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NEW DELHI (Web Desk)  Heavy mon­­soon rains that sparked floods and caused buildings to collapse have killed at least 49 people in north India’s Uttar Pradesh state since Thursday officials said, as the national weather agency issued further storm warnings. Some of the victims died after they were buried by …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Congress President Rahul Gandhi has called for using of ballot papers in India like Pakistan employ in its elections.While addressing the media, Gandhi said that if Pakistan can use ballot papers then India should consider doing so as well as it could save a lot of …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Police on Monday widened an investigation to include the possible murder of a girl at a shelter in eastern India, where 29 young girls were allegedly raped and tortured.Police in Bihar state carried out a dig at the home, Seva Sankalp Samiti, which was run by …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) The United States and India will hold their inaugural “2+2 Dialogue” in New Delhi on September 6, the State Department announced on Friday. US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James Mattis will participate in the dialogue while Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj …

ALWAR (Web Desk) A man was beaten to death by a mob on Friday night after he was accused of cow smuggling in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, Times of India reported.According to reports, 28-year-old Akbar Khan who was a resident of Kolgaon in Haryana and another man who has …

SRINAGAR (Web Desk) Indian troops martyred a Kashmiri youth and injured dozens others when they opened fire on peaceful protesters in Kupwara district on Wednesday evening, the Kashmir Media Service reported.A youth identified as Khalid Ghafar Malik, 22, was killed and dozens were injured in army firing when they were …

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) Masoud Rezvanian made the remarks in a panel of discussion organized by India’s Minorities Front on Tuesday.Referring to the US new policy regarding the JCPOA, he said that given regional situation, US moves target its allies, friends and the countries considered enemies equally.Commenting on the main …

MUMBAI (Web Desk) A third straight day of heavy monsoon rains disrupted trains and traffic in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, with flooding in several areas prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools and colleges.Weather officials warned that heavy rainfall was expected for the next four …

SRINAGAR: (Web Desk) Indian troops shot dead three stone-throwing protesters, including a teenage girl, in India-held Kashmir on Saturday as tensions rose ahead of the death anniversary of a popular freedom fighter. Witnesses said soldiers opened fire in the southern district of Kulgam after hundreds of people angry at an …

PUTRAJAYA (Web Desk) Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that an Indian Islamic preacher allegedly wanted in his home country for terror-related activities and hate speech will not be sent back. Zakir Naik, a television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to largely Muslim Malaysia, where …