Minister among 11 killed

New Delhi - A minister in India's Assam state government was among 11 people killed yesterday in an explosion and gun battles…

New Delhi - A minister in India's Assam state government was among 11 people killed yesterday in an explosion and gun battles with rebels in the north-eastern state. Mr Nagen Sharma was killed in a bomb blast in Bahjari, a police officer said.

Pakistan troops attacked a border post in the disputed Kashmir region yesterday, killing at least six Indian soldiers.

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