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October 19, 2017

Monument of love, the Taj Mahal, at heart of political storm

India's famed monument of love, the white marble Taj Mahal, is finding itself at the heart of a political storm, with some ...

September 30, 2017

Indian theater actor Tom Alter has died at age 67

Tom Alter, a well-known Indian theater, television and Bollywood actor of American descent, has died in Mumbai of cancer.

September 29, 2017

Stampede on crowded Indian pedestrian bridge leaves 22 dead

A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush, ...

September 29, 2017

The Latest: Officials say 22 dead, 32 hurt in India stampede

The Latest on a stampede at a Mumbai train station (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Police have increased their count of the ...

September 29, 2017

India's flagging economy draws dire warnings of recession

Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power on a euphoric wave of promises to boost India's economy, add millions of jobs and ...

September 25, 2017

Pakistani cricket star Khan criticizes US's Afghan policy

Cricket legend and potential Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Monday criticized the United States' new strategy for ...

September 14, 2017

India, Japan start work on high-speed train during Abe visit

India and Japan launched work on a high-speed train line in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday during a visit ...

September 13, 2017

From India to Malaysia, Rohingya face hardship, uncertainty

Recent violence in Myanmar has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to seek refuge across the border in ...

September 06, 2017

Indian journalist's killing provokes outrage, anguish

The killing of an Indian journalist provoked outrage and anguish across the country on Wednesday, with thousands protesting ...

September 04, 2017

BRICS countries urge UN reform, cooperation on terrorism

The BRICS group of five major emerging economies called Monday for reform of the United Nations and tougher measures against ...

September 01, 2017

A brief explainer on the BRICS summit in China's Xiamen

As China prepares to host next week's summit of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, some are ...

August 28, 2017

India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation

India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan ...

August 27, 2017

Indian guru faces up to life in prison in rape case

Thousands of supporters of an Indian quasi-religious sect leader left his headquarters in northern India on Sunday as ...

August 22, 2017

India's top court: Instant divorce among Muslims unlawful

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives as ...

August 22, 2017

Trump's Afghanistan strategy includes new ultimatum on India

Laying out his new Afghanistan war strategy, President Donald Trump reissued old demands on neighboring Pakistan to eliminate ...

August 16, 2017

US adds Kashmir militant group to terrorism blacklists

The Trump administration has added a Kashmiri militant group fighting to end Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region to ...

August 14, 2017

Monsoon flooding kills at least 173 across South Asia

Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that killed at least 173 people in recent days and displaced ...

August 12, 2017

35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days

Parents of at least 35 children who have died in a state-run hospital in northern India over the past three days have alleged ...

August 11, 2017

Key events in India-Pakistan relations since Partition

India and Pakistan have had testy relations at best since independence. Some key dates that helped define the South Asian ...