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Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani man

Indian border troops shot dead a Pakistani man who they said had crossed the international frontier and did not stop when challenged, the force said yesterday.

8h ago

Indian Navy reconstructs ancient ship inspired by Ajanta Cave paintings

A 1,600-year-old wooden ship, long extinct and no longer in naval service anywhere in the world, has been successfully reconstructed

2d ago

Banu Mushtaq wins int’l booker prize for heart lamp

Indian writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq on Tuesday won the International Booker Prize for her short story collection “Heart Lamp”.

3d ago

Indian troops kill 27 Maoist rebels

Indian commandos yesterday killed the Maoist insurgent chief, the country’s home minister said, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.

3d ago

India using remote areas to push people in

India is targeting remote and uninhabited border areas to push people into Bangladesh, said the chief of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday, terming the move “well-orchestrated and unjust”.

1w ago

Monsoon rains to arrive early in India

Monsoon rains are expected to hit India’s southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for bumper harvests of crops such as rice, corn, and soybean.

2w ago

India holds all-party meeting on strikes in Pakistan

This was the second time that top government functionaries and opposition leaders met

2w ago

Several airports in north India shut for civilians

Meanwhile, Indian airlines have cancelled their flights to and from various cities, including Jammu and Srinagar

2w ago

Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani man

Indian border troops shot dead a Pakistani man who they said had crossed the international frontier and did not stop when challenged, the force said yesterday.

8h ago

Indian Navy reconstructs ancient ship inspired by Ajanta Cave paintings

A 1,600-year-old wooden ship, long extinct and no longer in naval service anywhere in the world, has been successfully reconstructed

2d ago

Banu Mushtaq wins int’l booker prize for heart lamp

Indian writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq on Tuesday won the International Booker Prize for her short story collection “Heart Lamp”.

3d ago

Indian troops kill 27 Maoist rebels

Indian commandos yesterday killed the Maoist insurgent chief, the country’s home minister said, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.

3d ago

India using remote areas to push people in

India is targeting remote and uninhabited border areas to push people into Bangladesh, said the chief of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday, terming the move “well-orchestrated and unjust”.

1w ago

Monsoon rains to arrive early in India

Monsoon rains are expected to hit India’s southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for bumper harvests of crops such as rice, corn, and soybean.

2w ago

India holds all-party meeting on strikes in Pakistan

This was the second time that top government functionaries and opposition leaders met

2w ago

Several airports in north India shut for civilians

Meanwhile, Indian airlines have cancelled their flights to and from various cities, including Jammu and Srinagar

2w ago

India cuts water flow through Baglihar dam

Days after placing the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance to punish Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, India has curtailed the flow of water through the Baglihar dam on the Chenab river and is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga dam on the Jhelum River, PTI reported, citing a source.

2w ago

India temple stampede kills 6; 80 injured

Six people were crushed to death at a Hindu temple in India’s coastal state of Goa, officials said yesterday, after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual.

3w ago