Kabul, May 4 (IANS) Around 60 students of a girl’s school were mysteriously poisoned in Takhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, police said. “The girls have been taken to hospital for medical treatment,” Xinhua news…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a major Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist cell with the arrest of three suspects who were planning an attack in Delhi and neighbouring areas. Nine suspects,…
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) A Pakistani court has granted bail to the five accused who were arrested on blasphemy charges on the complaint of a Sikh youth for publicly disgracing his turban. Mahinder Pall Singh…
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) Nepal’s economy will grow by 0.77 percent this year as a result of recent blockade in southern border points and slowed reconstruction activities, said Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal’s main government…
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed the death sentence on Tuesday to 11 “hardcore terrorists” who were handed the capital punishment by military courts for committing heinous offences relating to…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government on Tuesday came under a sharp attack from a parliamentary panel for lapses and failures in the Pathankot airbase security, and said “something was seriously wrong” with India’s…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Parliament’s standing committee for home ministry has pointed out lacunae and lapses in security…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) The eight-member Saarc grouping has for the first time started exploring possible areas of cooperation to ensure the rights of their migrant workers who go to the Gulf…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistani drama actors Adnan Siddiqui and Sajal Ali are going to debut in Bollywood alongside veteran Indian actress Sridevi in movie “Mom”, a daily reported on Tuesday. Siddiqui will play the…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday opposed a military option to resolve the dragging Afghan conflict, saying such a policy had not brought results for 14 long years. The comments by Pakistan’s top Adviser…
Coimbatore, May 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan Brayan Perera clinched the championship in the Formula Junior Racing Series (FJRS) promoted by Meco Motor Sports which concluded at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Sunday. Brayan scored…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) A top Pakistani foreign affairs advisor on Tuesday expressed deep concern over India’s growing military power, media reported. Adviser to prime minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that if India’s…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan will acquire F-16 fighter jets from elsewhere if the US does not arrange funding for the sale, Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister’s adviser on foreign affairs, cautioned the US as…
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) Nepal has been successful in preserving the endangered rhinos as it completed a second year of zero poaching this week. On Monday, the Chitwan National Park, in south-central Nepal, completed 730…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan has condemned US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s remark that he would ensure Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi, who has helped the US kill Osama bin Laden, is freed from jail…
Dhaka, May 3 (IANS) Clothing exports could create more and better jobs in Bangladesh if the country makes improvements in productivity, product quality and reliability, and by enforcing better safety conditions and other compliance policies,…
Colombo, May 3 (IANS) A former high ranking cadre from the Tamil Tiger outfit was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), the media reported on Tuesday. The ex-cadre Krishnapillai Kalainesan alias Praba was…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) A top Pakistani foreign affairs advisor on Monday regretted that the US was not duly appreciating the country’s struggle against the militants. Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on…
(Photo: IANS) Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday condemned remarks by US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump that he would ensure Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi, who allegedly helped the US kill Osama bin Laden,…