India

Police attack Muharram procession in India-controlled Kashmir

Aug 18, 2021 01:07

Scores of Shia Muslims were injured and many more were arrested after the Indian forces resorted to batons to foil a mourning procession in the capital city of Indian-administrated Kashmir.
President highlights great capacities of Iran, India in ensuring region’s security

Aug 06, 2021 11:19

In a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said close cooperation between the two countries plays an important role in promotion of peace and stability in the region.
India tightens security in Kashmir ahead of ‘black day’ anniversary

Aug 05, 2021 08:53

India has tightened security in Kashmir on the second anniversary of New Delhi’s imposition of direct rule on the disputed region and as local groups are calling for a shutdown to mark a “black day.”
India deploys warships to South China Sea, joining US in countering China

Aug 04, 2021 07:21

India has deployed warships to the South China Sea in what New Delhi proclaims to be a bid to expand security ties with “friendly countries” and in an apparent move to join and play a bigger role in a US-led scheme to counter China near Chinese territorial waters.
16 more killed, dozens rescued in India's monsoon deluge

Aug 03, 2021 08:24

At least 16 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people displaced from their homes after heavy monsoon rains lashed eastern India, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 3), as the air force joined rescue efforts.
Iran, India moving to finalize trade agreement: TPO Official

Jul 24, 2021 14:03

A senior Iranian trade official says Iran and India have finalized a draft agreement on preferential trade after five rounds of high-level talks.
At Least 112 dead in western India as torrential rains trigger floods, landslides

Jul 24, 2021 02:32

At least 112 people have died in the western Indian State of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages.
Indian farmers stage sit-in near parliament against new agricultural laws

Jul 22, 2021 08:52

Indian farmers have staged a sit-in protest against new agricultural laws near the parliament in the capital, New Delhi.
Iranian, Indian foreign ministers discuss bilateral ties, situation in Afghanistan

Jul 21, 2021 08:55

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has talked on the phone with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, over the situation in Afghanistan as well as bilateral relations in different fields.
Indian MPs disrupt parliament over Israeli Pegasus spyware scandal

Jul 21, 2021 03:29

Indian opposition parties have disrupted parliament and called for a probe into reports that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used Israeli-made spyware to snoop on dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians.