Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The Pakistan government has decided to shelve a major power project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was pushed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s regime, the media reported on…
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Jan 13 (IANS) India and the five Central Asia nations of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on Sunday backed an inclusive peace process in Afghanistan that is Afghan-owned and Afghan-led following the…
Dhaka, Jan 13 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government Sunday signed an agreement for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh. Monowar Ahmed, secretary of Bangladeshi…
Jammu, Jan 13 (IANS) A soldier was injured on Sunday in sniper fire from Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry sources said the incident took place…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP government is committed to ensuring justice to the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims and asked why the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara was allowed…
Karachi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Pakistani government will not approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package as of now and will instead explore alternative options to bring the cash-strapped country’s economy back…
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Maria Fernanda Espinosa, will visit Pakistan from January 18 to 22, her spokesperson said. According to spokesperson Monica Grayley, this will be…
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Specks of calcium in the heart’s artery walls could signal early risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly in men from South Asian countries, including India, and may help develop treatment methods,…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India has dismissed allegations by Pakistan about playing a role in the terrorist attack on the Chinese mission in Karachi last year saying Islamabad should instead take credible action against…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India on Friday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s charge that New Delhi has rejected his peace overtures, saying Pakistani ministers continue to share public platforms with internationally recognised terrorists….
Dhaka, Jan 11 (IANS) A unique seven-colour tea, offering varied flavours in a glass or cup, is now available in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. About a decade ago, a tea vendor, Romesh Ram Gour, in…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the ball was totally in the Centre’s court regarding the execution of the project for the Kartarpur corridor in Dera Baba Nanak area…
Yangon, Jan 11 (IANS) Opium cultivation in Myanmar declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2018 due to a growing regional market of synthetic drugs, the UN said on Friday. Poppy fields now cover a…
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British women forced into marriages abroad, mostly Pakistanis, will no longer be required to repay the government for the cost of helping them escape, according to the Foreign Secretary. Instead, the…
Yangon, Jan 11 (IANS) A court here on Friday rejected an appeal by two jailed Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years on charges of violating a colonial-era Act. A High Court of Yangon…
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The government has decided to continue a travel ban imposed on top Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders, including chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. The decision was taken at…
Kathmandu, Jan 11 (IANS) Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa is slated to leave for a five-day visit to India on Friday where he will receive the honorary chief title of the Indian…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India and the US on Thursday discussed the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushm Swaraj and US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy on…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Nepal does not have any ill-feeling against any country, the Himalayan nation’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said here on Thursday alluding to Kathmandu’s relations with New Delhi and Beijing….
Jammu, Jan 10 (IANS) Two Indian soldiers were injured on Thursday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said: “The…