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    Jaishankar slams 'double standards' on India’s neighbors

    While delivering the keynote address at the IIC-Bruegel Annual Seminar in Delhi, the Minister emphasised that the agenda can no longer be set by some only to be observed by the rest.

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    Pakistan's new cyber law sparks free speech concerns

    According to Patricia Gossman of Human Rights Watch, Pakistan's amended Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act "neither respects fundamental human rights nor protects the public from legitimate online security threats."

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    Bangladesh removes Mujib from banknotes, bans Hasina’s speeches

    Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday ordered a ban on disseminating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s hate speeches in the mainstream media and social media networks as the tribunal is set to try

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    Freight train to link Pakistan with Russia; trial in March

    Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by freight train line that will pass through Iran and Azerbaijan with the first trial run likely to take place in March next year, a Pakistan minister has said in an interview...

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    Fear grips Pakistan’s Kurram district as 50 killed in cold blood

    Fear gripped Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district on Friday as the death toll from two terror attacks rose to 50, with authorities imposing a curfew and suspending mobile phone services in the remote region

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    Air emergency in Delhi: smog halts life, schools closed

    India’s capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes on Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended daily maximum.

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    Sri Lanka’s leftist ruling coalition wins election in landslide

    Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap elections, delivering the Marxist-leaning leader a powerful mandate to ease punishing austerity measures

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    Suicide Bomber Kills 26 At Pakistan Railway Station 

    Saturday’s assault came a little over a week after a powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in the province

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    India & Canada expel envoys in Sikh separatist killing row

    India on Monday asked Canadian diplomats in Delhi to leave country by Saturday after Ottawa said it was investigating its Indian ambassador and other diplomats as "persons of interest", after killing of a Sikh leader

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    All 11 Life Imprisonment Convicts In Bilkis Bano Gang Rape Case Released

    All the eleven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder of seven members of her family on Monday walked out of Godhra sub-jail.

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    Droupadi Murmu takes oath as India’s first tribal president

    The former school teacher and state governor was elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India’s parliament and state assemblies.

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    Sri Lanka: Presidential Secretariat Begins Operations After 100 Days of Unrest

    Sri Lanka's Presidential Secretariat, which was stormed by a sea of anti-government protesters in early July, resumed operation from Monday amidst tight security, 107 days after the building's entry gate was blocked

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    Pakistanis pose a threat to Gulf communities, says Dubai security chief

    A top Emirati security official, known for making controversy-catching remarks on wide-ranging issues, took to Twitter to denounce Pakistanis, accusing them of being a "dangerous.

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    India drops plan to punish journalists for ‘fake news’

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing “fake news”, giving no reason.

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    Killings of civilians in Kashmir 'needs to be investigated': UN spokesperson

    UN chief Antonio Guterres is "very concerned" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and wants all member states to protect their civilians, his spokesperson has said.

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    US designates Hafiz Saeed's Political party as terrorist outfit

    Washington: In a major setback to Hafiz Saeed's political ambitions, the US today designated the Milli Muslim League (MML), the political front of Pakistan.

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    Caste protests across India leave at least four dead

    At least four people died in street battles and widespread protests by Indian low-caste groups enraged by what they consider the undermining of a law protecting their safety, police said on Monday.

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    Iran urges India, Pakistan to show restraint in Kashmir

    "The Islamic Republic of Iran will support any move in line with the interests of the Kashmiri people," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday.

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    Anti-India Protests Erupt in Kashmir Amid Deadly Fighting

    Massive anti-India protests erupted in several parts of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Sunday amid fierce fighting between rebels and government forces that.

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    India increases deployment of troops along border with China

    India has deployed more troops and significantly increased patrolling in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China.

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    Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Land Day protests

    At least 16 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds of others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza's border with Israelin a major demonstration.

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    Malala returns to Pakistan for first time since attack

    Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban.

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    Water dispute: Top Pakistani diplomat in India for talks

    Acting Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW) Mehar Ali Shah left for India on Wednesday to hold talks with his Indian counterpart on the ongoing water conflict.

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    Sri Lanka’s police, politicians accused of joining anti-Muslim riots

    Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to.

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