Feature: Stampede at India religious gathering kills about 116, probe ordered

NEW DELHI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in Tuesday's stampede in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 116, confirmed a local administr…[More]

N. India stampede death toll rises to "over 60," PM Modi sends condolences

NEW DELHI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in Tuesday's stampede at a religious gathering in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh rose to "over 6…[More]

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]