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By Rupam Jain and Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath, who is seeking re-election as chief minister of India’s most populous state, touted his record on fighting crime and putting law and order above religion and caste in a rare interview with Western media. The 49-year-old monk from Prime Minister Narendra …

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By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has approved Russia’s one-shot Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine for people who have not yet received a vaccine, the shot’s Indian manufacturer said on Monday. Russia said on Sunday that India had approved Sputnik Light for emergency use, almost 10 months after it cleared the two-dose Sputnik V. …

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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – An Indian court on Monday gave a Kashmir freelance journalist two days to appear before it over a police complaint that he had acted against the public interest by sharing information on social media about a militant attack on a policeman. The complaint against Gowhar Nazir Geelani comes days …

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