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Indian prime minister is accused of stifling dissent and choosing politics over public health amid a deadly pandemic.
Narendra Modi
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As the pandemic ravages India, the millions-strong Indian diaspora in the US are stricken with panic, pain and grief.
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Defeat in West Bengal came as Modi is slammed for failing to tackle India’s explosive spike in COVID infections.
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Mamata Banerjee is set to be the chief minister for the third time after her TMC party won a two-thirds majority.
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Top Hefazat-e-Islam leader among hundreds arrested over deadly protests against last month’s visit by the Indian leader.
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Rival parties blame each other for inciting the violence in battleground state’s Cooch Behar district.
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New cases overtake Wednesday’s 115,736 infections as several states complain of vaccine shortages.
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Teenager arrested under harsh digital laws for making music video mocking PM Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart.
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Two die in clashes between protesters and police, raising the death toll from protests against Indian PM’s visit to 13.
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More than a dozen people injured after clashing with police after a two-day visit by India’s PM Narendra Modi.
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Move comes after several people killed during protests against a two-day visit by India’s PM Modi.
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Protesters were killed in Chittagong as Modi begins a tour for Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence.
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India’s Narendra Modi writes to Imran Khan on Pakistan Day as rare peace overtures continue between the two nations.
We challenge BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam on India’s crackdown on dissent, and discuss the crisis in Lebanon.