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NEW DLEHI: Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, citing unnamed sources, …

NEW DELHI: India accused a US government commission of politicising communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 32 people and injured more than 200. Protests against a contentious citizenship law began on a smaller scale on Sunday but escalated on Monday — as US President Donald Trump started …

NEW DELHI: The death toll from deadly communal violence in New Delhi rose to 23 on Wednesday, Times of India reported. Protests against a contentious citizenship law began on a smaller scale on Sunday but escalated on Monday and Tuesday into running battles between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi’s …

NEW DELHI: As clashes that broke out on Monday over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continued for a second day in New Delhi, the death toll from the violence rose to 10 on Tuesday, Scroll.in reported. The clashes between groups that have been demonstrating for and against the CAA also …

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his earlier offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, adding that his relationship with the leaders of both the countries is strong. The US president made the comments while addressing a press conference in the Indian capital on the …

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan and Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider have condemned unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling by Indian occupation forces targeting unarmed and innocent civilians along the Line of Control (LoC) and called upon the UN to play its role in addressing the core …

AHMEDABAD: United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US had a very good relationship with Pakistan and that Washington was working with Islamabad in a very positive way. Trump made the comments while addressing the Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Since …

NEW DELHI: Indian police used tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of thousands of protesters in India’s capital of New Delhi on Monday as violence broke out over a new citizenship law just ahead of US President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the city. New Delhi has …

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump arrived in India on Monday for a lightning visit featuring a huge rally at the world’s biggest cricket stadium and other high-profile photo opportunities, but likely short on concrete achievements. Trade tensions have grown between the world’s two biggest democracies as Trump’s “America First” …

NEW DELHI: A lawmaker from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, while vying for votes in the upcoming Delhi election, resorted to hateful comments about Indian citizens protesting against the government’s controversial citizenship law. In an interview with Asian News International, Parvesh Verma said the protesters gathering at …