A second blast ripped through the crowded streets of a western Indian city today as Muslim worshippers were leaving afternoon prayers, killing 22 people and injuring 45, a top police official said.

The peace process between India and Pakistan will not go forward until Islamabad ends its support for terrorist groups, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Soldiers and police patrolled holy sites across India today following a series of bloody bombings in Hinduism’s holiest city, Varanasi.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Pakistan’s president there were indications of a foreign link to the bombings that tore through two New Delhi markets, and reminded the Pakistani leader of his country’s promise to fight terrorism, an official said.

A CALLER yesterday claimed that a little-known Islamic group in the Kashmir insurgency was behind terror bombings that killed at least 59 people at two crowded markets on Saturday in India’s capital.

At least 49 people were feared dead after a series of explosions shook New Delhi today.

Indian Airlines has agreed to buy 43 Airbus jets for $2.2bn (€1.75bn), Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.

Bombs exploded today during Independence Day celebrations in India’s portion of Kashmir, despite tight security in the region.

BOMBS exploded inside two cinemas showing a controversial Hindi-language film in the Indian capital yesterday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.

Bombs exploded inside two cinemas showing a controversial Hindi-language film in the Indian capital today, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.

Pakistan’s president said today that talks with his Indian counterpart were more successful than he expected, but warned that settling the dispute over Kashmir would take a long time.

A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India’s remote northeast today, killing at least 15 people, mostly children, just an hour after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to fight terrorism.

Newly-elected Indian MPs were sworn into parliament at its first session today, weeks after a stunning election upset that saw the victory of the Congress-led alliance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s new cabinet braced for trouble today after an allied coalition party asked its ministers not to start working until it gets the appointments it says it was promised.