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Women, children across India gear up to celebrate Raksha Bandhan
Fp Staff •Women shop for Rakhi ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai. Raksha Bandhan or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival, celebrated in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal.
Al-Qaeda is getting stronger and more active in Indian subcontinent, say experts
•Al-Qaeda is getting more active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several hundred members, say counter-terrorism experts
UK govt launches 'Grand Trunk Road' project to mark 70th anniversary of India's Partition
•The UK-wide project aims to bring British Asians of all faiths and backgrounds together to remember lives lost and learn about the history of partition
As Himal Southasian closes, a distinctive voice from the Indian subcontinent is lost
Manik Sharma •The closure of the Himal Southasian goes beyond the end of a magazine. It marks the end of everything this distinctive publication stood for.
Islamic State plans to take over large parts of the world, including India, claims book
Fp Archives •The Islamic State plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, says a book.
Al Qaeda's Indian branch leader killed by US
Fp Archives •Ahmed Farouq, an American who died in a US counterterrorism airstrike in January, was the deputy emir of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, or AQIS, a new branch of the terror group, according to a media report.