Competition from the French East India Company was removed. The East India Company established a puppet ruler in Bengal, Mir Jafar, to allow them to control India. Listen on BBC Sounds.

Security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing suicide vests loaded with explosives barricaded ...

The hijack underscores the ongoing security challenges in the region, with militants using suicide bombers to threaten ...

At least 27 militants have been killed as forces attempt to free hostages who were seized when the train was ambushed on Tuesday while passing through a tunnel in the rugged Bolan district.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 33rd month, no drastic changes are expected on the battlefield. Ukraine has intensified its behind-the-scenes multilateral political ...

Ramzan and Navratri symbolise the essence of all that is good, pure, and noble in the two religions: Islam and Hinduism. The common message for devotees of these respective religions is to achieve ...

However, financial sustainability and integration challenges continue to hinder the NGOs' effectiveness, they added ...

Footage released by the BLA shows the moment the militants blew up the railway, erupting in a black cloud of smoke and trapping the Jafar Express ... regional minister Mir Zahoor Buledi when ...

The great Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib, beautifully captured the fervor of the holy month of Ramzan in Delhi in a letter to his close friend, Mir Mehdi Husain ... by Hazrat Qari Jafar Ali Jarchavi ...