India

Indian toddler bites venomous cobra to death

The toddler lost consciousness after biting the snake but is now in good health.

 Cobra snake.
An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Indian army says no violation of ceasefire after reports of Pakistani firing

 Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet F-16 performs to commemorate Pakistan Air Force's 'Operation Swift Retort', during an air show in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 2020

How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear

Doctors in India discover previously unknown blood group. Illustration.

Doctors in India discover previously unknown blood group


Indian national arrest for running fake embassy scam outside New Delhi

Among the fake documents recovered by police were 12 different diplomatic passports.

An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Indian forces killed three terrorists behind Kashmir attack, home minister says

The attackers, who New Delhi said were Pakistani nationals backed by Islamabad, had opened fire in a valley popular with tourists in Kashmir's scenic, mountainous region of Pahalgam.

 An Indian security force personnel stands guard on a street next to sleeping dogs, following the Pahalgam attack in south Kashmir, in Srinagar, May 5, 2025.

Normalization and post-conflict order with Israel can be realized through IMEC - opinion

If a diplomatic framework materializes that facilitates Israeli-Palestinian stabilization and paves the way for Israeli-Saudi normalization, the IMEC could operate as a transformative mechanism.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, meet in Jerusalem in 2017.

Israeli man seeks custody of daughters found in hidden Indian cave

Police recently located Kutina and the two young daughters living in a cave hidden in a jungle, and forcibly removed them, citing safety concerns.

Indian security forces walk inside a jungle area during a gun battle with separatist militants in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar, October 6, 2009.

Father murders promising tennis star daughter after she refused to give up her career

Radhika Yadav's father reportedly confessed to police he had murdered her over taunts he received from local villagers about living on her income.

Members of the police participate in a security mock drill in front of a cinema hall in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2025. (illustrative)

State Dept. designates Pakistani group behind April's Pahalgam massacre as terrorists

The Resistance Front (TRF) will now be recognized by the US as a front and proxy group for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and added to LeT's designation as an FTO and SDGT.

 Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025.

5 hidden destinations in India you won’t find in the usual guidebook

India is a colorful, vast, and diverse subcontinent, composed of a mosaic of cultures, religions, landscapes, and people – a powerful blend that is hard to find anywhere else in the world.

 Rural Indian people in the field

Witchcraft accusations spark brutal killing of family in eastern India

The family were reportedly beaten and burned to death, transported via tractor and buried in a pond after a mob of more than 50 villagers attacked the family home in Tetgama village.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

Armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan, say officials

Armed men kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in south west Pakistan, no one has claimed responsibility

 View of a sandle on floor and blood stains inside a car of Jaffar Express train, after it was attacked by separatist militants in Bolan, at the Railway Station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 19, 2025

New sonar scans reignite legend of ‘Krishna’s sunken kingdom’ off Dwarka

Seabed scans found harbour-like masonry and Harappan anchors. India’s Archaeological Survey plans a winter 2025 dig and trains diver-archaeologists to see if myth meets submerged stone.

 Rukmini temple. Dwarka Gujarat India.

X/Twitter suspends Reuters account in India after 'legal demand', government denies making request

The Reuters News account was suspended from X/Twitter in India after an alleged "legal demand", while other accounts were also blocked in the country.

  A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025