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WATCH: Ranjitsinh Disale, a teacher in a village in the Indian state of Maharashtra, wins the Global Teacher Prize for 2020
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Indian farmers block roads, railways as protests mount over farm bills
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney CEO Bob Iger tells @Reuters it would be ‘very difficult’ for the media company to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect because many people will not want to work in the state
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WATCH: K-pop star Jungkook was named the global brand ambassador for US fashion label Calvin Klein. The new campaign video featured the BTS singer wearing the brand’s signature denim jeans and jacket
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WATCH: Girl pop group BLACKPINK made history by becoming the first K-pop group to headline a major UK music festival. The quartet played some of their biggest hits like ‘Pink Venom’ and ‘How You Like That’ at the BST Hyde Park summer festival
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EXCLUSIVE: WhatsApp sues India government, says new media rules mean end to privacy - sources.
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'Super-spreader' erupts as devout Hindus throng Kumbh Mela
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Anushka Sharma brings a quiet strength to Mamta, getting the mannerisms and body language of a small-town woman right #Bollywood #MovieReview #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia
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WATCH: Fans cheered as K-Pop sensation BTS returned to the stage in South Korea
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Nepal picks up four bodies, 11 tonnes of garbage in Everest clean-up
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JUST IN: U.N. human rights office voices concern that India's new citizenship law is "fundamentally discriminatory in nature".
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WATCH: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were met with boos and jeers from the large crowd of royal fans waiting outside London's St Paul's Cathedral for a Service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth’s #PlatinumJubilee
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WATCH: K-pop group BLACKPINK played some of their biggest hits like ‘Pink Venom’ and ‘How You Like That’ at the BST Hyde Park summer festival in London
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More than 100,000 farmers and farm workers gathered in India’s northern Punjab state in a show of strength against new agricultural laws that seek to deregulate the country's vast farm sector. Read more
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Indian farmers to scale up protests as Rihanna weighs in
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India's Aam Aadmi party set for big gains in Modi's home state
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At his first news conference in India, PM Modi declines questions
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said he thinks there may be a better chance of peace talks with India if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the general election due to begin there on Thursday
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Imran Khan, cricket star turned Pakistan premier, shot in leg
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Kanhaiya Kumar's anti-Modi mantra resonates at protests in India
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COVID scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive.
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Citizenship law demonstrators clash in Delhi with Trump due
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WATCH: Surveillance footage captured Indian police smashing security cameras in a mainly Muslim neighborhood of Meerut in northern India the day five Muslim men were shot dead as protests flared over a controversial citizenship law
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WATCH: Calvin Klein launched a new global campaign with K-pop star Jungkook. The BTS member is seen wearing Calvin Klein signature denim jeans and jacket
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Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Incan citadel
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JUST IN: Chinese military says it strongly demands India withdraw its troops from China-India border in order to avoid escalation of tension
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WATCH: Saudi authorities sanitize the Grand Mosque in Mecca
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WATCH: South Korean singer and BTS member Jungkook was named the global brand ambassador for Calvin Klein. The K-pop star is seen wearing the brand’s signature denim jeans and jacket in the new campaign
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WATCH: BLACKPINK took to the stage to perform some of their biggest hits at the BST Hyde Park summer festival in London for a sold-out concert
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WATCH: The pastel colored outfits worn by @bts_bighit in their ‘Dynamite’ video sold for $162,500, over eight times the original estimate
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WATCH: The Living Legends of Aviation Awards which previously honored notable figures including astronauts Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell, and entrepreneurs Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, has recognized Prince Harry for his helicopter pilot skills during his decade in the British Army
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India's Aam Aadmi party set for big gains in Modi's home state
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WATCH: Indian village teacher Ranjitsinh Disale wins the Global Teacher Prize 2020
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WATCH: Calvin Klein launched a new global campaign with BTS member Jungkook. The K-pop star was recently named the brand's newest global ambassador
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WATCH: Disney announced a deal that will bring a documentary series called ‘BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star’ and a new reality show featuring V from @BTS_twt to the company's streaming services
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Exclusive: Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge by @devjyotghoshal and @krishnadas56.
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A cat climbs onto an Imam while he leads Ramadan prayers
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In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms
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K-pop Big Bang member Seungri says to retire after alleged sex bribery case goes viral
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Former players back India's Shami after abuse following loss to Pakistan
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Ahead of key polls, India's ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute
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Deepika Padukone stood silently behind students chanting anti-government slogans at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday evening, surprising many in a country where top film stars typically avoid politics
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WATCH: This Indian guru known as Sadhguru arrived in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates as part of his global motorbike tour to encourage people to save the planet’s soil
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🎞️ ‘RRR,’ a three-hour-long action film by Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, has secured two nominations at the Golden Globes, and there's a campaign to have it nominated for an Academy Award in the best-film category
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Maharashtra bans Baba Ramdev's 'spurious' coronavirus treatment
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Up to 130,000 farmers gathered in India’s northern Punjab state, demanding the repeal of new farm laws enacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government which they say will hurt them and benefit large corporations. Read more
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WATCH: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and some of her ministers recorded a dance number while maintaining social distancing
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India says troops had 'minor face-off' with China in Sikkim border area.
