A US based Sikh group has challenged the dismissal of a rights violation case against India's Congress party relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots before the US Court of Appeals here.
The Australian state of Victoria is pushing for a ban on the Indian practice of dowry in marriages amid concerns that it is leading to domestic violence and abuse of women within the Indian community here, a media report said Friday.
A Pakistani high court has granted pardon to the husband of the singer Ghazala Javed, who had killed her two years ago after he was forgiven by the family, media reported Friday.
Four terrorists armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns attacked the Indian consulate in Herat in western Afghanistan in the early hours of Friday. All the attackers were killed, officials said, adding that the Indian staff was safe.
With Narendra Modi set to assume office as India's Prime Minister Monday, the US has expressed keenness to engage a man it had shunned for over a decade, following his "resounding" victory.
The US is reviewing military and other assistance to Thailand following a military coup in the country, Secretary of State John Kerry said.