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SRINAGAR (Web Desk) A complete shutdown is being observed in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) on Thursday to register protest against the Indian government’s attempts to abrogate Article 35A of the constitution.Tensions in the occupied territory have worsened before a major Supreme Court hearing on the troubled region, which residents fear could …

KERALA (Web Desk) The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government officials said.Around a million people are still packed into temporary relief camps …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Pakistan and India may see resumption of formal dialogue after a hiatus when their foreign ministers will attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York next month, and likely to hold an audience on the sidelines of the UNGA. The …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) India and China have agreed to expand their military ties and enhance interaction to ensure peace on their common border, India said after a meeting between the old rivals’ defence ministers.Relations between the Asian giants were strained last year over a 73-day military face-off in a …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Hospitals are readying anti-venom and flood victims returning home in the Indian state of Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes.Local media reports warned that snakes may be “hiding in cupboards” or under carpets, among clothes or …

New Delhi (Web Desk) n an exclusive article penned for IRNA, Seema Guha,who is a veteran journalist and commentator on international affairs writing for leading Indian print media, observed that ‘India’s ties with Iran have the stamp of history. Leaders of both countries have always emphasized their civilisational links.Yet the …

KERALA (Web Desk) A Hindu temple in Kerala’s Thrissur district in Kerala opened its doors to Muslims to offer prayers on Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday as the nearby mosque was flooded, reports The Indian Express.Authorities at the Purappillikkav Rakteswari temple at Eravathur near Mala allowed a hall attached to the building …

SRINAGAR (Web Desk) An officer and three policemen were killed in a series of attacks in Indian-occupied Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Kashmir Media Service reported on Thursday.A bullet-riddled body of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was also recovered in Pulwama district after anti-Indian, pro-Pakistan demonstrations in Srinagar on Wednesday. …

KOCHI: (Web Desk) Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon rains in a century rose above 400. With nearly three quarters of a million people packed into relief camps in the southern state, authorities also …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Indian health authorities prepared defenses against the spread of disease in flood-hit Kerala state on Monday as the water receded and a huge clean-up gathered pace after the worst floods in a century killed more than 200 people.Incessant rain since Aug. 8 in the southern state …