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India's vaccination feat a ‘testament’ to its ability, says Bill Gates

On Thursday, the country achieved the milestone of administering more than 1 billion (100 crore) doses of Covid-19 vaccines

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters

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India PM Modi says economy getting boost from rising vaccinations

Snake travels from India to UK on flight(Facebook/@southessexwildlife)

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Snake hiding inside shipment container travels from India to UK on flight

Left to right: Former Afghan diplomat Asila Wardak, former Afghan politician and peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi, Afghan journalist Anisa Shaheed and former Afghan politician, Naheed Fareed speak to reporters outside the U.N. Security Council, in New York, U.S. October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols

South Asia

At United Nations, Afghan women appeal: Don't let Taliban in

US President Joe Biden speaks during the 76th Session of the UNGeneral Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool

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Biden says United States would come to Taiwan's defense

BSF soldiers posted at Hardaypur outpost, Nadia district, near the Indo-Bangladesh border, with seized ibis. (Photo credit: Border Security Force, South Bengal)

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Indo-Bangladesh border witnesses spike in wildlife trafficking

Graves at a Hazara cemetery for the Shi'ite community martyrs on a hill on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office in Islamabad, Pakistan June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Salahuddin

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Pakistan foreign minister makes first trip to Kabul since Taliban takeover

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters

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Indian PM Modi will attend Glasgow climate conference - minister

Tata Motors to get $1 billion in investment from TPG

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Tata Motors to get $1 billion in investment from TPG

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India, Armenia consider Chabahar Port to increase connectivity

Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate stranded people following heavy rains at Chhara village in Nainital district, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, October 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters

South Asia

Flood deaths in India and Nepal cross 150

Gurwinder Singh Sidhu, 31, a barber, displays a photo of Michael Jackson next to a customer after he made a hair tattoo of the pop star in the customer's hair inside his shop in Dabwali town, in the northern state of Punjab, India, October 11, 2021. Picture taken October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria

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Indian barber siblings turn heads into canvasses by giving unusual haircuts