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India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspends the newly-elected governing body of the Wrestling Federation of India, accusing it of ignoring rules by hastily announcing championships.
2023-12-24

State security police in Uzbekistan arrest four people over the deaths of 19 children who consumed a cough syrup product manufactured by Indian drug manufacturer Marion Biotech last week.
2023-01-6

Nine people are killed and 19 others injured after a boiler explodes at a chemical plant in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2022-06-4

Huge swarms of desert locusts destroy crops in central and western India prompting authorities to step up their response to the country's worst plague in nearly three decades.
2020-05-26

The Rajya Sabha of India votes 125 to 105 to pass a controversial amendment to the Indian nationality law that would expedite citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. As the bill omits Muslims, critics say it's discriminatory and violates the secular nature of the Constitution. Massive protests break out in the state of Assam in response.
2019-12-11

A man goes on a rampage with an axe, killing nine people in Chhattisgarh state in central India.
2013-04-4

Sonia Gandhi says stern action should happen against those responsible for the violence in Assam and the social media messages that drove 30,000 migrant workers out of their homes in South India.
2012-08-19

India repatriates 39 Pakistani prisoners in a goodwill gesture.
2011-04-11

186 members of the 245-seat Rajya Sabha of the Sansad in India vote in favour of a bill giving one third of available seats in the national parliament and state legislatures to women. One member votes against, several parties boycott the vote and seven MPs are suspended after expressing their disagreement.
2010-03-9