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Indian protests against agriculture reforms attract new supporters
5 February 2021 | Devjyot Ghoshal
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Thousands of farmers in a politically important Indian state on Friday rallied in opposition to new agricultural laws, signalling growing support for a months-long campaign to have the government reforms scrapped. ...
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India spends big to revive pandemic-hit economy
1 February 2021
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India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure on Monday, as the government sought to boost a coronavirus-ravaged economy on course for its biggest annual contraction on record. ...
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Coronavirus: Twelve tested positive at old-age home in McLeod Ganj
31 January 2021 | Tibet Sun Newsroom
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Twelve elderly Tibetans have tested positive for Coronavirus at the Jampaling Old People's Home in McLeod Ganj. Jampaling is currently a red zone, and the area has become out of bounds, with six police guarding the area. ...
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A year after COVID-19’s arrival, India’s active cases fall
30 January 2021 | Rajendra Jadhav
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India reported its lowest active number of novel coronavirus cases in seven months on Saturday, a year after the virus was first confirmed in the country. ...
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India projects annual economic growth of 11% for 2021/22
29 January 2021 | Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar
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India forecast robust economic growth of 11% for the coming fiscal year on Friday in its annual economic survey, after a massive COVID-19 vaccination drive and a rebound in consumer demand and investments. ...
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Tibetan history lessons for Indian army officers to counter China
28 January 2021 | Rajat Pandit
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India undertakes a rebalance of military forces and fire power to the northern borders with China amid the continuing troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, the Army has a new target on its radar screen: Tibetology. ...
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Within hours, Indian farm protests turned from carnival to violent clashes
27 January 2021 | Devjyot Ghoshal
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A line of tractors stood ready at dawn on Tuesday to move out of a protest site near New Delhi where thousands of farmers had been camping for the last two months and rallying against farm reforms they say will hurt them and benefit large p ...
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Angry farmers storm India’s Red Fort in challenge to Modi
26 January 2021 | Sheikh Saaliq
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Tens of thousands of farmers marched and drove tractors into India’s capital on Tuesday, breaking through police barricades to storm the historic Red Fort — a deeply symbolic act that revealed the scale of their challenge to Modi. ...
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Indian police to let protesting farmers into New Delhi on Republic Day
24 January 2021 | Reuters Staff
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Police in India’s capital New Delhi will allow thousands of protesting farmers to drive through the city after this week’s Republic Day military parade, despite security concerns, a senior official said on Sunday. ...
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India, China to hold 9th round of military talks on Sunday
23 January 2021
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India and China are set to hold their ninth round of Corps Commander-level talks on Sunday with a focus on ways to move forward on the long-negotiated disengagement process in eastern Ladakh, according to official sources. ...