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Air India plane skids during landing at Kozhikode airport

Kozhikode,India An Air India Express plane carrying 184 passengers including 10 infants, which was coming from Dubai, skidded while landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode on Friday evening. Kondotty Police said that Dubai-Kozhikode Air India flight (IX-1344) skidded during landing at Karipur airport at around 7.45 pm today. Air India Express…

Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in Sri Lanka’s election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, according to results released Friday. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is most likely to be sworn in the same…

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Spike in hate crimes against Christians in India

Jose Kalathil NEW DELHI: Hate crimes against Christians in India have risen by an alarming 40.87%, in spite of the nation-wide lockdown, says Persecution Relief in its half-yearly Report of 2020 which was released on Wednesday. They Report…

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Indian PM lays foundation of temple at razed mosque site

AYODHYA, India Despite the coronavirus restricting a large crowd, Hindus rejoiced as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke ground Wednesday on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god Ram at the site of a demolished 16th century…

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TIMELINE – Kashmir: A year after annexation

NEW DELHI Since Aug. 5, 2019, when India moved to strip special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, it has incorporated several legal changes in the statute book of the region. Here is a timeline of various decisions announced…

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Many sections of Indian society disapprove Kashmir annexation move

SRINAGAR,India Describing Aug. 5, when India annexed Jammu and Kashmir region, a day of “betrayal” and “blackest day”, a pro-India Kashmiri politician said people were seething with anger against the move. A member of Indian parliament,…

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