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October 25, 2016

Indian washermen keep tradition alive despite daily grind
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2016
Standing knee deep in a cement tank of milky water, Dinesh Kumar dunks clothes before vigorously scrubbing them with a brush at an outdoor laundry in the Indian capital. After quitting high school, Kumar joined his father among the ranks of traditional washermen who have hand-cleaned the sprawling city's dirty clothes for generations. Over the years, the work of "dhobi wallahs" has modernised to a degree, with industrial machines now used at some laundries for washing heavier loads of curtains, ... read more

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India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact

World Bank secretly finances Asian 'coal boom,' group says

Arianespace to launch satellites for Australia and India with Ariane 5

UN chief offers to mediate over Kashmir tensions

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Pakistan fury after India launches Kashmir strikes

India investing in offshore reserves

Use of 'large open-ended pipe piles' could lead to lower-cost bridge construction

Tibet's first football club aims at unity, struggles for Chinese players

Thirsty megacities poisoning rural groundwater

India pulls out of summit as tensions with Pakistan mount

Indian Space Organization Gears Up for First Multi-Orbit Mission

Larsen and Toubro signs $99 million Vietnamese ship deal

Russia, Pakistan to carry out first joint military exercise

French fighter jet deal: an Indian saga

UN court to decide Marshall Islands case against 3 nuclear powers

In Tibet, religious freedom with Chinese characteristics

Asia growth holds stable thanks to China and India: ADB

Indian ministers approve Rafale fighter jet deal

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