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New deadly gunfight in Kashmir amid India-Pakistan flareup
Feb 18, 2019 05:36Four Indian soldiers and a civilian have been killed in a fierce gunfight with suspected militants in India-controlled Kashmir as New Delhi launches a manhunt following a deadly car bomb attack against a convoy of its forces in the troubled region.
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India on alert for communal strife after Kashmir attack
Feb 17, 2019 12:49The Indian government is on alert following a recent deadly attack on Indian forces in Kashmir that has triggered a wave of communal violence against Kashmiris residing in different parts of India.
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General urges caution after India's 'heavy price' threat
Feb 17, 2019 09:17A retired Indian military commander has called on New Delhi to exercise caution after a car bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir prompted threats of a confrontation.
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India summons Pakistan envoy, vows revenge after Kashmir bombing
Feb 15, 2019 09:40India has summoned Islamabad’s ambassador after a Pakistani-based militant group took responsibility for a deadly car bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Car bomb attack on Indian military convoy kills dozens in Kashmir
Feb 15, 2019 04:29At least 44 Indian paramilitary personnel have been killed and dozens more wounded after a bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a military convoy in restive Kashmir.
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China, India clash over PM Modi's visit to disputed state
Feb 10, 2019 03:53China has condemned a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a disputed border region which triggered a war between the nuclear-armed neighbors in 1962.
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India’s unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: Report
Jan 31, 2019 08:20An official survey that has been withheld by the government shows India’s unemployment rate rose to a 45-year high during 2017-2018, the Business Standard newspaper reported on Thursday, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi just months before what is expected to be closely-fought general elections.
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‘Mumbai-Chabahar-Bandar Abbas shipping line launched’
Jan 27, 2019 14:11Provincial Director-General of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMOI) in Sistan-e Balouchestan Province, Behrouz Aqaei announced that a shipping line has launched work between Mumbai Port in India and Chabahar and Bandar Abbas ports in Southern Iran amid the US sanctions.
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PM Modi faces ouster amid rural anger, Muslim discontent
Jan 20, 2019 09:07Hundreds of thousands of people have joined a massive demonstration in India to rally support for the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming general elections.
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Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution
Jan 19, 2019 11:38Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.