Colombo, Sep 6 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda will lead the yoga session at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee of the Southeast Asia region here on Wednesday, a statement said. Carrying forward…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Laos to attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that southeast Asia is the…
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) At least three policemen, including an officer, were killed in firing inside a police station in Pakistan’s southwest Quetta city on Tuesday, local media reported. Dawn News reported that the incident…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The welfare of people along the borders is crucial to effective border security, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra said on Tuesday. “Today external and internal security challenges are intricately…
Karachi/New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visit Pakistan in November to attend the Saarc Summit, according to India’s High Commissioner in Islamabad. But New Delhi said on Tuesday…
Karachi, Sep 6 (IANS) A provincial court in Pakistan on Tuesday overturned a ban on a movie “Maalik” months after the federal information industry put a ban on the release of the film. Director Ashir…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian government said on Tuesday that no decision had been made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pakistan to attend the Saarc Summit in November. “Decisions and announcements…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) is engaged in intense consultations with Bangladesh to export coal to the neighbouring country, the government said on Tuesday. “We are already into it…
Beijing, Sep 6 (IANS) Chinese archaeologists have restored a 1,400 years old royal crown, which belonged to the wife of Emperor Yang Guang, the last monarch of the short-lived Sui dynasty (581-618). The crown was…
Kabul, Sep 6 (IANS) Four terrorists and a civilian were killed here on Tuesday after an 11-hour gun battle that began overnight following three huge blasts that left 35 to 43 people dead, officials said….
Karachi, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visit Pakistan in November to attend the Saarc Summit, India’s High Commissioner said in comments published on Tuesday. Gautam Bambawale also told…
Agartala, Sep 6 (IANS) India’s northeast region neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar is in the high prevalence zone of different types of cancer and the disease can be prevented by adjusting lifestyle and food habits, say…
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh Police on Tuesday cordoned off a multi-storey building at Dhaka’s upmarket Gulshan area, after reports that some youths forcibly entered a showroom here. Additional Commissioner Md Shahabuddin Qureshi told…
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) As relatives were reluctant to receive bodies of 19 killed militants, Dhaka Police on Monday said what to do with the bodies will be decided after test reports. Dhaka Police spokesman…
Hangzhou, Sep 5 (IANS) Terrorism, structural reforms, corruption and tax evasion were some of the key concerns which found mention in the joint communique released by the G20 countries on the second and last day…
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said on Monday Belarus and Kazakhstan have assured their support to Islamabads bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group…
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia Qazi Khalilulla on Monday said the two countries were carrying out closer cooperation in combating terrorism. “We appreciate Russia supporting Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against terrorism…
Kabul, Sep 5 (IANS) The Afghan forces on Monday regained control of the strategically important Qala-e-Zal district in the northern Kunduz province, forcing Taliban militants to flee the area, the Interior Ministry said. According to…
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) A 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her ex-partner, likely of Indian origin, were discovered dead inside a house in Australia on Sunday in a suspected murder-suicide. Their three-year-old daughter was found sleeping…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The first cargo truck under the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement for cross border movement reached here on Monday, an official statement said. The cargo truck…