20 missing after avalanche in Indian Himalayas
Rescuers were racing against time to search for more than 20 construction workers missing after an avalanche in India鈥檚 Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, the army said.
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Muslims decry identity attack as Indian state enforces uniform civil code
An Indian state announced Monday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the Hindu-nationalist ruling party.