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KOCHI: (Web Desk) A heavily pregnant woman stranded by floods in the Indian state of Kerala gave birth just after being airlifted to safety, an Indian Navy spokesman said, as the military stepped up rescue operations on Saturday. Dozens of navy helicopters have embarked on high-risk missions to save people from …

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) Former Indian cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday told mediapersons at Prime Minister House that he was quite happy that his close friend had become the prime minister of Pakistan. A number of times he used poetic language and verses to give his message and claimed …

KERALA: (Web Desk) The death toll from the worst flooding to hit India’s Kerala State in a century has jumped to 357, authorities said Sunday, with losses to infrastructure pegged at some $3 billion. The idyllic tourist hotspot has been badgered by torrential monsoon rains since the end of May, …

BENGALURU (Web Desk) The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise as heavy rain pushes water levels higher still.As the southwestern coastal state’s chief …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) A four-member delegation from Pakistan will be attending the last rites of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away on Thursday.According to sources, caretaker law and information minister Ali Zafar will represent Pakistan at the former PM’s funeral.Ali Zafar will be accompanied by …

KOCHI (Web Desk) The death toll from floods in India´s tourist hotspot of Kerala increased to 77 on Thursday, as torrential rainfall threatened new areas, officials told AFP.Over 60,000 people have now entered relief camps and the army and navy have stepped up rescue operations in the southern state, using …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Former three-time prime minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been put on a life support system after his condition deteriorated, the Indian media quoted hospital team as saying.Mr Vajpayee, a three-time Prime Minister, was admitted to the premier hospital with kidney tract infection and chest …

NEW DELHI (WebD esk) India will send a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a speech to the nation.India will send into space — a man or a woman by 2022, before that if possible,” Modi said in a marathon address at the …

SRINAGAR (Web Desk) Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are observing India’s Independence Day, today, as Black Day to convey message to the international community that India continues to illegally occupy their homeland.The Black Day is being marked by a complete strike in …

MUMBAI (Web Desk) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would be re-elected with an even bigger majority in parliament in 2019, dismissing opposition attempts to rouse opinion against his government for failing to deliver on promises of swift economic development and more jobs for young people.Modi told the Times …