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Shadowy Indian election ‘consultants’ add US midterms to global footprint
India's election consultants are exporting covert campaign tactics to manipulate elections worldwide, including the US.
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Thousands join Indian opposition protest
India’s opposition parties staged major protests in New Delhi on Sunday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and a nationwide voter list review that has fuelled demonstrations since the summer, led by the youth movement Cockroach Janta Party. Eliza Herbert reports.
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Indian opposition parties stage mega rally seeking election chief’s resignation
Tens of thousands of demonstrators on Sunday joined a protest in New Delhi called by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and backed by the youth “Cockroach” movement amid tight security. Protesters are demanding the resignation of the country's election chief over voter list revisions that critics say favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
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India news: Opposition holds major rally in Delhi over voter roll revisions
Thousands are expected to take part in the Indian opposition's planned mega march in New Delhi over a controversial revision of electoral rolls.
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India news: Tanker carrying 27 Indians attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Two vessels carrying Indian crew members have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz over the past two days as Iran steps up attacks on shipping. DW has more.
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India news: Oil tanker carrying 27 Indians attacked with limpet mines in Strait of Hormuz
Two vessels carrying Indian crew members have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz over the past two days. The attack on the tanker marks the first known recent use of limpet mines in the waterway. DW has more.
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The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished
Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.
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Foiled Hindu temple plot exposes rising anti-Indian sentiment in the US
In this edition of Access Asia, we explore why anti-Indian sentiment is rising in the United States in the wake of the foiled plot targeting a Hindu temple in Illinois. We ask the executive director of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate what's behind the trend, and whether the rhetoric coming from the Trump White House is to blame.
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Six dead after helicopter crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
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Protest at India university where no students’ union vote held for 20 years
Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Indian capital has seen weeks of protests, with several students holding a hunger strike.
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Audacious Indian jailbreak saga ends with 17 prisoners recaptured
The jailbreak began with a fake seizure and ended 36 hours later with all the inmates back behind bars.
Business
Billionaire Ambani cries tears of joy as Jio Platforms becomes the second most valued Indian firm
Ahead of Jio's listing, Mukesh Ambani teared up as his three children shared the journey of building Jio and vowed to create value for investors over the next 50 years.
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Indian investors rush to Nvidia, SpaceX, Apple as local trading apps roll out access to U.S. stocks
Major Indian brokerages are providing retail investors access to U.S. stocks at a time when the local market has been battered.
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Rohingya dismantle homes amid eviction threat in disputed Kashmir region
Rohingya refugees say they are being forced to dismantle their homes in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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India's cartoonists built an audience online - now their posts are being restricted
Indian cartoonists say online restrictions are making satire harder, but they aren't giving up.
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Century-old mosque near Indian PM’s residence under gov’t threat
India’s Muslims fear the demolition of a historic mosque near PM's house after the imam claimed he got eviction notice.
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Rubio turns to small Indian town as US faces high oil prices
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed a business and energy agenda over diplomacy on his second trip to India this year.
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The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.
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India news: Thousands of Indian pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks disrupt flights
Indian pilgrims have been caught up in flight disruptions in Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks. The government says it is working to arrange their return. DW has the latest.
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India news: Thousands of Indian pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks disrupt flights, government facilitating return
Indian pilgrims have been caught up in flight disruptions in Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks. The government says it is working to arrange their return. DW has the latest.