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Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India or people who trace their ancestry to India. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day India, it was also used as the identifying term for people originating from what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh prior to the Partition of India in 1947.

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PM Modi in Kuwait: Honors Arabic Translators of Ramayana & Mahabharata, Engages with Indian Diaspora [Video]

PM Modi in Kuwait: Honors Arabic Translators of Ramayana & Mahabharata, Engages with Indian Diaspora

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Kuwait, met with Abdullah Al Baroun and Abdul Lateef Al Nesef, the individuals behind the Arabic translations of India's epic tales, the Ramayana and..

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Exiled Syrian Leader Assad to Contribute in Rebuilding War-Torn Mariupol in Exchange for Citizenship [Video]

Exiled Syrian Leader Assad to Contribute in Rebuilding War-Torn Mariupol in Exchange for Citizenship

In a bold move, Russian politician Dmitry Kuznetsov proposes that exiled Syrian leader Bashar Assad contribute to the reconstruction of Mariupol, a city devastated by the ongoing war in Ukraine. This..

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BIG Breaking: Israel to Launch Devastating Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites Using Syria as Ground Zero? [Video]

BIG Breaking: Israel to Launch Devastating Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites Using Syria as Ground Zero?

Israel is preparing for a significant military operation against Iranian nuclear sites, with plans to use Syrian territory as a launchpad. Israeli airstrikes have already targeted key Syrian air..

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Khamenei Calls Assad’s Fall a Western Plot, Accuses U.S, Israel, and Turkey for Chaos in Syria [Video]

Khamenei Calls Assad’s Fall a Western Plot, Accuses U.S, Israel, and Turkey for Chaos in Syria

In a fiery speech, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, labeling it as a carefully orchestrated plot by Western powers, specifically..

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Wanted Syrian Official Ali Mamlouk Smuggled into Beirut with Hezbollah's Help After Assad's Collapse [Video]

Wanted Syrian Official Ali Mamlouk Smuggled into Beirut with Hezbollah's Help After Assad's Collapse

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, senior Syrian officials, including the infamous Ali Mamlouk, were smuggled into Lebanon with Hezbollah's assistance. Mamlouk, wanted for war crimes and..

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