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Sword-wielding Sikh warriors guard India’s protesting farmers
Agence France-Presse. Singhu | Updated at 11:12am on March 05, 2021
In an electric-blue robe, foot-high turban and wielding an antiquated sword and a walkie-talkie, Amar Singh patrols a maze of tents and tractors on a...
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3 Myanmar policemen cross into India seeking refuge
Associated Press/UNB . New Delhi | Updated at 05:50pm on March 04, 2021
Police in India’s north-eastern Mizoram state said on Thursday that they had detained three Myanmar policemen who entered India seeking refuge a month after the...
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Lanka’s plan to bury Muslim COVID-19 victims on islet sparks outcry
Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 12:18am on March 04, 2021
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community. Colombo...
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Thousands demand India’s top judge quit over rape remarks
Agence France-Presse . Mumbai | Updated at 10:32pm on March 03, 2021
India’s top judge was facing calls to resign on Wednesday after telling an accused rapist to marry his schoolgirl victim to avoid jail. More than...
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Myanmar security forces fire on anti-coup protesters
Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 12:45am on March 03, 2021
Myanmar security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters again on Tuesday, leaving at least three people critically injured as regional powers met...
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India, Japan offered strategic deep-sea port by Sri Lanka
Agence France-Presse. Colombo | Updated at 04:59pm on March 02, 2021
Sri Lanka will offer a strategically located deep-sea port to India and Japan, an official said Tuesday, as the island seeks to balance traditional ties...
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Indian SC says ‘consensual sex’ should not be considered as rape
New Age Online | Updated at 01:38pm on March 02, 2021
The Indian Supreme Court on Monday said that in case of a live-in relationship, consensual sex between a couple would not be considered as rape...
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Indian PM Modi gets his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
United News of Bangladesh/Xinhua. New Delhi | Updated at 10:27am on March 01, 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, on Monday. The Covaxin vaccine is manufactured by ‘Bharat Biotech’ company. The...
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Myanmar protesters back on streets
Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 09:55am on March 01, 2021
Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with two new criminal charges when she appeared in court via video link on Monday,...
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Protesters demand Thai PM’s resignation
Agence France-Presse . Bangkok | Updated at 10:51pm on February 28, 2021
Police used water cannon and tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on Sunday, outside a military barracks containing the Thai prime minister’s residence. A...
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