Nay Pyi Taw, March 31 (IANS) Myanmar’s new government has appointed 29 regional ministers for ethnic affairs for 13 regions and states, an order of the President’s Office issued on Thursday said. The regional ministries…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 31 (IANS) As leaders from 50 nations began arriving for the Nuclear Security Summit here, the US said “India has a very important role to play with respect to responsible…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday hoped that Islamabad will reciprocate India’s gesture of allowing a Pakistani team to visit the IAF base in Pathankot to probe a terror attack by Pakistani…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 30 (IANS) Aung San Suu Kyi’s journey in the battle for democracy, much of which was spent in detention, has culminated into being appointed Myanmar’s new foreign minister, though she has…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 30 (IANS) The Asian development Bank (ADB) has brought down Nepal’s economic growth outlook to 1.5 percent for the 2015-16 fiscal. Nepal’s finance ministry had projected around 2 percent economic…
Duliajan (Assam), March 30 (IANS) Blaming the Congress for illegal infiltration into Assam, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the central government will seal the India-Bangladesh border. “The Congress was never bothered about the…
Kolkata: Pakistan`s Shahid Afridi in action during the ICC WT20 2016 match between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Karachi, March 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s T20 skipper Shahid…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday dubbed the government’s foreign policy “flawed” and said the opposition will seek answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament. Reacting to the visit of a…
New Delhi: Union MoS Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Parliament on Day-1 of the budget session in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The government on Wednesday…
Colombo, March 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Wednesday said there was no threat to the country’s security though a suicide jacket and explosives were found from a house in north where the Tamil Tigers once…
Kathmandu, March 30 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested that Nepal should grab the opportunities from China to achieve the targeted economic growth rate for the next two years. Launching Asian Development Outlook…
Colombo, March 30 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday found a suicide jacket and explosives from a house in Sri Lanka’s north where the Tamil Tigers once held sway. The discovery was made at a house…
Colombo, March 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Wednesday recovered a suicide jacket and explosives from a house in Chavakachcheri in the north of the country. Chavakachcheri was a battle site when Sri Lanka fought Tamil…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) on Wednesday petitioned External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for an early release of the bodies of Indian fishermen which are decomposing in…
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) A fighter jet of the US forces in Afghanistan crashed near a main airbase but the pilot was recovered by the coalition forces, the US-Forces Afghanistan said on Wednesday. “A US…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) After imposing central rule in Uttarakhand, the central government will now try to topple the governments in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Tuesday. Slamming the…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) India on Tuesday dismissed, as baseless, remarks made by an alleged Indian spy in a video released by Pakistan in which he “confessed” New Delhi’s alleged involvement in terrorist activities…
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday released a video in which an arrested Indian spy is heard confessing New Delhi’s alleged involvement in terrorist activities in Balochistan. Kulbushan Yadav says in the video that…
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) Pathankot, March 29 (IANS) A Pakistani…
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. (File Photo: IANS) Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that India and Pakistan should constitute a truth and reconciliation commission for Jammu and Kashmir…