India

Grenade attack in Kashmir injures 10 amid India clampdown

Oct 05, 2019 13:56

A grenade attack in Kashmir's southern city of Anantnag has injured 10 people, including a traffic policeman and a journalist, police says to ANI and on Twitter, blaming "terrorists."
Dozens of journalists stage protest against 'media gag' in Kashmir

Oct 03, 2019 14:49

Dozens of journalists in the Indian-administered Kashmir have protested a two-month-old "communications blackout" imposed by New Delhi authorities that has badly affected their ability to work in the disputed Himalayan region.
Indians celebrate 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birthday

Oct 03, 2019 02:56

Indians celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday by posing for pictures in front of Raj Ghat, participating in spinning wheel workshops and dressing as him.
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over shelling in Kashmir

Sep 30, 2019 14:15

Pakistan has summoned India’s deputy high commissioner in the wake of a recent ceasefire violation by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Kashmiris see war as only solution to end the Kashmir crisis

Sep 30, 2019 14:12

The standstill in Kashmir has entered its 8th week. Amid a security crackdown and communication blackout, people of the region eagerly waited for a global response to their crisis during the 74th UN General Assembly session; however, it all ended in disappointment.
Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst; jail, hospital submerged

Sep 30, 2019 08:54

Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar States over the past three days, officials said on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail.
Heavy monsoon rains flood northern India areas

Sep 29, 2019 05:17

At least 22 people have been killed after the western Indian City of Pune and its neighboring areas were hit by heavy rain and flash floods.
India tightens restrictions in Kashmir after Imran Khan's UN address

Sep 28, 2019 12:32

Following an address to the UN General Assembly by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who condemned India’s behavior in Kashmir, authorities in the region have tightened restrictions on people’s movements.
Pakistan's PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir

Sep 27, 2019 16:59

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan says a “bloodbath” will take place in Indian-administered Kashmir when India lifts its “inhuman” curfew imposed when New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its autonomous status.
At least 11 dead, 1000s evacuated as flash floods hit western India

Sep 26, 2019 08:49

At least 11 people have been killed and six are missing after the western Indian city of Pune and its neighboring areas were hit by heavy rain and flash floods, a government official said on Wednesday.