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# Narendra Modi

Last year
2022
# Kolkata
Indian government renews access to foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity
The government cut off foreign funding to the Missionaries of Charity on Christmas Day and refused to renew its licence.
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Jan 8th 2022, 11:10 AM
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# India
India’s Modi vows to repeal farm laws after prolonged protests
Farmers said the legislation would devastate their earnings by ending guaranteed pricing.
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Nov 19th 2021, 8:58 AM
# India
Police arrest Indian minister’s son over killing of farmers
His father Ajay Mishra said that his son was innocent and that he was not present.
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Oct 10th 2021, 7:09 AM
# covid surge
India declares more lockdowns as Covid surge hits southern states
Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru, has the highest active caseload at more than 300,000, but experts warn that the worst is still to come.
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May 8th 2021, 7:42 PM
# Strike
Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against government
The hunger strike coincides with the anniversary of the death of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
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Jan 30th 2021, 3:54 PM
# Space Exploration
India's space agency says it lost contact with spacecraft minutes before planned moon landing
The country aimed to be the first to land in the Southern Polar region.
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Sep 7th 2019, 11:46 AM
# presidential decree
'Darkest day in Indian democracy': India abolishes Kashmir's special status with rush decree
The government imposed a security lockdown on the Indian-administered part of Kashmir this morning.
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Aug 5th 2019, 8:48 AM
# BJP
Modi claims election victory, vows 'inclusive' future for India
The preliminary count predicts a commanding majority in the lower house for the BJP.
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May 23rd 2019, 2:30 PM
# warming relations
India is set to get its first bullet train thanks to Japan
A 500km journey will be cut from eight hours to just over two hours when services start.
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Sep 17th 2017, 3:30 PM
# fatal clashes
Indian guru sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape
His followers went on a rampage that left 38 dead on Friday, following a guilty verdict.
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Aug 28th 2017, 9:15 AM
# triple talaq
India bans practice that allowed men to divorce their wives by reciting word three times
The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the practice was both unconstitutional and un-Islamic.
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Aug 22nd 2017, 11:39 AM
# indian pm
Trump hosts 'true friend' Modi for first one-on-one at White House
Both men won power by portraying themselves as establishment outsiders.
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Jun 26th 2017, 10:57 PM
# possible sabotage
There are fears the death toll will rise after India's latest rail disaster kills 36
This crash is the latest in a long line of fatal rail incidents in the country.
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Jan 22nd 2017, 11:08 AM
# Statue of Shivaji
India has begun building a HUGE new statue that will cost over €500 million
India’s far-right BJP government presides over a population that remains one of the poorest in the world.
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Dec 24th 2016, 3:18 PM
# Jan Sahas
India's rape epidemic: The survivors speak
Each day in India, 92 women are raped. A group of rape survivors spoke to TheJournal.ie on a recent visit.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 7:10 PM
# India
17 die after massive fire at ammunition factory in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is “pained by the loss of lives”.
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May 31st 2016, 7:47 AM
# Outlawed
Indian village bans single women from using mobile phones
The action has taken place in PM Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.
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Feb 20th 2016, 5:11 PM
# State of the Nation
This political giant is coming to Ireland for the first time today
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 23rd 2015, 12:00 PM
# warrior pose
Vladimir Putin is nervous about starting yoga
“I’ll see what I am able to do based on my physical aptitude.” No more than yourself.
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Jul 9th 2015, 6:15 AM
# Narendra Modi
Time magazine ignores readers' choice for Person of the Year
Taylor Swift is on the shortlist. Narendra Modi isn’t.
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Dec 9th 2014, 10:50 AM