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Indian doctors refuse to end strike after trainee's rape and murder
New Delhi — Public hospitals across India were turning away all but emergency patients Monday as hundreds of thousands of doctors…
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Festival of India celebrates Roanoke’s diversity
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Elmwood Park was transformed on Saturday to welcome back the annual Festival of India. The festival lasted four…
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Tens of Thousands of Women Protest on India’s Independence Day After Murder of Medic
Women hold candles as they take part in the Reclaim the Night March on Aug. 15 to condemn the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a…
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Month-old timelapse video falsely linked to 'flooding in southern India'
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on August 8, 2024 The clip was shared after at least 108 people were killed after landslides…
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The 'superfood' taking over fields in northern India
Like his father and grandfather before him, Phool dev Shahni once made a living by diving to the bottom of 8ft-deep (2.4m), muddy ponds.…
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‘Rob Levine`s Fun Fest’ held at India Point Park
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The “Rob Levine`s Fun Fest” was held at India Point Park in Providence on Saturday. Rob Levine Law will provided…
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Photo shows landslide in El Salvador in 2001, not India in 2024
Screenshot of the false post taken on August 2, 2024. The picture was also shared with similar captions on social media platform X and…
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Clip of man wearing female Muslim headscarf filmed in Bangladesh, not India
A video from Bangladesh of a man wearing a female Muslim headscarf in an apparent bid to evade arrest has been falsely portrayed as an…
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Video shows 2022 landslide in India, not recent Ethiopian disaster
Screenshot of the post with the altered clip, taken on July 30, 2024 The post contains a 10-second video with the logo of News18, an…
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India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis
India has deployed additional troops along its border with Bangladesh after a political crisis in the neighbouring country brought down…
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Unrelated clip falsely shared as ex-pro wrestler 'protesting India food stall order'
Screenshot of the false post on taken July 23, 2024 The video has also been shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on X and on…
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India cenbank proposes more options to authenticate digital payments
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank on Wednesday proposed to allow a wider set of alternatives, including fingerprints and passwords,…
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How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India. The scavenging birds hovered over sprawling landfills, looking…
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Videos show both Hindu religious leaders at Ambani wedding celebrations blessed Indian PM Modi
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on July 19, 2024 The clip's Hindi-language caption read: "Modi Ji took blessings from one…
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Will Nepal's new coalition government tip the scales of the India-China rivalry?
Nepal will continue its delicate balancing act between India and China, according to observers, after political manoeuvrings saw a new…
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In data: Better Cotton launches fund to drive India climate resilience, equality
The sustainability cotton initiative Better Cotton is launching a new fund in partnership with impact investment firm FS Impact Finance…
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Video shows religious gathering in western India and is unrelated to July 2024 stampede
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on July 9, 2024 The video surfaced online as a deadly stampede in Hathras district of Uttar…
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A double-decker bus collides with a milk truck in northern India, killing at least 18 people
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people…
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Speeding Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Crashes in India
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector A high-speed incident involving a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ recently unfolded on the outskirts…
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AP PHOTOS: Families of stampede victims in India ponder future without loved ones
RAMNAGAR, India (AP) — The orange rising from flames shone a light on the twilight scene. Savitri Devi, 50, had just been cremated. Devi…
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What we know about the India crush that killed 121
The toll in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has risen to 121, making it one of the…
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Massive overcrowding, lack of exits and slippery mud contributed to deadly stampede in India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities say massive overcrowding, insufficient exits, and other factors contributed to a deadly stampede at a…
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A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
More than 100 people were killed in a stampede Tuesday in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the…
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Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India's northeast kill at least 16 people
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India's…