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Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014, has died

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Singh was known as the father of economic reforms in India. He served as finance minister in the early 1990s, and his policies then set India on the path of economic liberalization and globalization.

An aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque (left) and Kashi Vishwanath temple on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.

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A Hindu-Muslim dispute tests centuries of interfaith culture in India's Varanasi

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Both faith communities have long shared this sacred city. But some Hindus have taken legal action over a mosque they claim holds idols of Hindu deities.

A city in India has been a melting pot of different faiths. What's testing that?

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In the northern Indian city of Varanasi or Benaras, a religious dispute is threatening the city's interfaith harmony.

A vendor in Old Delhi mixes a pink beverage of Rooh Afza diluted with milk.

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Across South Asia, this sweet drink is synonymous with summertime refreshment

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Invented in 1907 to beat the effects of extreme heat, Rooh Afza — a ruby-red, plant-based concentrate — is diluted with water, milk or ice and is a summertime favorite in India, Pakistan and beyond.

In India, a deep red drink is at the heart of summer

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In the streets of Delhi, India, a traditional summer drink quenches the thirst and the soul.

Heavy rains in India have caused deadly flooding and landslides

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We look at the latest out of India, where monsoon rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides.

Gautam Adani, billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, speaks during an event at Israel's Port of Haifa, on Tuesday. The Indian billionaire, whose business empire was rocked by allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research, said his company will make more investments in Israel.

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How Asia's ex-richest man lost nearly $50 billion in just over a week

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Indian businessman Gautam Adani was a few billion dollars shy of Elon Musk. But he tumbled down the billionaires' list after a U.S. firm accused the Adani Group of pulling off an epic con.