India

Trump seeking excuses to undermine Iran deal: Shamkhani

Sep 15, 2017 07:10

A senior Iranian official says by pushing for inspections of Iran’s military sites, the US is actively seeking undermine the nuclear deal between Tehran and world countries, including Washington itself.
Indian soldier killed by Pakistani fire in Kashmir

Sep 15, 2017 07:07

The Indian army says a border guard has been killed in cross-border fire from Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.
Abe, Modi launch India's first bullet train project

Sep 14, 2017 13:58

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe have launched work on India's first bullet train project in the western Gujarat state as the two countries press on forming a regional partnership.
Boat capsizes in Indian river, killing 19

Sep 14, 2017 07:02

A boat crowded with construction workers capsized in the Yamuna River in northern India early Thursday and at least 19 people have drowned, officials said.
Afghans spur India on Chabahar development

Sep 12, 2017 07:25

Afghanistan has urged India to speed up development of Iran’s strategic port of Chabahar which is on a course to open a transport corridor to landlocked Central Asian nations.
Indian forces kill two suspected militants, capture one in Kashmir

Sep 11, 2017 07:12

Indian forces have killed two suspected militants and captured another in an overnight gun battle in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, triggering protests from locals.
India sentences 2 men to death over 1993 Mumbai bombings

Sep 07, 2017 13:17

An Indian court on Thursday sentenced to death two men convicted of involvement in India's most deadly bombings, a series of blasts in the city of Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993, while two others were jailed for life.
India not ruling out ‘two-fronted’ war with China, Pakistan: Army chief

Sep 07, 2017 00:35

India is likely to get involved in a “two-fronted” war with China and Pakistan, Indian Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has warned, accusing Beijing of taking over what he called Indian territories and slamming Islamabad for running a “proxy war” inside his country.
Indians push for undersea gas pipeline from Iran

Sep 06, 2017 06:55

With a $7 billion project to pump gas from Iran discarded, a 1,300 km undersea pipeline is finding new proponents in India where they say natural gas from the Persian Gulf can reach at rates less than the price of LNG available in the spot market.
Indian journalist critical of Hindu politics gunned down outside home

Sep 06, 2017 04:53

An Indian journalist, known for her outspoken criticism of right-wing Hindu nationalist politics, has been shot dead in the country’s Southern State of Karnataka.