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Ornate Indian Hindu temple will open on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise

Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:47:09 +0000

New Delhi (CNN) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise months out from nationwide polls with the announcement that a controversial new Hindu temple will open on disputed land in January. The first detailed descriptions of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir were released on Thursday, showing the lavishly decorated

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Indian and Chinese defense ministers to meet face to face

Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:01:55 +0000

(CNN) — The Indian and Chinese defense ministers will hold talks in New Delhi on Thursday, the first such meeting on Indian soil between the two nuclear-armed neighbors since deadly clashes claimed the lives of multiple soldiers along their disputed border in the Himalayas. China’s newly appointed defense minister Li Shangfu will meet his Indian counterpart

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Grand test for Indian diplomacy as American, Chinese and Russian ministers meet in Delhi

Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:10:52 +0000

(CNN) — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies have convened in New Delhi, setting the stage for a grand test in Indian diplomacy as it attempts to navigate tensions over Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In the second high-level ministerial meeting under India’s Group of 20 (G20) presidency this year, the country’s

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After more than 600 days shut out, Delhi’s students just want to go back to school

Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:47:51 +0000

(CNN) — Dharini Mathur’s son had just turned 4 when he started pre-school online. More than 600 days later, he still sits behind his computer screen, attempting to learn virtually — while making zero contact with his classmates and teachers. He is one of more than 4 million children in India’s capital, Delhi, forced out

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