fort, linking them to an Al-Qaeda-inspired group

India seeks trade, energy stability on Modi's UAE-Europe tour
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India seeks trade, energy stability on Modi's UAE-Europe tour

Modi's five-nation tour starts in the UAE Friday, with India seeking energy security and trade deals as the Iran war disrupts Gulf shipping routes

Ex-Indian army chief and RSS leader back dialogue with Pakistan
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Ex-Indian army chief and RSS leader back dialogue with Pakistan

Former Indian army chief Naravane and RSS leader Hosabale have both backed keeping dialogue open with Pakistan, stressing people-to-people ties despite bilateral tensions

Iran war and oil crisis to dominate BRICS foreign ministers meeting in India
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Iran war and oil crisis to dominate BRICS foreign ministers meeting in India

BRICS foreign ministers meet in New Delhi as the Iran war and oil shock reshape the bloc's agenda. Here's what's at stake for India and the wider group

India hikes gold, silver import duties to 15% to cut demand, save reserves
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India hikes gold, silver import duties to 15% to cut demand, save reserves

The move comes amid a weakening rupee and surging demand for precious metal

Parametric heat insurance in India offers relief to informal workers during heatwaves
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Parametric heat insurance in India offers relief to informal workers during heatwaves

A parametric insurance scheme in Ahmedabad pays women workers automatically when temperatures hit dangerous thresholds. Here's how it works and who it covers

Modi urges Indians to reduce petrol and diesel use amid Middle East war disruption
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Modi urges Indians to reduce petrol and diesel use amid Middle East war disruption

PM Narendra Modi urged Indians to cut petrol and diesel use, revive work-from-home, and carpool as Middle East war disruptions push global fuel prices higher.

Indian film star Vijay sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu
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Indian film star Vijay sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu

Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister after his two-year-old party brokered a coalition government

Motorbike gunmen kill BJP aide in India's West Bengal after election victory
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Motorbike gunmen kill BJP aide in India's West Bengal after election victory

Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in a targeted ambush in West Bengal days after the party's historic election win

Four killed in post-poll violence in India's West Bengal
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Four killed in post-poll violence in India's West Bengal

Four people have been killed and clashes have erupted in West Bengal after India's ruling BJP won the state's assembly elections for the first time, with both parties blaming each other for the deaths

Indian pilots demand further probe of Air India crash
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Indian pilots demand further probe of Air India crash

India's Federation of Indian Pilots says electrical failure, not pilot error, may have caused the Air India crash that killed 260

India condemns drone strike on UAE's Fujairah oil hub, urges Hormuz access
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India condemns drone strike on UAE's Fujairah oil hub, urges Hormuz access

India condemned the drone attack on Fujairah as 'unacceptable' after three Indian nationals were injured, and called for free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz