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Watch: Baby’s remarkable survival after being 'run over' by train

This is a baby’s incredible scrape with death in India.

22/11/2018

India

American Christian missionary killed by remote island tribe

An American Christian missionary has reportedly been killed by an isolated tribe on North Sentienel Island off the coast of India, after visiting the island for the second time.

22/11/2018

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Delhi pollution campaigners confronted by political apathy

Residents exposed to up to 24 times the recommended limit of dangerous particles.

08/11/2018

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India inaugurates world's tallest statue to celebrate independence hero

India on Wednesday (October 31) inaugurated the world's tallest statue, a $400-million effigy of independence hero Vallabhbhai Patel that towers nearly twice the height of New York's Statue of Liberty.

31/10/2018

India

India unveils the tallest statue in the world

The Statue of Unity is double the size of the Statue of Liberty and stands at 182 metres tall.

31/10/2018

India

Good and evil go head to head as India celebrates Dussehra

Indians are taking to the streets for the annual Hindu celebration of Dussehra. Traditions go back hundreds of years and it marks the victory of good over evil.

30/10/2018

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Watch: Schoolchildren dress as Gandhi amid birthday celebrations

October 2 marks Gandhi's birthday as well as International Day of Non-Violence, an ideal that Gandhi strove towards.

02/10/2018

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Indian children dress as Gandhi to mark 150th anniversary of independence leader's birth

Indian schoolchildren across the country dressed as Mahatma Gandhi on Monday (October 1) to mark the upcoming 150th birthday celebration of modern India's founding father and promoter of peace.

02/10/2018

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Watch: Indian traffic officer controls cars with dance moves

A traffic police officer in India catches the attention of drivers, using his unique moves to control traffic in the eastern city of Bhubaneswar.

13/09/2018

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'Gay sex ruling will take time to become reality on ground'

Whilst the gay sex ruling by India's top court is considered as "landmark," a freelance journalist for NBC tells Euronews "it'll take time for it to become a reality on the ground."

06/09/2018

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After Supreme Court challenge gay sex is legalised in India

India's top court has struck down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

06/09/2018

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India's Supreme Court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling

India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday (September 06) in a landmark judgement that activists hope will uphold the right to equality.

06/09/2018

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Watch: Locals return home to Kerala after severe flooding

More than a million residents were forced to flee their homes.

21/08/2018

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Watch: World's 'highest' rafting and kayaking event

Watch: Held in the Ladakh region in northern India on August 19, the extreme sports enthusiasts had to navigate their way through the 14 kilometres of waters.

21/08/2018

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Indian PM pledges aid as rain lets up in Kerala

The Indian Meteorological office says in some places the floods have begun to recede. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the state yesterday, announcing a 60 million euro aid package for the region.

19/08/2018

India

Worst floods in a century kill at least 324 in India's Kerala

More than 300 people have died in the last three months after heavy rain and landslides in Kerala.

18/08/2018

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Death toll rises after India monsoon flooding

Death toll rises after India monsoon flooding

17/08/2018

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Fish in hospital as rains kill 80 in north India

Dirty water with fish squirming around flooded a hospital in northeast India after monsoon rain and at least 80 people died within days in one state in weather-related accidents, officials said Monday.

30/07/2018

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Monsoon rains flood India's streets in Mumbai

Heavy monsoon rains have been disrupting daily life in India's financial capital.

09/07/2018

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Clashes continue in Srinagar over death of a protester

Clashes between protesters and Indian security forces continued in Kashmir on Saturday, with police firing tear gas in response to protesters throwing rocks.

03/06/2018

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Twitter users criticise Indian PM for accepting #fitnesschallenge

Do you think it is OK for politicians to take part in viral challenges?

25/05/2018

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Muslims mark the first day of Ramadan in Kashmir

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, Muslims gathered at Srinagar's Grand mosque to offer their special prayers.

18/05/2018

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Second teen raped, set alight in India: police

Reports of the attack come amid shock over the death of a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Chatra district who was raped and burned to death.

07/05/2018

India

Girl, 16, ‘raped and burnt alive’ in India

A teenager was burnt alive after being raped in India, according to police, the latest in the country's sex assault epidemic.

05/05/2018

India

Deadly superstorms in northern India shatter homes and lives

Severe dust and thunderstorms lashing northern India have killed over 120 people and left a trail of destruction.

03/05/2018

India

Deadly dust storm kills dozens in India

At least 70 people have been killed in powerful dust storms that hit the northern Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

03/05/2018