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Supporters of India's main opposition Congress party attend a candlelight vigil to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Protesters gather at Indian crematorium where girl, 9, raped and murdered

Police allege that the girl was killed after she went to fetch water on Sunday from the crematorium near her house in New Delhi's Cantonment area

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the administration's continued drawdown efforts in Afghanistan in a speech from the East Room at the White House in Washington US, July 8, 2021. Reuters

Biden to offer temporary 'safe haven' to Hong Kong residents in US

People displaced by fighting in north-western Myanmar between junta forces and anti-junta fighters walk in Chin State, Myanmar, May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

At least 40 bodies found in Myanmar jungle area after army crackdown

Mehbooba Mufti, President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a pro-India political party, and her supporters attend a protest demanding the restoration of Kashmir's autonomy, in Srinagar August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Uneasy calm in Indian Kashmir on second anniversary of loss of autonomy

People are seen at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India, July 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Indian govt tells states to impose local curbs ahead of festivals

India enforcement agency threatens Flipkart, founders with $1.35 bln fine -sources

File Photo: Barbed wire is seen laid on a deserted road during restrictions in Srinagar, August 5, 2019/ Reuters

Digital Development in Jammu and Kashmir

A man checks his mobile phones in front of State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Kolkata, February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

India's SBI pins hopes on economic recovery after record quarterly profit

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India's capital orders judicial enquiry after girl, 9, raped and murdered

A woman receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a drive-in vaccination kiosk in Ahmedabad, India, May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Coronavirus chronicle

India's gender inequity in vaccinations narrows

Citizenship Amendement Act faced fierce criticism and protests from all quarters of society across the country after it came into effect on January 10, 2020. (File photo)

No plans to tweak Citizenship Amendment Act: Indian govt tells parliament

Chinese navy personnel moor the Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata at Qingdao Port for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), in Qingdao, China, April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

India deploys warships in South China Sea as part of 'Act East' policy

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch a the site of yesterday's night-time car bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Taliban attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul