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Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit President Vladimir Putin in first bilateral meet since re-election

The Indian prime minister's visit will be his first one to the Kremlin in five years.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands

Police say six arrested after 121 killed in stampede at Indian religious event

About 250,000 people had gathered despite event organisers having approval for only 80,000.
A woman is sitting down and crying while people try to comfort her.

How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede that killed 121?

At least 121 people die in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India. Here is what we know about what happened.
Relatives mourn the death of stampede victims

Over 100 killed during Hindu festival stampede in India

A deadly crowd surge broke out when a religious event in Uttar Pradesh exceeded capacity by three times.
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Deadly Stampede, Northern India: A man squatting holds his head in his hands on the street.
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds

Chaos at hospital after Hindu festival stampede in India

Bodies are transported to a Uttar Pradesh hospital after over 100 people were killed in a stampede in a village in Hathras district.
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A crowd of people standing outside a pink building with Hindi script on it.
Duration: 1 minute 9 seconds

More than 100 killed during stampede at religious gathering in India

A deadly stampede broke out at a religious festival in north India, killing at least 100 people and hospitalising more than 150.
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Man with head in hands crying

India Cotton: New opportunities for Australian cotton

A bilateral trade agreement with India has created new opportunities for Australian producers and strengthened industry relationships between the two countries.
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Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

Roof collapses at Delhi Airport, one dead, several injured

A roof collapses at a departure terminal at the main airport in India's capital, New Delhi, killing one person and causing authorities to cancel flights from one terminal.
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A car crushed by a fallen roof.

Residents in India forced to buy water off black market

A heatwave in India has affected the water supply in parts of Delhi. People in poorer neighbourhoods have been driven to buy water off the 'water tanker mafia'.
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Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds

England's T20 World Cup defence goes up in smoke as India ends decade-long drought

England's T20 World Cup defence comes to a bitter end as India exacts revenge over a brutal semifinal loss from the 2022 tournament to thump the reigning champions. 
Jos Buttler leads England off after losing to India

As India swelters in record heat, the New Delhi 'water tanker mafia' is back up and running

India's government deploys water tankers to the capital's poorest areas, but it's not enough. The desperate situation sees private suppliers selling water at exorbitant prices.
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People climbing on top and standing on blue barrels and a truck with hoses down the side

Perth man allegedly hired hit men in India in attempt to kill father-in-law

WA Police allege a 42-year-old Perth man organised people to kill his father-in-law in India, in a violent attack which left the man with serious brain injuries.
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Cashed-up foreign buyers are buying more Australian property, but it's just a fraction of the market

After a downturn during the pandemic, foreign buyers are back. Most are coming from China, Hong Kong and India, with the value of transactions hitting almost $5 billion over the past financial year.
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a man with short black hair and glasses wears a black suit jacket and leans on a new kitchen island table

Australia in danger of T20 World Cup exit after 'disappointing' loss to India in crucial clash

Australia will require a helping hand from Bangladesh later today in order to qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals after a heavy loss to India in a crucial Super Eights clash.
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Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh after the loss to India

Mitchell Starc's potential return the big question for Australia heading into crucial World Cup clash with India

Australia left the greatest World Cup wicket-taker of all time out of its team to face Afghanistan and lost. Will he return in the showdown with India?
Mitchell Starc high-fives Australia teammates after taking a wicket against Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup.

Meet the 'time-rich, cash-poor' Australian family hitchhiking their way to India on the adventure of a lifetime

A few weeks ago, the Jones family was waking to icy cold winter mornings. Now, they're seeing how far their thumbs can take them on the journey from central Victoria to India. 
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The billionaire family sentenced to jail for exploiting workers

Four members of the UK's richest family are sentenced to jail in Switzerland for seizing their workers' passports, barring them from going out and making them work up to 18 hours a day.
Princess Anne shaking hands with a woman.

Hundreds killed as extreme heat grips Northern Hemisphere

Record temperatures in recent days are causing hundreds of deaths across Asia, Europe and America, as scientists warn climate change is fuelling more extreme temperature peaks.
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A man riding a bike in heat.

Alleged bootleggers arrested after dozens die from tainted alcohol in India

Officials warn the death toll could rise, with 100 people still being treated in hospital.
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Indian man pleads not guilty to Sikh assassination plot in New York

US federal prosecutors accuse Nikhil Gupta of plotting with an Indian government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US resident who advocates for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India.
A court sketch of an Indian man.

At least 13 people dead, several feared trapped in passenger and goods train collision in India

At least 13 people have died and more than 25 were injured when an express passenger train collided with a goods train in India's West Bengal state, local police officials say, as rescue teams work to extricate others feared trapped.
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A train carriage juts into the air, with a locomotive wedged underneath it.

'They're already here, they're already interfering': Indian intelligence accused of threatening Australians

The long arm of the Indian state is reaching Australians with threats against members of the Indian diaspora, the amassing of political power, and never-before-reported details of a "nest of spies".
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A man with a large beard wearing glasses and a turban looks to the side standing outside a Sikh temple.

analysis:I was just doing my job in India. Modi's government didn't like it

My time in India came to an abrupt end after I held Prime Minister Narendra Modi to account. This is my full story for the first time.
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At least 49 foreign workers killed in Kuwait building fire

Kuwaiti's deputy prime minister pre-emptively blames the "greed of real estate owners" for the fire, which killed dozens of foreign workers in an accommodation block.  
A brown six-storey building with some parts charred by a fire. There is a red car and other white cars parked around.

Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian Prime Minister for historic third time

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister in front of a crowd of 8,000 guests, including dignitaries and world leaders.
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Historic Third Term, Narendra Modi: Narendra Modi standing at podium speaking into microphone next to soldier in formal uniform
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds