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3 dead in Indian Kashmir protests after man hanged

SRINAGAR, India: Three young people have died in violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir despite a curfew that continued for a third day Monday following the execution

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36 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India

ALLAHABAD, India: Anxious relatives were searching for missing family members Monday in a northern India city that is home to one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, unsure if their

India hangs Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to death; buried inside Tihar jail complex

NEW DELHI: Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged on Saturday morning atTihar Jail, was buried inside the prison complex soon after his execution. “He (Guru) was buried near

French President to visit India next month

NEW DELHI: French President Francois Hollande will visit India next month, local media reported Thursday. The French president will be on a two-day visit to the Indian capital and Mumbai

Sinly yours’: India displays rare Gandhi letters

NEW DELHI: A rare collection of letters between Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi and a South African bodybuilder with whom he shared a close relationship went on display in New

India celebrates Republic Day, warns Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India marked its Republic Day on Saturday with a veiled warning to Pakistan that its hand of friendship should “not be taken for granted” after deadly border clashes

Doubts raised about fairness of Delhi rape trial

NEW DELHI: In the court of public opinion, the men being tried in the gang rape of an Indian university student should be hanged in a public square. That demand

India: 35-year term not enough for Mumbai plotter

NEW DELHI: India expressed disappointment Friday with the 35-year sentence given to an American who admitted his role in the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying he deserved more prison time for

Trial of suspects in India gang-rape case starts

NEW DELHI: Five suspects, their faces covered with woolen caps, arrived in a special fast-track New Delhi court Thursday for the start of their trial for the rape and murder

India political heir Rahul Gandhi condemns elitism

India: Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, said he would work to transform the country by decentralizing power after he was elevated to the governing Congress party’s