India

Floods in Delhi as South Asia monsoon toll rises to nearly 1,300

Aug 19, 2020 10:51

Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300.
Millions in India face eviction amid coronavirus recovery push

Aug 18, 2020 14:30

Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said.
India: 3 policemen killed in Kashmir militant attack

Aug 17, 2020 06:21

Three Indian policemen have been killed in a militant attack on a security checkpoint in the Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi says.
Anti-Islam Facebook post sparks rallies in India’s Bangalore, 3 killed by police

Aug 12, 2020 03:56

Thousands of people have staged protest rallies in India’s southern city of Bangalore following the publication of an offensive social media post about Islam’s Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny) by a relative of a local politician.
Indian military killed three cousins in Kashmir, family says

Aug 11, 2020 12:16

A family in the Indian-administered Kashmir says three of their members were killed in a staged operation by Indian forces.
At least 14 dead as India airliner skids off runway after landing

Aug 07, 2020 15:52

At least 14 people have been killed and 15 others seriously injured when an Indian passenger jet skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain, officials say.
At least 7 killed, 80 feared trapped in India landslides

Aug 07, 2020 10:34

At least seven people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and floods hit India's southern Kerala state on Friday (August 7).
US, India record highest daily deaths, cases from coronavirus

Aug 07, 2020 06:58

As the new coronavirus pandemic rages on to take a heavy toll across the globe, the United States and India have registered their record daily jump in deaths and infections respectively over the past months.
Pakistan slams Saudi-led OIC for silence on atrocities against Kashmir Muslims

Aug 07, 2020 02:32

Pakistan says it will call on a meeting of Islamic counties, with or without Riyadh, to discuss Kashmir where Muslims are “facing atrocities" if the Saudi Arabian-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) fails to convene a meeting on the issue.
Pakistan says Indian fire in Kashmir killed teenage girl, injured six

Aug 06, 2020 07:33

Pakistan says “unprovoked” Indian fire along the border in the disputed Kashmir region has killed a teenage girl and wounded six other people.