Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Five Pakistani Army soldiers were killed and another injured in an explosion near the Line of Control on Wednesday, the country’s Army said. The nature of the incident that took place…
Colombo, July 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s state-owned Marine Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday warned that the country only had 10 per cent of live coral reefs in its oceans as 90 per cent had died…
By Sujit Chakraborty Aizawl, July 3 (IANS) Assam Rifles has sent 135 refugees from Myanmar back to their country and also provided them with 15 days of ration to sustain themselves, a Mizoram district official…
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Two people were killed and another two injured in a shooting incident at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Wednesday that the police believe to be linked to a personal dispute….
Jakarta, July 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday asked Indonesia to take urgent steps to allow detained Indian crew members of commercial vessels to return home. Indonesian officials have promised to treat the matter on high…
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday conveyed to India that the second meeting to discuss the draft agreement for finalising the modalities of the cross-border Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will be held on July…
Chandigarh, July 2 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking up speedy construction of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor as well as addressing vital and…
Colombo, July 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s ex-police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were arrested on Tuesday following instructions issued by the Attorney General to charge them for their failure to prevent…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested a member of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from West Bengal’s East Burdwan district in connection with the January…
Pul-e-Khumri (Afghanistan), July 2 (IANS) Taliban militants have captured the strategically important Kayan valley in Dushi district of Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, District Governor Sahib Dad Ghafoori said on Tuesday. “Taliban have overrun Kayan valley,”…
Rome, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry on Monday commemorated the 3rd anniversary of Bangladesh’s worst terrorist attack, when Islamist gunmen killed dozens of people, mainly foreigners including nine Italians, during an assault on a…
Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) The first-ever flight under the International UDAN programme, between Guwahati and Dhaka, was flagged off from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here on Monday by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal…
London, July 1 (IANS) Pakistani diplomats in London are making all-out efforts to prevent the extradition of D-Company’s top lieutenant Jabir Motiwala to the United States. Hearing the extradition plea of the US Federal Bureau…
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) At least 209 Indian fishermen and 52 other prisoners are in the custody of Pakistan, according to a list shared by the country, after which India demanded their early repatriation…
Male, July 1 (IANS) The Maldives Parliament on Monday passed a resolution to completely ban the use of single-use plastics from 2025 in a bid to protect the environment. The resolution was presented to the…
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday handed over to the High Commission of India a list of 261 Indian prisoners lodged in the country’s jails. According to a statement by Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry,…
Kabul, July 1 (IANS) At least 34 people were killed and 68 injured after a powerful blast claimed by the Taliban rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul in the morning rush hour on Monday, authorities…
Amritsar, June 30 (IANS) In the biggest seizure of narcotics being smuggled from Pakistan in recent years, the Customs seized over 500 kg heroin, valued at around Rs 2,700 crore, concealed in a consignment of…
Amritsar, June 30 (IANS) In the biggest seizure of narcotics coming from Pakistan in recent years, the Customs Department has seized over 500 kg heroin valued at near Rs 2,600 crore near here, officials said…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Amidst its plans to expand business in India significantly, Nepal’s billionaire multi-national group CG Corp Global is all set to launch a mega food park in Rajasthan’s Ajmer in three…