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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces at a People's Justice Party congress that citizens of China and India will have visa-free travel from December 1, allowing stays of up to 30 days in a bid to boost tourism.
2023-11-26

It is revealed that the Ganges river in India has had hundreds of human bodies floating in its waters and buried in its banks in recent days, including some thought to have died of COVID-19.
2021-05-19

India reports 314,835 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is a world record for daily cases, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 15.9 million. The country also reports a record 2,104 deaths, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 184,657.
2021-04-22

A call for a specific law against honour killings begins in India, after a father in Uttar Pradesh beheaded his daughter two days ago, after opposing her relationship with a man.
2021-03-5

The Indian tourism industry reports that, as a result of protests, December visits to the Taj Mahal and the state of Assam declined by 60% and 90% respectively compared to the same period last year. These declines are also occurring in the midst of general economic slowdown in the country.
2019-12-29

At least 15 people have been killed in a landslide in the Tawang District in India's Arunachal Pradesh state.
2016-04-22

Cyclone Helen hits India's Andhra Pradesh state killing at least six people and knocking out power to thousands of villages.
2013-11-22

Four coordinated low intensity bombs explode in the Indian city of Pune.
2012-08-1

Wikimedia, the owner of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, plans to open its first non-US office in India as it seeks to take advantage of the country's open Internet culture, the group tells AFP.
2010-10-29