By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) China on Wednesday said it was not aware of the reported intrusion by its troops into Arunachal Pradesh in December, emphasising that the so-called state in India’s northeast…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Angered by the killing of an American soldier by terrorists in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump let off the first Twitter salvo of 2018 bringing into sharp…
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Jan 3 (IANS) A young yoga teacher from Haridwar is quietly making waves in Afghanistan, spreading the ancient Indian science of harmonisation of body, mind and spirit to a rising number of yoga…
Pyongyang, Jan 3 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday said that it will reopen a suspended inter-Korean communication line after leader Kim Jong-un extended an overture to Seoul in his New Year’s Day message. The North…
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s central bank has allowed the Chinese yuan to be used for bilateral trade and investment activities, ensuring that imports, exports and financing transactions can be denominated in the Chinese currency….
Gaza, Jan 3 (IANS) Head of Islamic Hamas movement Ismail Haneya has called on relevant parties to set up a “comprehensive confrontation strategy” to foil the US and Israeli moves on Jerusalem. “This strategy needs…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will go all out to cut off aid to Pakistan if it continues to back terrorists, US Permanent Representative Nikki Haley has warned….
Rome, Jan 2 (IANS/AKI) The unrest that has swept Iran over the past six days will not help Italian companies invest in the oil-rich country, a top official from Italy’s main business lobby Confindustria said…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s move to cut all further aid to Islamabad…
Jerusalem, Jan 2 (IANS) Israel’s Parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday that will make it more difficult for the government to cede parts of East Jerusalem in any future peace deal with the Palestinians. The…
Tehran, Jan 2 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday blamed Iran’s “enemies” for stirring up unrest in the country, as the death toll from days of anti-government protests climbed to 22. In…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan must introspect why US President Donald Trump has taken a stridently anti-Islamabad stand despite the many sacrifices it has made in the battle against terror, a Pakistani newspaper said on…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) India and Pakistan have no choice but to keep engaging themselves for a better neighbourhood, a leading Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. “Where India seeks to engage Pakistan, Pakistan should engage…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Chinese Embassy here on Tuesday confirmed that an earthquake in Tibet last year was the reason behind the turbidity of the waters of river Brahmaputra which originates as the…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is working on the agenda of Pakistan’s “enemies”, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday, as he slammed Washington’s decision to cut aid to Islamabad for lying…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) A day after US President Donald Trump blasted Pakistan for squandering billions of American aid meant to flush out terrorism and pledged to give it no more money,…
Tehran, Jan 2 (IANS) Saudi Arabia, the US and Britain are major players behind the anti-government protests in Iran, an official said on Tuesday. Certain countries were waging a “proxy war” against the Islamic republic…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Defence Ministry on Tuesday cleared two proposals to procure Barak Missiles from Israel and precision guided bombs for the Indian Air Force from Russia, together worth Rs 1,714 crore….
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) will pursue an agenda of creating greater understanding of India and Indian civilisation to check abuse of Indian icons and deities or using…
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Tuesday proposed a high-level dialogue with North Korea on January 9 in the truce village of Panmunjom. “The government proposes holding a senior-level inter-governmental dialogue of the…