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Baba Siddique interact with media after he quits Congress party on February 8, 2024 in Mumbai, India.

What we know so far about public murder of an Indian politician

The killing of a high-profile politician in a busy Mumbai street has sent shockwaves through the country.

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Asia
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with PM Narendra Modi before a meeting at Hyderabad House on February 23, 2018

India and Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations

Canada accuses Indian government agents of involvement in "violent acts" aimed at intimidating Canadian Sikh separatists.

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World
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A Taiwanese fighter jet

China 'punishes' Taiwan president remarks with new drills

Beijing says the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full-scale attack on its neighbour.

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Asia
1 day ago
Woman mining for diamonds in Madhya Pradesh's Panna

Dreaming of diamonds: Generations dig for fortune in India's gem town

In Panna, families hunt for diamonds hoping to strike rich and escape the cycle of poverty.

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Asia
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Image of a woman from a Chinese Cultural Revolution revolutionary poster in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing

A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

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BBC InDepth
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Funeral of Cherian Thomas taking place in India's Kerala state

Closure for family as body found 56 years after India plane crash

In 1968, an Indian Air Force plane with 102 people went missing. For many years, their fate was a mystery.

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Asia
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The 1924 Everest expedition - with Irvine and Mallory and seven others

Family tells of 'relief' after 1924 climber’s foot found on Everest

Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was climbing Everest in June 1924 when he and his partner vanished.

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Asia
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A yellow CAT digger loads coal onto a train in Pakistan.

Gunmen kill at least 20 miners in Pakistan

The BBC spoke to a survivor of the attack, which reportedly involved heavy weapons including rockets and grenades.

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Asia
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Ratan Tata interview to the BBC from 1997

From the archives: Ratan Tata's interview from 1997

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata spoke to the BBC on the 50th anniversary of India's independence.

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