Myanmar quake jolts eastern India
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Strong tremors shook eastern India, including Kolkata and Guwahati, on Wednesday evening after a powerful earthquake hit northwest Myanmar.
South Asia
India seeks body of ‘spy’ who died in Pakistan jail
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) India is seeking the body of an alleged Indian spy who died in a Pakistani jail so that he can be cremated in his village in Gurdaspur in Punjab. “We are…
Pakistani PM leaves for London, holds meeting with aides
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday left for London for a “personal and medical checkup”. Before departing, Sharif held a meeting with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali and Punjab Chief…
Pakistan’s economy to grow by 4.5 percent in 2016
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by 4.5 percent in 2016 and 4.7 percent in 2017, the International Monetary Fund has said. The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook said growth in…
Sharif’s Britain visit has tongues wagging in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Britain on Wednesday — ostensibly to undergo a pending medical check-up — has set political circles abuzz after he landed in controversy following the…
India seeks early repatriation of prisoner’s body from Pakistan
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India on Wednesday sought the “earliest possible” repatriation of the mortal remains of an Indian held in a Pakistan prison who died on Monday. Our acting high commissioner met DG…
India to raise prisoner’s death issue in Pakistan at top level
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India has asked its envoy in Pakistan to take up at the “highest possible level” with their foreign office the issue of early transportation of mortal remains of an Indian…
Sister of Indian prisoner who died in Pakistan protests at Attari
Attari (Punjab), April 12 (IANS) A sister of Kirpal Singh — who died in Pakistan where he was jailed after conviction for spying — on Tuesday protested at the Attari-Wagah integrated checkpost on the India-Pakistan…
India to grow at 7.7 percent in current fiscal: World Bank
Washington, April 12 (IANS) India’s economic growth is expected to rise from 7.5 percent in 2015-16 to 7.7 percent in the current fiscal on the back of strong private investment, more infrastructure spending, better investment…
Nepal will no longer be lab for experiments: PM Oli
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 12 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli on Tuesday said his country will no longer be a laboratory for other countries to conduct experiments in. He said social…
We take terror emanating from Pakistan very seriously: Carter
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter calls on Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi on April 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The US takes terror emanating from Pakistan…
Nepal’s deposed king hints at becoming active in politics
Kathmandu, April 12 (IANS) Expressing concern over the present state of affairs in Nepal, the Himalayan nation’s dethroned king Gyanendra Shah has indicated that he could become active in politics again. In a media statement…
F-16 supplied to Pakistan to fight terror: Ashton Carter
Dabolim: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter being welcomed at Dabolim airport in Goa on April 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the US has…
India, Pakistan hold flag meeting at LoC
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) A flag meeting was held on Tuesday between commanding officers of the Indian and Pakistani armies on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu region. Defence spokesperson S.N….
Seven killed in Afghanistan as rock-slide slams their house
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) At least seven people were killed when a huge rock slid down a mountain slope and slammed their house overnight in Afghanistan province of Kunar, police said on Tuesday. “The incident…
24 killed in Nepal bus accident
Kathmandu, April 12 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and 22 others injured on Tuesday when the passenger bus they were travelling in plunged some 300 metres down a steep hillside in eastern Nepal’s…
Pakistani singer jubilant after Lata Mangeshkar’s praise
Karachi, April 12 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver here is on cloud nine after legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar complimented him for singing a Bade Ghulam Ali Khan ‘thumri’ with sheer purity. As the ‘thumri’ sung…
Sharif to fly to London for medical treatment
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to leave for London on Wednesday for a medical treatment he says he had been putting off due to official work. A spokesperson for…
Pakistan charges ‘RAW agent’ with sabotage
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) An alleged Indian spy arrested in Pakistan has been charged with sabotage and terrorism related charges, a newspaper said on Tuesday. The Counter-Terrorism Department in Quetta had lodged a case against…
Indian prisoner dies in Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat Jail
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) An Indian prisoner, Kirpal Singh, has died at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Pakistan, an official said. Singh was allegedly involved in a bombing at Faisalabad Railway Station in 1991. He…