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For India’s budget, a tightrope walk between jobs and gov’t deficit

Growth is slowing but there is ‘no room for fiscal leniency’ if India is to meet fiscal deficit targets, economists say.

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Muslim politician Baba Siddique shot dead in India’s Mumbai

Two suspects are in custody after Baba Siddique was shot multiple times outside his legislator son’s office in Mumbai.

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Kerala landslides death toll hits 151, many missing as rain hampers rescue

Hundreds of rescue workers search through mud and debris for a second day after multiple landslides hit southern state.

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‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate

Delivery workers worry that vegetarian-only fleets today could pave the way for caste-based delivery systems tomorrow.

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England unrepentant after Bazball fails to repeat heroics of first Test

Captain Ben Stokes spoke of his pride while Zak Crawley said he won’t change after a rash first-innings shot against India

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Cyclone Biparjoy weakens, thousands leave relief camps in India

Officials said electricity had been restored in many villages but hundreds more were still without power.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Biparjoy slows down after making landfall in India

Cyclone damaged power lines and uproots trees as it hit the coastal towns of India and Pakistan.

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Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash

Officials try to source iced containers to preserve bodies as they appeal to families to identify the dead.

Al Jazeera

Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers

(This May 19 story has been corrected to show ICICI Lombard was the insurer, not ICICI Bank, in paragraph 29)

Reuters

Eurasian foreign ministers gather in India on regional security

Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered in India on Thursday to discuss regional security matters, including adding Iran and Belarus to a union of nations seen as a counterweight to Western influence in Eurasia.

Reuters

Factbox-India set to overtake China as world's most populous nation

India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country this year even though its population growth has been slowing down, United Nations says.

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