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A J K (Web Desk) The army’s media wing claimed to have killed three Indian soldiers in “retaliatory firing” across the Line of Control (LoC) as Indian shelling took two civilian lives in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday.There are reports that three Indian soldiers were killed and five …

SERINAGAR (Web Desk)  Indian troops allegedly shelled border villages across the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Haveli district on Monday morning, leaving an elderly man dead and five others including a woman and her son injured, according to initial reports.They [Indian troops] resorted to shelling …

New Delhi (Web Desk) A stampede on a footbridge at a Mumbai railway station has left 22 people dead and injured more than 30, Indian officials report. The tragedy occurred during the morning rush hour at Elphinstone station, which connects two major local lines. It was triggered by overcrowding and …

NEW DEHLI (Web Desk) One civilian was killed while six others were injured due to heavy shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) by Indian troops on Wednesday, said officials.The casualties occurred in different villages of Nakyal sector in the southern Kotli district as people were getting ready for their …

SRINAGAR (Web Desk) Indian soldiers killed four men during a two-day gun battle near the Line of Control, officials said on Monday.Police claimed civilians tipped them off on Saturday about the movement of armed militants near the LoC,prompting a search. Three of the suspects were killed, On Sunday at different …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan’s security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week.Mr Mattis is scheduled to arrive late on Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new …

MUMBAI (Web Desk) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest dam on Sunday, ignoring warnings from environment groups that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their livelihoods.The controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam on the River Narmada in the country’s western state of Gujarat that will provide power and water to …

KHANTMANDU (Web Desk) There seems to be no end in sight to the plight of Rohingya Muslims as those members of the community who have fled persecution in Myanmar are now facing difficulties in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.The Indian government announced on Saturday that it would make a case to …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) India has appointed Ajay Bisaria as the new High Commissioner to Pakistan to replace Ambassador Gautam Bambawale, sources revealed on Sunday.Bisaria was presently serving as the Indian Ambassador to Poland. Sources said the new high commissioner will reach Pakistan in October.It is said that Bambawale has …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday inaugurated India’s first bullet train project ─ a $19 billion line in the home state of Indian leader Narendra Modi intended to revitalise the country’s vast but dilapidated network.The initiative is seen as emblematic of fast warming relations between …