Flood situation in India's Assam turns grim as death toll reaches 35

NEW DELHI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The flood situation in India's northeastern state of Assam turned grim on Tuesday as more than half a million people wer…[More]

Pakistani PM to visit Kazakhstan this week: foreign ministry

ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on July 3-4 to attend the 24th Meeting …[More]

India's rights panel issues notice to federal gov't over allegations of jobs bar on married women at Foxconn

NEW DELHI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- India's human rights panel, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Monday issued notices to the federal governm…[More]

India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners: New Delhi

NEW DELHI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- New Delhi and Islamabad on Monday exchanged a list of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's jails, officials …[More]

3 new criminal laws come into force in India

NEW DELHI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Three new criminal laws came into force in India on Monday, replacing the nearly 164-year-old colonial legislations. The…[More]