Sudipto Ganguly

The bus, which began its journey in Kurukshetra in the northern Haryana state was headed to a Hindu temple in Jammu when it rolled into the gorge, a police spokesperson said.

The bus, which took off from Kurukshetra was headed to a temple in Jammu when it rolled into the gorge, a police spokesperson said. A rescue operation is underway.

Khan, 71, was previously handed a 10-year prison sentence by a lower court in the case on charges of making public a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington in 2022.

Monetary Policy Committee Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for an eighth straight policy meeting, in a continued attempt towards bringing down inflation to 4% target.

The accident happened after the driver of the freight train disregarded a signal, Sinha added.

Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.

At least 87 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, broadcaster NDTV reported.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The issue of early discharge of Indian nationals, who were lured to Russia with promise of lucrative jobs or education only to be forced to fight in the Ukraine war, was expected to be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia next week, India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Friday.

Violence in Bangladesh has killed at least six people and injured hundreds after students took to the streets to demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs.

Bangladeshi soldiers patrol the streets to disperse the anti-quota protesters in Dhaka on July 20, 2024.