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NHK
17 hours ago
- Business
- NHK
June 9 NEWSROOM TOKYO Bangkok Live
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Bloomberg
4 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Modi Launches $5 Billion Projects for Kashmir
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's tallest railway bridge connecting the restive Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, marking his first visit to the region after days of missile and drone attacks with Pakistan brought the two nuclear-powered nations close to a war. (Source: Bloomberg)
BBC News
4 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Chenab bridge: Narendra Modi inaugurates world's highest single-arch railway bridge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world's highest single- arch railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir. The term "single-arch bridge" typically refers to a bridge with a single, continuous arch spanning between two bridge will connect the valley region of Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the very first showpiece infrastructure project, which is built over the Chenab river, is 35m (114ft) taller than the Eiffel Tower and took the Indian Railways more the 20 years to is part of a 272km (169 miles) all-weather railway line that will pass through Jammu, ultimately going all the way to the Kashmir valley.
Bloomberg
4 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Modi Launches $5.4 Billion Rail Project in Jammu and Kashmir
Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's tallest railway bridge connecting the restive Kashmir valley with the rest of the country on Friday, marking his first visit to the region after days of missile and drone attacks with Pakistan brought the two nuclear-powered nations close to a war.
Globe and Mail
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
India's military says it killed three militants in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir
Three suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Indian military said Tuesday. It is the first reported gun battle between Indian troops and militants in the region since last month's massacre that left 26 tourists dead, and which India has blamed on Pakistan. Islamabad has denied the charge. India's military said in a statement soldiers acting on a tip carried out a 'search and destroy' operation in the Keller area of the southern Shopian district early Tuesday, during which militants 'opened heavy fire and a fierce firefight ensued,' it said. The army hasn't provided further details or casualties among soldiers, but stated that soldiers continued their search operation. The Associated Press couldn't independently verify the incident. The Himalayan territory is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan. Militants in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi's rule since 1989. Many Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels' goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict. Before the April 22 gun massacre in the Kashmiri resort town of Pahalgam, the fighting had largely ebbed in the region's Kashmir Valley, the heartland of anti-India rebellion and mainly shifted to mountainous areas of Jammu in the last few years. The massacre spiked tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals last week, leading to the worst military confrontation in decades and the death of dozens of people until a ceasefire was reached on May 10 after U.S mediation. Since 2019, the territory has simmered in anger when New Delhi ended the region's semiautonomy and drastically curbed dissent, civil liberties and media freedoms while intensifying counter-insurgency operations.
