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India leaders cower from ‘shoe-cide’ attacks
India’s politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security.
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Hindu nationalists ‘win’ Gujarat poll
Controversial Hindu nationalist party leader Narendra Modi swept back to power in India’s religiously divided Gujarat state on Sunday in what was called a national victory over the rival Congress party. The Congress loss in the Hindu nationalist bastion, though widely expected, was its fourth setback in regional polls this year.
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Blasts kill lawyers in Indian courthouses
A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes on Friday in three north Indian cities, killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens more, officials said. Federal authorities blamed militants trying to spark unrest between India’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority.
