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15 Dead in Calcutta Hotel Fire

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Man suspected of murdering doctor21 Dec

Man suspected of murdering doctor denies crime

An Indian man suspected of raping and murdering a female doctor at a hospital in Calcutta denies the crime.

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Unveiled statue of Harry Kane19 Nov

Unveiled statue of Harry Kane ridiculed: "Nightmare-like"

Five years after it was ordered, a statue depicting the British football star Harry Kane was unveiled. The reactions to the bronze copy are mixed.

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Over a million flee in wait for cyclone

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Formal Charges Filed After Violent7 Oct

Formal Charges Filed After Violent Murder of Doctor

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Police fired tear gas at protest against violence against women27 Aug

Police fired tear gas at protest against violence against women

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Healthcare Strike Across India After Brutal Murder17 Aug

Healthcare Strike Across India After Brutal Murder

Doctors in India went on a nationwide strike on Saturday after a medical student was found murdered and raped at her workplace, R G Kar hospital, in Calcutta (Kolkata) last week.

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Modi: Rapists Should be Hanged15 Aug

Modi: Rapists Should be Hanged

Protests against violence against women are growing again in India, following a case involving a murdered medical student. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets, but at the crime scene the demonstrations degenerated into looting and chaos. The Prime Minister is threatening perpetrators with hanging.

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