Lauren Frayer

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India's New Laws Against 'Love Jihad' Give Hindu Conservatives Power To Halt Weddings

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

In India, Hindu nationalists have passed laws making it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The laws have increased a stigma and emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

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A New Law In India Is Making It Harder For Interfaith Couples To Get Married

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

In India, new laws forbid brides or grooms from converting to their spouse's religion. The idea is to halt forced conversions. But they've led to attacks on interfaith couples.

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The Taliban's Ideology Has Surprising Roots In British-Ruled India

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

The Taliban's ideology has distant links to India. Scholars say Afghanistan's new leaders might listen to clerics in the birthplace of Deobandi Islam, though the clerics deny ties with the Taliban.

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With The U.S. Exit From Afghanistan, India Fears An Increasingly Hostile Region

Friday, August 27, 2021

For India, the power shift in Kabul may mean a loss of security, as well as a loss of economic power and influence in a region increasingly dominated by another neighbor that it's uneasy about: China.

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Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries Try To Predict The Future Of Relations

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Afghanistan's neighbors are bracing for an influx of Afghan refugees, and adjusting to a new diplomatic reality now that the Taliban are back in charge.

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Afghan Refugees In Neighboring India Painfully Follow News Of Their Home Country

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Afghans in New Delhi are watching the news from home with horror. India could be a natural destination for Afghan refugees, but many there can't get work visas and are trying to reach a third country.

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Bangladesh Authorities Have Begun Vaccinating Rohingya Refugees

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

More than a million Rohingya refugees who fled a military crackdown in nearby Myanmar and have spent years in camps in Bangladesh are vulnerable to COVID-19. Now the government is vaccinating them.

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India's Men Win Their 1st Hockey Medal in 41 Years. Next, The Women Get A Chance

Thursday, August 05, 2021

Thursday's bronze is India's first field hockey medal since 1980 — before any of the current players were born. More history could be made Friday, when India's women go for their first Olympic medal.

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A 9-Year-Old's Mysterious Death Has Prompted Outrage Over Rape In India

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Was it a brutal gang rape and killing? Or a terrible accident with a bungled response? Police are searching for clues — as protests erupt in India's capital.

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India's Pandemic Death Toll Estimated At About 4 Million: 10 Times The Official Count

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

That's the number of "excess deaths" from January 2020 to June 2021, reflecting the true toll of COVID-19, say researchers in a new study. What the big disparity?

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Bangladesh Locks Down As Daily COVID Cases Quintuple

Thursday, July 01, 2021

Bangladeshi soldiers are enforcing a seven-day lockdown. As the West opens up, poorer countries with low vaccination rates are being hit by wave after wave of COVID-19.

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India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Serum Institute began mass-producing COVID vaccines even before approval. They've made millions of doses. But so far only about 4% of people in India are fully vaccinated. What went wrong?

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India Says New 'Delta Plus' Coronavirus Variant May Be More Transmissible

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

India has detected over 40 cases of a new coronavirus variant called "Delta Plus," which may be more transmissible and resistant to COVID-19 treatments.

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India Hits Lowest Daily COVID-19 Tally In 3 Months

Monday, June 21, 2021

India confirmed its lowest daily coronavirus tally Monday in nearly three months, as it ramps up vaccinations and makes them free for all adults.

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COVID-19 Cases Falling In India, But Disrupted Health System Still Causing Deaths

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Even as India's caseload declines, families and doctors say cancer patients and others in need of dialysis or chemotherapy are dying prematurely because India's health system has ground to a halt.

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India's COVID-19 Outbreak Is Slowing Down

Monday, June 14, 2021

Death rates are high in India, but the rate of new cases is slowing down.

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As Lockdowns Lift In India, Vaccination Becomes Next Big Challenge

Saturday, June 12, 2021

As India's daily COVID-19 tallies fall, the vaccination race is on to head off another deadly wave. The government is rationing doses and the CEO of its biggest vaccine manufacturer has fled.

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India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'

Thursday, June 10, 2021

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

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India Demands Social Media Firms Help It Track Misinformation Online

Tuesday, June 08, 2021

India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.

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From Remote Villages To Mt. Everest Base Camp, COVID Hits Nepal Hard

Friday, June 04, 2021

Health workers must overcome great challenges to battle one of the world's most severe COVID-19 outbreaks, which stretch from villages without hospitals to the top of the world's highest mountain.

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