India

India accuses Pakistan-based group for assault on Hindu pilgrims

Aug 06, 2017 12:23

Indian police blamed a Pakistan-based militant group on Sunday for last month's killing of eight Hindu pilgrims in the disputed Himalayan valley of Kashmir.
Indian troops kill three Kashmiri militants in gunbattle

Aug 05, 2017 08:40

At least three militants have been killed in a gunfight with Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region, triggering new protests against the Indian rule.
China warns India of 'serious consequences' over border

Aug 03, 2017 15:46

China has accused neighboring India of adding troops and constructing roads along its side of the border amid increasing tensions over a standoff in a remote frontier region in the Himalayas.
Two Indian troops, two fighters killed in Kashmir

Aug 03, 2017 15:44

At least two Indian troops, including an army major, and two Kashmir fighters have been killed in separate armed clashes across the Indian-controlled Himalayan valley.
Iran, Afghanistan, India stress importance of Chabahar Port

Aug 02, 2017 08:26

Participants of a tripartite meeting between Iranian, Afghan and Indian officials stressed the importance of Iran's Chabahar Port for broadening of trade relations.
Violent anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after rebel leader killed

Aug 01, 2017 16:28

The killing of a top Kashmiri commander and his comrade by New Delhi forces has sparked massive protests and violent clashes across the Indian-controlled Himalayan valley.
Pakistan extends house arrest of Hafiz Saeed

Aug 01, 2017 16:24

Pakistani authorities have reportedly ordered an extension in the house arrest of Hafiz Saeed, the leader of charity group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and the one accused by the United States and India of orchestrating 2008 attacks on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai that killed 166 people.
Lightning kills 11 as India reels from floods

Jul 31, 2017 07:18

Lightning killed at least 11 people in eastern India as large swathes of the country reel under the worst floods in years that have left hundreds dead and millions displaced, officials said Monday.
Floods leave over 120 dead in India’s Gujarat

Jul 28, 2017 07:00

Widespread flooding in India’s western industrial state of Gujarat has killed more than 120 people and paralyzed infrastructure, officials said on Friday, with tens of thousands of cotton farmers also suffering heavy damage.
Heavy monsoon rains lash western India

Jul 26, 2017 12:28

At least 48 people have been killed as large swaths of western India have been lashed by heavy monsoon rains and flooding over the last week, officials said Wednesday.