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NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party replaced its social media head on Monday as part of an organisational reshuffle, the party said, weeks after youth-led protests amplified through social media forced the resignation of the education minister.
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Is China encroaching upon Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh?
India and China are tangled in yet another border dispute, angering locals in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.
By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Strong inflows from a foreign deposit drive prompted the Indian central bank to cut short a zero-cost FX swap facility for banks, with policymakers also wary of the domestic liquidity effects and the cost of such fundraising,
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Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?
Modi’s BJP once controlled media narratives in India, but this might be changing with the ‘Cockroach’ movement.
India's UPI may finally face merchant fees, raising questions over who pays and whether users will resist.
By Nimesh Vora and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Persistent central bank intervention that has absorbed recent pressure on the rupee and subdued moves in the currency is reminiscent of a period when the Reserve Bank of India firmly anchored its trading range,