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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday asked China to avoid raising the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Security Council, insisting it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan. The government issued a statement on Thursday, a day after China requested a review by the UN Security Council of the …

NEW DELHI: India is planning to cut some imports from Turkey and widen curbs on palm oil from Malaysia to oil, gas and other products, government officials said, targeting the two Muslim-majority countries for their criticism of India’s policy toward occupied Kashmir. India, the world’s biggest buyer of edible oils, …

KERALA: India’s southern Kerala on Tuesday became the first state to legally challenge a new citizenship law that has triggered nationwide demonstrations. The Kerala government in its petition to the Supreme Court called the law a violation of the secular nature of the Indian constitution and accused the government of …

NEW DELHI: Envoys from European Union (EU), Australia, Afghanistan and other Gulf countries on Thursday refused India’s invitation to visit occupied Kashmir saying they wanted to meet people of the valley “unescorted”, reported The Hindu. Diplomats from nearly 17 countries were extended an invitation by New Delhi for a two-day …

NEW DELHI: Autho­rities in occupied Kashmir will restore text messaging services in the disputed region on Wednesday, almost five months after India’s government downgraded its semi-autonomy and imposed a strict security and communications lockdown, an official said on Tuesday. Local government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the decision was made after …

NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indians are set to ring in the New Year by holding protests against a citizenship law, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen demonstrations that have run for nearly three weeks. India has been rocked by the protests since December 12, when the government passed …

NEW DELHI: Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally — a first for India — raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amidst nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) software that the Delhi Police had …

NEW DELHI: All is set for outgoing Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat’s elevation as India’s first-ever chief of defence staff (CDS), with the rules being amended to allow the tri-service chief to serve till the age of 65. Gen Rawat is the front-runner for the CDS post, and will …

LUCKNOW: The chief minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh state has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new citizenship law, crediting his tough stand with restoring calm to the streets. The northern state has seen the most violent turmoil over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s citizenship …

MEERUT: Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the head. His death, and the killing by gunfire of four other Muslim men the same afternoon in the mainly …