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Leader of Indian village says no council meeting occurred that ordered two young sisters to be raped because their brother eloped with a married woman of a higher caste. Julie Noce reports.
Military personnel stand guard as voters queue outside a polling station in Kolkata, after at least seven people were killed and dozens more injured following clashes over local polls in West Bengal, a state notorious for political violence during election campaigns. IMAGES
Kolkata, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- Heavy monsoon rainfalls disrupted Wednesday daily life of people in eastern India. The devastating rains and floods had already killed over 150 people in the western state of Maharashtra the week before. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALK AND DRIVE ALONG A FLOODED STREET DURING HEAVY RAINFALL IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.
Thulasendrapuram, Jan 20 (EFE/EPA).- The ancestral village of Kamala Harris in southern India wore a festive look on Wednesday as jubilant villagers burst firecrackers and distributed sweets to celebrate her becoming the vice president of the United States.Harris, who traces her maternal roots to the tiny village of Thulasendrapuram, some 350 km (nearly 220 miles) south of the coastal city of Chennai, is the first woman, first Black American, and first person of South Asian origin to hold the second-most powerful post in the US. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV). SHOT LIST: VILLAGERS HOLD PHOTOS OF US VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT KAMALA HARRIS AT THULASENDRAPURAM VILLAGE IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
Thulasendrapuram (India), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Jagadeesh NV).- Kamala Harris' inauguration as the first U.S. vice president on Wednesday is being experienced with special enthusiasm in her ancestral Indian village, Thulasendrapuram, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where residents are celebrating the historic moment with the launching of firecrackers and the distribution of traditional sweets.FOOTAGE OF HARRIS' ANCESTRAL VILLAGE AT THE TIME SHE WAS SWORN IN AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT
Thulasendrapuram (India), Jan 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jagadeesh NV) India celebrated before the inauguration of the elected vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, who has Indian origins.FOOTAGE OF THULASENDRAPURAM, INDIA.