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Indian people: Citizens and nationals of India
Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people. According to UN forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and the Western world.

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Celebrate Culture And Achievements On Women's Day | Oneindia News [Video]

Celebrate Culture And Achievements On Women's Day | Oneindia News

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8. We speak with Crisy Vasana, founder of beauty and personal care brand called “TVAM”. Her belief and conviction was that nature has a lot of..

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Indian-Origin Student Akul Dhawan Loses Life in US After Denied Entry to Club| Oneindia News [Video]

Indian-Origin Student Akul Dhawan Loses Life in US After Denied Entry to Club| Oneindia News

Akul Dhawan, an Indian-American student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, tragically perished due to hypothermia aggravated by alcohol intoxication and exposure to freezing temperatures...

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PM Modi to visit Qatar after UAE trip; announcement on day 8 jailed Indians return home | Oneindia [Video]

PM Modi to visit Qatar after UAE trip; announcement on day 8 jailed Indians return home | Oneindia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Doha in Qatar on Wednesday, following his visit to the UAE. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra stated today that the primary focus of the visit is to..

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Indians in Myanmar's Rakhine state advised to leave amid deteriorating security | Oneindia News [Video]

Indians in Myanmar's Rakhine state advised to leave amid deteriorating security | Oneindia News

A travel advisory has been issued by the Indian government, urging its citizens to avoid travelling to Myanmar's Rakhine state amid escalating violence and security concerns. This comes as Myanmar..

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PM Narendra Modi targets Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi in Lok Sabha | Budget 2024 |Oneindia Nerws [Video]

PM Narendra Modi targets Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi in Lok Sabha | Budget 2024 |Oneindia Nerws

PM Narendra Modi says, "Congress' mindset is that it has never trusted the capability of the country. It considered itself rulers and the public as someone lesser, someone smaller..." He reads out a..

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UPI in France: Indians can now pay in rupees at Eiffel Tower | Know all | Oneindia News [Video]

UPI in France: Indians can now pay in rupees at Eiffel Tower | Know all | Oneindia News

Indians visiting the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris now have a seamless way to purchase tickets - through the Unified Payments Interface, or UPI. This development comes courtesy of the NPCI International..

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Navy rescues 22 Indians from tanker hit by Houthis' missile

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Indian-origin ex-Singaporean lawyer sentenced to jail for misusing clients' money

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Four Indians die in mass drowning at Australia's Philip Island

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