Anger in India after lower-caste woman’s body taken off funeral pyre
LUCKNOW: The body of a lower-caste Dalit woman was taken off a funeral pyre in India by a group of upper-caste men who said she could not be cremated on communal land,…
India reopens more public spaces despite record virus infections
NEW DELHI: Malls and temples reopened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the…
Delhi imposes 70% ‘corona’ tax on alcohol after crowding at shops
NEW DELHI: Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70 per cent on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores as authorities ease a six-week lockdown imposed to…
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased
NEW DELHI: India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume.…
India extends world’s biggest lockdown as Covid-19 cases cross 10,000
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday extended until May 3 a nationwide lockdown for its 1.3 billion people as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown. Prime Minister Narendra…
Indian police rescue 23 children held hostage by criminal
NEW DELHI: Authorities rescued 23 children after killing a man who held them, hostage, for nearly 11 hours after inviting them to his home for his daughter’s birthday party in northern India,…
Attack on security forces in Kashmir could trigger Indo-Pak war: report
Any militant attack on Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir could set off an escalation between India and Pakistan, the Crisis Group has warned. In its report titled “10 conflicts to…
150 days of siege: Pakistan urges India to end Kashmir lockdown
ISLAMABAD: As India’s siege of occupied Kashmir continued on the 150th day, Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed its support and solidarity for the Kashmiris while urging India to immediately lift the lockdown and…
India imposes internet restrictions as fresh protests erupt
NEW DELHI: Mobile internet was cut on Friday in parts of India’s most populous state and thousands of riot police were deployed as fresh protests erupted in Delhi and Mumbai against a…
Imran says army ready for any Indian misadventure in AJK
–PM says COAS assured him that army is ‘ready for India’ –Imran assures people that 2020 will be the year of progress PIND DADAN KHAN: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said…
China demands UN observers’ report on worsening situation in IOK
UNITED NATIONS: China expressed serious concerns over the deteriorating situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) as it raised the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday and sought a…
Pakistan seeks WB’s help over water dispute with India
–Pakistan wants a court of arbitration to address its concerns over the designs of India’s hydroelectric projects whereas India seeks appointment of a neutral expert ISLAMABAD: A high-level Pakistan delegation led by…
Opportunities abound for India, West Indies as T20 World Cup emerges in distance
HYDERABAD: You look at the ICC T20I rankings and wonder, how the mighty have fallen. The reigning champions of enter the three-match series ranked tenth. But rankings mean very little in this format…
India to procure armed drones from US in defence deal worth $7bn
New Delhi is close to signing a deal with the US government for the purchase of armed drones and anti-submarine warfare and surveillance aircraft, according to a report in The Times of…
UN panel adopts resolution on minority rights as Pakistan exposes India’s poor record
NEW YORK: A committee of the UN General Assembly Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling for the promotion and protection of human rights of persons belonging to minorities, with Pakistan drawing the…
Indian SC hands over Babri Masjid land to Hindus
–Court says temple will be constructed on Ayodhya land, asks govt to provide 5-acre alternative land to Muslims to build mosque –Sunni Muslim group says it would likely file review petition against…
China says division of IOK into union territories illegal, ineffective
ISLAMABAD: China on Thursday deplored and firmly opposed India’s formation of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh union territories as illegal, invalid and ineffective and said this move would not change the facts.…