Over 115 people die in Indian cold spellINDIA: Northern India shivered in a relentless cold wave yesterday in which more than 115 people, mostly street dwellers, have…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Tension in India over remarks by Musharraf on warPAKISTAN: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf raised tensions with nuclear rival India yesterday by declaring that he had …Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Dolphins will become innocent victims in a war they do not chooseAnimal rights activists have condemned the Indian Navy's proposal of using dolphins to plant mines on enemy ships and submarines…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Anti-Muslim election victors aim to turn India into Hindu republicINDIA: The anti-Muslim campaign that has returned India's Hindu nationalists to power in the state assembly in troubled western…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Three sentenced to death for raid on Indian parliamentINDIA: Three men were sentenced to death yesterday for helping to plan last year's suicide attack on India's parliament.Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Rioting follows Hindu nationalist victoryINDIA: Curfews were imposed yesterday following clashes between Hindus and Muslims, after the announcement of a landslide victory…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Gujarat politicians turn to celebrity and celestial starsINDIA: The leader of India's main opposition Congress Party has lashed out at the ruling right-wing Hindu nationalist BJP party…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Hardline Hindu shot in GujaratUnidentified gunmen yesterday shot and wounded a prominent Hindu extremist leader in western India's politically volatile Gujarat…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
India says group backed by Pakistan attacked Hindu templesINDIA: India yesterday blamed a Pakistan-backed Muslim terrorist group for attacking two Hindu temples in northern, disputed…Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
10 civilians die as gunmen seize Hindu templeINDIA: At least 10 people died in Indian Kashmir yesterday when Muslim rebels attacked Hindu temples targeted in a previous …Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Violent threat overshadows Indian festivalINDIA: Over 50,000 police and anti-terrorist commandos were deployed across India's capital New Delhi yesterday as, under the…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Pakistani guerrillas killed in Delhi shootoutINDIA: Police shot dead two armed militants yesterday evening in an upmarket shopping mall in the Indian capital, New Delhi, …Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:00
Hindu party leader faces charges after call to form suicide squads in IndiaINDIA: An extremist Hindu leader, who is part of India's Hindu nationalist-led federal coalition, has been charged with promoting…Mon Oct 21 2002 - 01:00
Indians pull back from Pakistani borderINDIA: India began pulling back 300,000 of its 700,000 soldiers from the border with Pakistan yesterdayFri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
40 killed in election violence in KashmirINDIA: Over 40 people, including 11 security forces personnel, were killed and dozens of others were injured earlier this week…Fri Oct 04 2002 - 01:00
Heavy army and police presence in Gujarat after temple attackINDIA: Terrified Muslims breathed easy in western India's Gujarat state last evening after tight security in the communally …Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Indian commandos kill Muslim gunmen in Hindu temple attackINDIA: Indian commandos shot dead two teenage Muslim gunmen in a Hindu temple complex in western Gujarat state early yesterday…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
At least 30 killed as grenades thrown and shots fired at Hindu temple in GujaratINDIA: A gun battle was still raging late last night between India's security forces and gunmen who stormed a crowded Hindu …Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
At least 14 killed in Kashmiri election violenceINDIA: A teenager and a policeman have been killed and two other people injured in Jammu and Kashmir's state assembly elections…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Kashmir militants fire near minister's funeralKASHMIR: Islamic militants yesterday fired on India's security forces near the funeral of Kashmir's assassinated law minister…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Kashmir's law minister and two bodyguards assassinated at rallyINDIA: Kashmir's law minister, Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, and his two bodyguards were assassinated yesterday at an election rally in…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Sixty-nine killed in Indian train crashINDIA: Sixty-nine people died and almost 180 were injured after their luxury express train hurtled off a bridge into a swollen…Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Kashmir terrorists warn of anti-election crusadeINDIA: Islamic terrorists opposed to next week's polling in northern India's disputed Jammu and Kashmir state assembly have …Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Details of major clash in Kashmir were kept secret by India and PakistanKASHMIR: India and Pakistan fought a secret, large-scale battle in Kashmir last month in which Indian fighter jets and helicopter…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Indian base in Tajikistan 'quietly operational 'India has established a military base in Central Asia as the race for access to the oil and gas-rich region intensifies.Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Rebels kill 19 in Indian state of TripuraNineteen policemen were killed and five seriously injured in an ambush by unidentified rebels in the remote north-eastern state…Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Viagra sales on rise in KashmirA thriving market for Viagra has developed among young men in Kashmir who have been rendered sexually dysfunctional by living…Sat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
