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India workers rescued from farm after toiling 15 hour days for seven years
By Roli Srivastava MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly 25 workers, including children, who worked 15 hour days for seven years, were rescued at the weekend at Baran in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, in a rare…
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni…
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, at the Indian…
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, at the Indian Foreign Ministry in New Delhi, India, October 25, 2017.REUTERS/Alex Brandon/ Pool
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FEATURE-India’s water-logged farmers try out revamped flood insurance
By Huizhong Wu MADHURPATTI, India, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When heavy rains swept through this village in northern Bihar in August and September, so much floodwater covered farmers' fields that it was difficult to tell one…
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India’s top court rules sex with an underage wife is rape
India's top court on Wednesday ruled that a man is committing rape if he engages in sexual intercourse with his wife who is aged between 15 and 18, a landmark decision that will affect millions of child brides. The legal age of consent…
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Hong Kong and Nigeria sign Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons
This is the 17th TSP agreement the HKSAR has entered into with other jurisdictions HONG KONG, The People's Republic of China, September 11, 2017-- The Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, and the Attorney-General of the…
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Indian rape victim, 10, gives birth by Caesarean section
Image copyrightAFP Image captionIndia has a grim record of sexual assaults on children, with more than 10,000 raped in 2015
A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied permission for an abortion by…
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Global transit system to boost India trade
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 19, 2017-Mareeg.com-India has become the 71st country to ratify the United Nations TIR Convention . Managed and developed by IRU , the world road transport organisation, TIR is the global standard for goods…
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Indian indigenouse groups protest plan to give women political representation
By Zarir Hussain-Mareeg.com-GUWAHATI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violent protests by male dominated indigenous groups in India's northeast have forced authorities to postpone a local election that would, for the first time,…
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For Street kids in space-starved Indian city, School is a container
Mareeg.com-Students at their lessons in the Container School in the western Indian city of Thane on Jan. 19, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandra Students at their lessons in the Container School in the western…
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Cambodia:China could offer valuable assistance in boosting Cambodia’s labor productivity
By Hu Weijia Source: People's Daily and Global Times--Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to Cambodia has once again drawn people's attention to the close friendship between the two Asian countries. It seems that Cambodia…
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India’s maharashtra state to give women slum dewllers joint ownership rights
MUMBAI ( Reuters) - The Indian state of Maharashtra will give women slum dwellers equal ownership rights with men, the first such move by the state where millions live in the very poor neighbourhoods. About 55 slums in the city of Nagpur…
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