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FILE- In this April 7, 2009, file photo, Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, left, and Aamir Khan speak during a press conference in Mumbai, India. Top Bollywood filmmakers, including superstar actors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, have on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, filed a lawsuit against television news channels Republic TV and Times Now following the suspected suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput that set off a media frenzy and gripped the nation. Claiming that Rajput had been murdered, many television channels held filmmakers who had allegedly rejected him for roles responsible for his suicide and accused many Bollywood celebrities of being part of a “drug cartel,&quot; even though the police have maintained that there was no foul play. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)

Bollywood’s powerful file suit against Indian news channels

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

India sets free top Kashmiri politician after a year

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FILE - This Aug. 2, 1944 photo, courtesy of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, shows members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill's Marauders less than 75 yards from enemy positions, on display during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans. The unit that spent months marching and fighting behind enemy lines in Burma has been approved to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' highest honor. Nearly 3,000 soldiers began the unit's secret mission in Japanese occupied Burma in 1944. Barely 200 remained in the fight when their mission was completed five months later. (U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP, File)

WWII jungle fighting unit approved for congressional medal

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Anti-India clashes after troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir

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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun talks with the press, after meeting with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius in Vilnius, Lithuania. Biegun said the U.S. was exploring ways to empower India without altering what he called New Delhi's “strong and proud tradition of strategic autonomy.&quot; Biegun spoke in New Delhi at the opening session of the India-U.S. Forum after his three-day visit to India kicked off Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

In India, top US diplomat calls China ‘elephant in the room’

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press

Commuters wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus wait for a bus in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. India's total coronavirus positive cases near 7 million with another 73,272 infections reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday put the total positive caseload at 6.97 million, second to 7.66 million infections registered in the worst-hit United States. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency

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A vegetable vendor wearing a face mask partly covering her face waits for customers in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. India's confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The Latest: S. Korea reports 97 new coronavirus cases

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Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Abdullah on Saturday said India’s civil and military leadership were supportive of an inclusive, peaceful settlement of the Afghan peace process and that interactions with New Delhi were expected to further deepen in the course of coming weeks and months. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

AP Interview: Top Afghan negotiator lauds India’s support

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narender Modi, right, leaves for his position as his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa walks to inspect a joint military guard of honor, during his ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential palace, in New Delhi, India. Sri Lankan Provincial Councils Minister Sarath Weerasekara said Thursday that India has no moral right to interfere with the country’s internal affairs by insisting on power sharing with minority Tamils, because the regional power failed to fulfil its obligations under a 1987 agreement to disarm separatist rebels and to ensure a non-return to hostilities. Weerasekara’s speech in Parliament is seen as the island nation’s response to Modi who in a telephone conversation with Rajapaksa last month asked for a full implementation of constitutional provisions that provide for power sharing with Tamil minority regions. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Sri Lankan minister criticizes India for power-sharing call

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

Bollywood actress at the center of media frenzy granted bail

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (right) said the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" security initiative is as important as ever as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeks help to counter China's aggressive actions. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Mike Pompeo pitches Asian allies on framework to counter China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19, as others await their turn in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s COVID-19 fatalities top 100,000, behind US, Brazil

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Migrant workers Ram Ratan, center standing, and Mansoor Ansari, seated right, talk sitting by the side of a road as they look for jobs in Manesar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. “There is almost no work,” said Ratan, 46, who was working in a printing company before he returned to his home village in April. Ansari and Ratan are among hundreds of workers who wait every day on what is called a “labor roundabout,” in an industrial area, hoping to get picked up by employers. Before the pandemic lockdown, Ansari had a steady job at a garment factory in the industrial town of Manesar near New Delhi, earning $200 a month, he said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

India’s contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blow

By ASHOK SHARMA and RISHABH R. JAIN - Associated Press

Migrant laborers from other states looking for work gather on a street on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Sunday, Sept.27, 2020. The nation of 1.3 billion people is expected to become the coronavirus pandemic's worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

India’s confirmed coronavirus tally reaches 6 million cases

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In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, Chinese tank crew members salute during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China military might spur talks of ‘Asian NATO’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pakistan Hindus rally in Islamabad over India migrant deaths

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Rescuers look for survivors after a residential building collapsed in Bhiwandi in Thane district, a suburb of Mumbai, India, Monday, Sept.21, 2020. (AP Photo/Praful Gangurde)

At least 10 dead in residential building collapse in India

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An elderly man wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus walks in downtown Segovia, central Spain, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Spain has been the hardest hit European country in the second wave of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Latest: New Zealand to end restrictions except in 1 city

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE-In this June 13, 2018 file photo, an Indian woman separates grain from the husk in a paddy field in Mayong village on the outskirts of Gauhati, India,. Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament

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Indian passengers queue up to test for COVID-19 at a facility erected at a railway station to screen people coming from outside the city, in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. India's coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling. India is expected to have the highest number of confirmed cases within weeks, surpassing the United States, where more than 6.67 million people have been infected. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

The Latest: South Korea’s daily virus total drops slightly

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