New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Centre will provide Rs.587 crore for a rail project to link India and Bangladesh, union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The project, one of the most important under…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said India should not be dragged into the issues connected with the Madhesis in the Himalayan country’s Terai region, calling it…
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Islamabad on Thursday said its nuclear arsenal is for the defence of Pakistan and its people. This comes days after US Secretary of State John Kerry asked the south Asian country…
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday criticised Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement on the Pathankot airbase attack and termed it as “unfortunate”. “The blame game is very unfortunate and unhelpful,” Pakistan Foreign Office…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The government on Thursday confirmed that no Indian was injured in the attack on the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Wednesday in which eight people were killed, including the…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs adviser to the Pakistan prime minister, has said “India, not terrorism, is the biggest threat to the region”, and asked India to reduce its nuclear stockpile so…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) India’s request to the UN to include the name of Masood Azhar, leader of the proscribed Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group, in its list of designated terrorists, is now with…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) The army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, killing one guerrilla while two soldiers were injured, defence sources said….
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Over 7,000 people in Karachi, Pakistan, who protested the execution of then Punjab governor Salman Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri, were booked for promoting enmity between groups, rioting and misuse of loudspeaker,…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Thursday in an ongoing operation against separatist guerrillas near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. The soldiers were injured in an ongoing…
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) The central government has set up a high-level committee identify critical issues and suggest measures to plug loopholes in vigil along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, a state government official said…
Dhaka, March 3 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has planned a national budget of 3.40 trillion taka ($43 billion) for the next fiscal year (2016-17), the country’s finance minister said here on Thursday. “We’re planning a…
Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said he has appointed a special five-member committee to probe a recent nationwide power failure. In a statement, the prime minister said the…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) At least 24 people were injured on Thursday when a bomb blast hit a crowded market place in Afghanistan’s Balkh province. “Terrorists planted an explosives device in a rickshaw and detonated…
Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it would ratify the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in order to make the country mines-free, Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha De Silva said. De Silva said…
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) As many as 23 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura for illegally entering Indian territory, police said here on Thursday. “Acting on a tip-off,…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) Afghan security forces recaptured Taliban-held Dand-e-Ghori district in the northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. “The government forces swept out all the enemies in Dand-e-Ghori on Wednesday night. Since…
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Thursday criticised Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his statement on the January 2 terror attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot and said it…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during a meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, has sought swift action over crimes against minorities in the South Asian neighbour. Referring…
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival to Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, 22 September 2015. Pope Francis’s first visit to Cuba ended with a mass in Santiago. The pope delivered the last sermon of his Cuban…