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Badminton ace PV Sindhu becomes the country’s first woman to win two individual Olympic medals.
Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is accused of targeting his rival Rahul Gandhi using NSO Group Ltd’s Pegasus spyware.
![A woman looks at the Twitter page of pop star Rihanna in New Delhi [Manish Swarup/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21196168400397.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Law puts digital platforms under direct government oversight, but critics worry it may lead to outright censorship.
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PM Narendra Modi drops 12 senior ministers and inducts a younger team aimed at refurbishing his government’s image.
![Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, centre, waves to the crowd during an event in Bodhgaya, India [File: STR/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_1NF7JM-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Indian leaders have generally been circumspect about public contact with Tibetan leader to avoid upsetting China.
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Indian PM calls for measures to speed up elections for disputed region under direct rule since 2019.
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Kashmir politicians to meet India PM on Thursday for the first talks since he revoked region’s special status in 2019.
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India opens up free vaccination to all adults as PM Narendra Modi kicks off a muted International Yoga Day.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the federal government will take over the vaccination programme from June 21.
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India’s gross domestic product grew 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the first quarter of 2020.
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Indian PM’s handling of pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people leads to disillusionment among his supporters.
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India’s daily tally of new coronavirus infections rose by 222,315, government data showed on Monday.
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India reports 276,110 new cases as nearly two-thirds of people tested show exposure to virus, a private laboratory says.
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India sees 4,529 deaths in last 24 hours as Narendra Modi’s approval ratings fall to a new low, according to a survey.