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Guwahati: Hundreds of tourists stranded in Chungthang in Mangan district of north Sikkim following landslides were rescued on Friday, officials said. Chungthang is nearly 100 km away from the state capital Gangtok. The landslides were caused by heavy rainfall in Lachen and Lachung areas of Mangan on Thursday. The tourists …

Mach: Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country’s southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege. Security sources said that heavy gunfire was ongoing between security forces and the militants. Gunmen forced the train to a halt …

New Delhi: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement said it took control of a train and kept hundreds of passengers hostage. Six Pakistani military personnel were also killed, the BLA said. The Jaffar Express, with over 400 passengers on board in …