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India overhauls colonial-era laws with new criminal codes
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoIndia on Monday implemented an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, praised as a "watershed"...
Indian opposition leader sparks protests with remarks attacking ruling party in parliament
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoGandhi’s maiden speech as the leader of opposition in parliament sparked protests after he tore into...
Newly confident opposition stages walkout as Modi address India’s new parliament
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 12 hours agoOpposition lawmakers staged a walkout as prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the first address of...
Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 42 minutes agoMore than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a...
First cases under India’s new criminal laws filed against street vendors
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 19 hours agoIndia registered the first cases under its new criminal code against street vendors as the laws...
Terror, 'chaos' as India stampede kills 121
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 14 hours agoSurvivors of India's deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled on Wednesday the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious...
Scores of people fell to their deaths in an open sewer during crush at religious event in India
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 hours agoAt least 121 people, most of them women and children, were killed in a crowd crush at a religious...
India's monsoon rains cover entire country ahead of time
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Tuesday, six days...
India's Jammu and Kashmir lithium block gets no bids in second attempt, source says
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoIndia's federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir did not receive any bids in a second attempt to auction mining rights for lithium reserves found last year, according ...
Devotees surged towards preacher moments before lethal India crush, witnesses say
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 hours agoThousands of devotees rushed to get a closer glimpse of a Hindu preacher, jostling and pushing on...