India's new president puts on a tie but keeps long locksIndia's "missile man", Mr A.P.JFri Jul 26 2002 - 01:00
India says Pakistan 'inspired' Kashmir massacreINDIA: India yesterday accused Pakistan of "sponsoring" an attack in the disputed northern Jammu and Kashmir state in which …Mon Jul 15 2002 - 01:00
Colonial restraining order invoked to prevent pig meetingsINDIA: A former colonial restraining order has been imposed on pigs, forbidding the assembly of four or more of the animals, …Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
20,000 left homeless as monsoon rains trigger flash floods in IndiaINDIA: Monsoon rains have triggered flash floods in India's north-eastern Assam state, submerging around 30 villages and leaving…Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
India's missile man to become presidentINDIA: For Avil J.P. Abdul Kalam, the scientist behind India's missile and nuclear weapon programmes who distributed newspapers…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Rumsfeld no longer sure about al-Qaeda presenceINDIA: The US Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, rowed back yesterday on earlier comments that al-Qaeda cadres were present…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Rumsfeld says al-Qaeda inside KashmirThe US Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday backed India's claims that al-Qaeda militants are operating near the …Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Lifting of flight ban by India eases tensionINDIA: India yesterday lifted its over-flight ban on Pakistani commercial aircraft as the nuclear rivals, under intense US pressure…Tue Jun 11 2002 - 01:00
Pakistan given time to act on its promise to tackle terrorismINDIA/PAKISTAN: India has given Pakistan 72 hours to make good its promise of reducing cross-border terrorism in KashmirMon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
Nuclear tensions reduced but threat remainsINDIA/PAKISTAN: Tension between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan eased somewhat yesterday after a senior US official assured…Sat Jun 08 2002 - 01:00
War between nuclear India and Pakistan 'weeks away' say officersINDIA/PAKISTAN: India and Pakistan are perched precariously on the sixth rung of an eight-point conflict escalation ladderFri Jun 07 2002 - 01:00
Putin fails to arrange talks as India fears growKAZAKHSTAN: The military confrontation between India and Pakistan continued yesterday despite efforts by President Vladimir …Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Putin seeks to mediate in Kashmir disputeKASHMIR: Russia's president, Mr Vladimir Putin, launched a mediation effort in the Kashmir crisis last nightWed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
Indian Prime Minister rules out talks with Musharraf at Asian conference tomorrowIndia's Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, yesterday ruled out holding talks with Pakistan's President, Gen Pervez Musharraf…Mon Jun 03 2002 - 01:00
Rumsfeld warns of cost of nuclear conflictUS : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday he was prepared to share with leaders of India and Pakistan US intelligence…Fri May 31 2002 - 01:00
Britain backs India in its campaign against terrorBritain yesterday "comprehensively" backed India in its fight against terrorism, and said Pakistan's promise of cracking down…Thu May 30 2002 - 01:00
Indian army fears Muslim fifth columnINDIA-PAKISTAN : The Indian army fears that a "fifth column" of thousands of Muslim insurgents inside northern India's disputed…Wed May 29 2002 - 01:00
Pakistani leader warns on 'danger of war' with IndiaPAKISTAN : Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that tension with India was "at its height" and there was…Tue May 28 2002 - 01:00
India claims to be unimpressed with Pakistani missile testingINDIA-PAKISTAN : India yesterday dismissed Pakistan's second missile test in as many days as "unimpressive", saying it was not…Mon May 27 2002 - 01:00
Villages on both sides of frontier reduced to rubblePAKISTAN/INDIA: The once bustling Indian village of Manihari, 800 yards from the border, has been reduced to rubble by the barrage…Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Pakistan tells India it will test its missiles todayPAKISTAN/INDIA: With Pakistan and India poised for war, Islamabad further raised tensions yesterday by notifying New Delhi of…Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Militants are trained in stages before infiltratingINDIA/PAKISTAN: Kashmiri militants preparing to infiltrate Indian-administered Kashmir assemble at Pakistani army border posts…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
India rules out Kashmir talks with PakistanINDIA: India has ruled out talks with Pakistan over disputed Jammu and Kashmir state and has issued a fresh challenge to its…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
