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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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    Worshippers Attacked During Friday Prayers in Pakistan, 56 Killed

    One witness saw the attacker clad in black Shalwar-Kameez rush into the mosque during Friday prayers and open "fire with a pistol", picking out the worshippers "one-by-one". He "then blew himself up", Ali Asghar said.

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    Stuck In Ukraine Varsity, 600 Indian Students Await Evacuation Amid Shortage Of Food, Water

    More than 600 Indian students are currently stranded in a university located in Sumy, a city in north-eastern Ukraine, hoping that they will soon be evacuated as "continuous firing and bombing" by the Russia continues.

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    ‘You’ll Be Expelled’: How Ukraine Colleges Held Kashmiri Students Hostage

    The killing of an Indian student in Ukraine on Tuesday has heightened fears of families of more than 100 Kashmiri students still stuck in war ravaged Ukraine.

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    Female Dancer Shot Dead In Pakistan In Second Such Killing In A Month

     A 19-year-old female dancer has been shot dead in Pakistan's Punjab province, the second such killing of an entertainer in the last one month in the country. Ayesha was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday evening

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    Steps Being Taken To Bring Back 18,000 Indians From Ukraine: Minister

    Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is taking steps to bring back about 18,000 Indians, including students, from Ukraine.

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    Pakistan PM Imran Khan Meets Russian President Putin Amidst Ukraine Conflict

    Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kremlin today in his first face-to-face talks since the start of a special military operation in eastern Ukraine.

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    Can Hijab Be Worn In Classroom? What Karnataka Government Told Court

    The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing Hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline.

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    Pakistan Premier Visits Moscow Amid War Fears

    Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia on February 23-24, diplomatic sources said in Islamabad on Monday, signaling the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in 23 years.

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    58 girls suspended from college in Karnataka for wearing Hijab, holding protest

    Girl students in many parts of Karnataka were denied entry into their respective educational institutions on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating.

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    India’s new law aims to turn people into ‘terrorists’

    The Indian Parliament is set to ratify legislation that would authorise the federal government to designate individuals as “terrorists”, even without such persons being prosecuted or convicted.

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    Boy, 17, refuses to say 'Jai Shri Ram', set ablaze in India

    Unidentified individuals allegedly set a 15-year-old Muslim boy on fire in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram, IANS reported. The boy is undergoing.

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    Days After Imran’s Visit,US Approves Sales To Support Pak's F-16 Fighter Jets

    Days after the meeting between President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pentagon notified the Congress on Friday of its decision to approve military.

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    Kashmir Issue Should Be Resolved Via Dialogue:China

    China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing.

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    Trump's Kashmir Mediation Comment Triggers Massive Political Row

    Donald Trump's stunning claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue triggered a massive political row on Tuesday even as the government asserted.

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    India Rejects Trump's Mediation Claim,Says 'No Request Made'

    The Indian government has denied US President Donald Trump's astonishing claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on Kashmir."We have seen @POTUS's remarks to the press that he is ready to media.

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    Army, ISI Chiefs Accompany Pakistan PM On US Visit

    Apparently, this will be the first time that the country’s top generals will accompany a prime minister to a White House meeting with the US president that will take place on July 22, Dawn reported.

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    'Cow vigilantes' kill three in India

    A mob in an Indian village beat to death three men suspected of stealing cattle on Friday in a new “cow vigilante” attack reported by police that highlights hardening Hindu nationalism.

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    Pakistan to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: Foreign Ministry

    Acting on the International Court of Justice ruling, Pakistan has agreed to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav "according to Pakistani laws", the Pakistan Foreign Office said.

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    Pakistani police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed

    Pakistani police have arrested Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) armed group and head of its Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) humanitarian wing, intercepting him on his way.

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    Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pakistan told to review 'India spy' case

    Ruling in India’s favour, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday (ICJ) affirmed Jadhav’s right to consular access and notification, news agency ANI reported, citing Reema Omer, international legal advisor.

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    India Lifted 271 Million People Out Of Poverty Between 2006, 2016: UN

    India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong.

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