India

UN defends global slavery data against India claim

Oct 07, 2017 09:03

The United Nations has defended its new global assessments on slavery, rejecting claims by India’s intelligence agency that the estimates in the report taint the Asian state’s “image and exports.”
Indian helicopter crashes near Chinese border, 7 dead

Oct 06, 2017 10:00

An Indian air force helicopter has crashed in the country’s remote northeastern border with China, killing all seven crew members and passengers.
Three Kashmiri civilians dead as Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire

Oct 02, 2017 05:08

Indian and Pakistani forces have engaged in another cross-border fighting, reportedly leaving three civilians dead on opposite sides of the disputed border dividing the Himalayan Kashmir region.
Indian troops kill 2 civilians, soldier in Kashmir: Pakistan army

Sep 30, 2017 11:05

Pakistan says at least two civilians and a soldier have been killed as Indian forces opened fire on a village in the Islamabad-administered side of disputed Kashmir.
Police attack Shia Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Sep 30, 2017 01:42

Indian police have attacked Shia Muslims taking part in a mourning procession to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).
Mumbai railway stampede kills at least 22 people

Sep 29, 2017 09:15

A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush, and at least 22 people were killed in the crush while another 27 were seriously injured, police said.
Indian troops kill four militants in disputed Kashmir

Sep 25, 2017 12:59

Indian soldiers have killed at least four militants during a two-day gun battle near the heavily militarized de-facto border in Kashmir, known as the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the Himalayan region between India and Pakistan.
Blaze kills 9 in illegal fireworks factory in India

Sep 25, 2017 10:53

A blaze at an illegal fireworks factory in eastern India killed nine workers who were stocking up ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali next month, police said Monday.
India attack kills six Pakistanis in Kashmir

Sep 22, 2017 10:28

Pakistan says Indian forces have pounded Pakistani border villages, killing at least six people and injuring 26 more.
Grenade attack on local minister kills three in Kashmir

Sep 21, 2017 10:45

At least three bystanders have been killed and several others wounded after suspected militants fired a grenade at the motorcade of a local politician in Indian-administered Kashmir.