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India won the bronze medal after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Germany at the Tokyo Games, giving the country its first Olympic #hockey medal in more than forty years More #Tokyo2020 coverage:
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EXCLUSIVE: The Indian government doubled the gap between the two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the increase by @krishnadas56 and @devjyotghoshal
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WATCH: A Palestinian farmer unearthed a Byzantine-era mosaic while working in his olive orchard
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More than 200 fighters trying to cross into Kashmir from Pakistan: India
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WATCH: Stars including Penelope Cruz and BLACKPINK singer Jennie arrived at the Grand Palais Ephemere for Chanel's catwalk show on the last day of Paris fashion week
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WATCH: Jagadish Vasudev, an Indian guru known as Sadhguru, arrived in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates as part of his global motorbike tour to mobilize people to stand up for soil health
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In Japan, every emperor’s era has its own name - appearing in places such as coins, official paperwork and newspapers - and with abdication coming at the end of April, speculation is swirling about what the new “gengo” will be.
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WATCH: Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan attended the premiere of ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ in Kingston
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K-Pop star J-Hope to make music history at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival
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U.S. and India agree to establish six U.S. nuclear power plants in India
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Modi-led coalition likely to win majority, exit polls show
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WATCH: Japanese rock pianist and drummer Yoshiki debuted his fashion brand Maison Yoshiki Paris at Milan Fashion Week
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Malaysia's Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite palm oil boycott by India traders
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Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said
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Pakistan to lodge U.N. complaint against India for 'eco-terrorism' forest bombing
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BREAKING: Pakistani PM Imran Khan says downed Indian pilot to be released on Friday "as a peace gesture"
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Demonstrators attend a protest against India’s new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, January 12, 2020. 📷 @AdnanAbidi #ShaheenBaghProtest
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JUST IN: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says "all Indians should be concerned about Governor Patel's resignation"
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WATCH: A huge audience welcomed Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as they arrived at the Dusseldorf city hall in Germany ahead of the 2023 Invictus Games
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Japan's wildly popular manga and anime culture comes to New York with the 'Attack on Titan' musical. The production will be performed in Japanese with English subtitles
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WATCH: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle attend a wheelchair basketball match at the Invictus Games 2023 in Dusseldorf, Germany
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EXCLUSIVE: Mastercard told the U.S. government in June that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using nationalism to promote the use of the Indian payments network #RuPay, a document seen by Reuters showed by @AdityaKalra
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India's IOC buys first Russian Urals crude in 2 years - sources, Refinitiv
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PM Modi’s rating falls to new low as India reels from COVID-19.by @sanjeevmiglani and @devjyotghoshal
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EXCLUSIVE Dyson terminates relationship with Malaysian supplier ATA over labour practices
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WATCH: Meghan Markle made an appearance in Beverly Hills to support her friend, filmmaker and producer Tyler Perry
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Biden says will talk human rights, rule of law with Modi
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Indian troops kill maths teacher-turned-rebel commander in Kashmir
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California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian employee's caste
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Hong Kong university fences off Tiananmen statue on campus
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WATCH: Bin is one of more than 100 villages partially or completely burned by Myanmar's military since the start of this year, its homes among more than 5,500 civilian buildings razed as troops try to suppress opposition to last year's coup
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WATCH: Chinonso Eche, a 12-year-old boy from Nigeria, has set a world record for the most consecutive soccer ball touches in one minute while balancing a second ball on his head ⚽
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WATCH: Penelope Cruz, BLACKPINK singer Jennie among the stars at Chanel's Paris fashion week show
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WATCH: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ premiered in Kingston to an audience that included Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan
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Pfizer to pursue bringing COVID-19 vaccine to India after import relaxation
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Shot fired at Delhi protest against citizenship law, one wounded
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Handy engineering: Vietnam's 'Golden Bridge' has giant support
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India's first elephant hospital cheers animal activists, draws tourists
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Washington wants to know if Pakistan used U.S.-built jets to down Indian warplane
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ABC apologises for Hindu terror plot in Quantico after online backlash
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At least 146 killed in Halloween stampede in South Korea
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K-pop star BTS member Jin to release first solo single next week ahead of military duty
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JUST IN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India offers $1 billion loan to Russia for far east development
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JUST IN: RBI to transfer 1.76 trillion rupees to government
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BREAKING: No survivors from crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight that was carrying 157 people: Ethiopia state broadcaster
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WATCH: The Living Legends of Aviation Awards have a history of honoring notable figures in the aviation and aerospace industries over the past 20 years. Prince Harry was honored for his helicopter pilot skills
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