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ICJ rejects release of India's 'spy' from Pakistan, grants consular access

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to "review" death sentence given to Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav but doesn't rule in favour of India, which sought Jadhav's return, in a case that has stoked tensions between the South Asian nuclear rivals.

Runaway couple’s social media video highlights India’s honour killings

Once again the underbelly of the Indian society is exposed and the case has become a rallying point for activists demanding a change in the laws to protect vulnerable couples.

Pakistan reopens airspace after India standoff

Airspace reopened to civil aviation "with immediate effect," Pakistan's aviation authority says, following months of curbs imposed in the wake of tensions with India since February sparked by a suicide attack on Indian troops in disputed Kashmir.

US brands Baloch militants in Pakistan terrorists

The State Department said it was classifying the BLA as a global terrorist group, making it a crime for anyone in the US to assist the militants and freezing any US assets they may have.

Misusing Hindu gods to lynch and spook Indian Muslims

Recent attacks have seen Muslims targeted and forced to chant the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan, following a similar episode staged against Muslim politicians in parliament.

Modi welcomes Pompeo but the relationship is testing India's patience

The US-India relationship is not mutually beneficial as India seems to be making all the concessions while the US disregards India's interests.

Russian S-400 'superior' to US Patriot missile system – experts

Former Pakistan intelligence head General Ehsanul Haq and former deputy chief of Indian Air Force Kapil Kak say US defence missiles are no match to tested Russian defence system. Washington has warned Turkey and India against buying S-400s.

'Brain fever' death toll passes 150 in India's Bihar

Authorities say 152 children have died across the eastern state with 131 in Muzaffarpur, the epicentre of the 'brain fever' outbreak.

India's retaliatory tariffs on US goods go into effect

The new duties take effect from Sunday, a government notification said, in the latest trade row since US President Donald Trump took office in 2017 vowing to act against countries with which Washington has a large trade deficit.

What it's like to be a Kashmiri in an Indian city

How Kashmiris are navigating the increasing threat of Hindu nationalist mobs in big Indian cities and why many of them are moving back to their conflict-torn home.

Arrests and attacks on journalists cloud press freedom in India

Critics accuse the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to silence media through violence and coercion, while the recent arrests of three journalists for "defaming" a monk-turned-chief minister triggered public outrage.

India court hands life term to three men for rape, murder of Kashmiri girl

Six men have been convicted, three of whom were sentenced to five years in prison, over the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim nomadic tribe in India-administered Kashmir's Kathua district.