US official says US-India ties ‘good, enduring’
By Arul Louis New York, July 26 (IANS) A senior White House adviser says that US President Donald Trump has “a good and enduring relationship” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India tries to move…
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President, PM, military hail Kargil heroes
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The nation on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war to recall the valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay, recapturing strategic heights on the…
Pakistan can’t fight full-fledged, limited war with India: Rajnath
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Lauding the soldiers who died in the Kargil conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said their heroic acts in all the wars with Pakistan have made him confident that…
Delhi Police seizes 130 kg heroin, arrests two
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Special Cell of Delhi Police has seized over 260 jute bags containing around 130 kg of soaked and dried Afghan heroin from a container in Navi Mumbai, an official…
India-Pak ties: Young citizens discuss way forward
By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) More people-to-people exchanges, and talks, both formal and informal, are the way forward for an end to the bilateral tensions hobbling the India-Pakistan relations, members of a…
No Islamic State link in Easter attacks: SL investigator
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) A senior Sri Lankan investigating officer probing the Easter terror attacks which killed over 250 people and injured hundreds has said that the bombings were not directly linked to the Islamic…
11 killed as triple bombings rock Afghanistan
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) Three back-to-back bombings in Kabul on Thursday killed at least 11 people, including five women and a child, officials said, amid visits to the Afghan capital by two senior US officials….
Imran regime completes one year, opposition marks ‘Black Day’
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The Imran Khan-led PTI government celebrated the completion of its first year in office on Thursday, while the opposition parties marked the occasion as a “black day”. Opposition parties, as per…
Pakistan to send its 1st person into space in 2022
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan will send its first person to space in 2022, the country’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Thursday. Chaudhry took to Twitter saying the selection process to…
Seems as if I returned after winning World Cup: Imran
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan received a warm welcome from his party workers as he returned from his first official tour to the US and said it seems as if he…
9 members of family killed in Afghan roadside bomb
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) At least nine members of a family, who were heading to a wedding, were killed and another four injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted by suspected militants in…
Imran Khan receives warm welcome on return from US
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan received a warm welcome from his party workers as he returned from his tour of the US, Pakistani media reported. They raised slogans hailing him amid the…
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Four Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of poaching, the media reported on Thursday. Sri Lankan naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command in a…
No Islamic State link to Easter bombings: SL investigator
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings which killed over 250 people and injured hundreds were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from, but were not directly linked to, the Islamic State…
India to face blowback when Taliban rules Kabul: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to face the blowback when the Taliban takes over Afghanistan, the CPI-M has warned. An editorial in the CPI-M journal “People’s Democracy” said this…
7 killed, 21 injured as 3 blasts rock Afghanistan
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 21 others injured as three back-to-back bomb blasts rocked the Afghan capital on Thursday, officials said. The first explosion took place around 8.10 a.m….
5 killed, 16 injured as 3 blasts rock Afghanistan
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 16 others injured as three blasts rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul on Thursday morning, officials said. According to Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi, the first blast…
Pakistan court adjourns Musharraf’s treason trial
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) A special court of Pakistan has adjourned the hearing in a high treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf for a month after the government failed to appoint a defence counsel…
Pakistan court extends Hafiz’s remand by 14 days
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) A court in Pakistan Punjab province’s Gujranwala city on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and proscribed Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed by 14 days. Special Anti-Terrorism…
China majorly increasing footprint in Nepal: Experts
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) China has not only made deep inroads into Nepal, with major investments in the Himalayan country’s infrastructure, it is also getting closely involved in Kathmandu’s security and political architecture, with…