Maldives president to visit India
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) As China continues to increase its engagement with Maldives, the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, Abdulla Yameen, is to arrive in India on April 10 on a two-day…
South Asia
Peace process with India suspended: Pakistan envoy
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The peace process between India and Pakistan has been “suspended” and there are no talks scheduled between the two countries, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said here on Thursday. There…
Asean-Northeast business summit opens
Imphal, April 7 (IANS) The first business summit of the Asean with India’s northeastern region opened here on Thursday with its focus on road connectivity, trade and tourism. The three-day summit has been organised by…
Madhesi agitation became futile due to India’s policy change: Oli
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 6 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has said the agitation by Madhesis became futile after India changed its policy. Presenting a 12-page political document during the ongoing CPN-UML…
Deuba elected Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 6 (IANS) Newly-elected Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba was on Wednesday elected Parliamentary Party leader defeating senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel by 72 votes. Deuba garnered 139 votes while…
Delhi minister defends remarks on Modi
New Delhi: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra during a press conference in New Delhi on Feb 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday justified his remarks…
Eight militants killed in Pakistan police operations
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Eight militants were killed in two intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s Lahore province and southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, the media reported. Six militants associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed…
India takes up Masood Azhar veto case with China
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) New Delhi has taken up with Beijing at a high level te issue of China vetoing a UN bid to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad’s leader Masood Azhar a terrorist We have…
One killed in Afghanistan bombing
Kabul, April 6 (IANS) A civilian was killed and another injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Kandahar city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said. “A terrorist with an explosive device wanted…
Opposition criticise ‘commission’ to probe Sharif family
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s opposition parties have criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to form a judicial commission to probe his family in ‘Panama Papers’ revelations….
18 killed in Pakistan accident
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and over 30 injured on Wednesday when a bus collided with a trailer in Pakistan’s central district of Bhakkar. The coach, heading toward Mianwali district…
Pakistan executed 326 people in 2015
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan carried out 326 executions in 2015, the highest ever recorded in the country, Amnesty International reported. Amnesty International organisation said at least 1,634 people were executed globally last year –…
20 million drink arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: Report
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is failing to adequately respond to naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water across large areas of rural Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Some 20 million people…
14 die in Pakistan accident
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured on Wednesday when a coach collided with trailer in Pakistan’s central district of Bhakkar, Xinhua news agency reported.
IS accumulates force in Afghanistan: Russia
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) The Islamic State terror group located in Afghanistan is growing and wants to use the country “as a springboard to expand further”, a Russian official said on Wednesday. The situation in…
Pakistan’s minorities seek protection at UN protest
New York, April 6 (IANS) Pakistani Christians and their supporters demonstrated outside the United Nations headquarters here Tuesday asking for the protection of minorities in Pakistan and help for hundreds of Christian asylum-seekers from that…
Media report exposes Pakistan’s double-faced policy: Congress
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Reacting to a Pakistan media report on the JIT’s stand that the Pathankot attack was “staged” by India, the Congress on Tuesday said it had exposed the neighbouring country’s “double-faced…
Nepal may face turmoil again if demands not met: ICG
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 5 (IANS) The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Nepal was likely to witness fresh turmoil if the dissatisfaction over the new Constitution was not addressed soon. There…
Pathankot: India trashes Pakistani report as ‘total concoction’
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, April 5 (IANS) India…
Panel on problems at India-Pakistan border set up
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The home ministry has set up a committee to recommend measures to strengthen border protection and address issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along the India-Pakistan border, an…