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Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff

Pakistan’s military said it carried out a ‘training launch’ of a surface-to-surface missile weapons system on Saturday, further heightening tensions with India after last month’s deadly attack in disputed Kashmir...

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Six people killed in India temple stampede

Six people were crushed to death at a Hindu temple in India’s coastal state of Goa, officials said Saturday, after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual...

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Fearing Indian police, Kashmiris scrub ‘resistance’ tattoos

Thousands in Indian-administered Kashmir with ‘resistance tattoos’ including assault rifles inked to oppose New Delhi’s authority have been lining up to scrub them from their bodies, fearing police retribution after a deadly attack on tourists last week.

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India closes airspace to Pakistan aeroplanes

New Delhi closed its airspace to Pakistani aeroplanes on Wednesday after Islamabad banned Indian planes from overflying, the latest tit-for-tat measure as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals spiral into a tailspin.

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India plans strike after Kashmir attack: Pakistan

Pakistan said on Wednesday it had ‘credible intelligence’ that India was planning an imminent military strike and vowed to retaliate, as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir...

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15 killed in Kolkata hotel fire: police

A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on Wednesday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape...

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Indian drone shot down in Kashmir border

Pakistan’s military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported on Tuesday, a week after the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested region in years.

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China urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint

China on Monday urged India and Pakistan to ‘exercise restraint’ as the two countries reportedly exchanged fire at the Line of Control for a fourth night in a row in the wake of a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam, reports DAWN.com.