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Indian doctors end strike over rape and murder of student

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In many Indian hospitals, junior doctors remain off duty and demand swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, even though the country's largest doctors' association called for a 24-hour strike. Across India, doctors have held protests and candlelight marches over the past week, refusing to treat non-urgent patients after the 31-year-old pulmonology … Read more

Indian doctors strike over rape and murder of a doctor

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Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases after medical staff initiated a 24-hour shutdown in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. More than a million doctors are expected to join the strike on Saturday, paralyzing medical care in the … Read more

Indian Kashmir holds its first election since losing autonomy

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India has announced three-stage parliamentary elections in disputed Kashmir for September 18. These are the first elections since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped the Muslim-majority region of its partial autonomy in 2019 and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Since these changes, the region has been in a state of nervousness, ruled by … Read more

Indian giant acquires Australian electric vehicle charging solutions company Tritium

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Just four months after Australian electric vehicle (EV) charging pioneer Tritium filed for bankruptcy, the company has now been bought by the Dutch subsidiary of an Indian competitor, raising hopes that production will resume. Tritium filed for bankruptcy in April and requested the appointment of a receiver, just five months after closing its Brisbane plant … Read more