Washington, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan helped the US get Osama bin Laden, a US investigative journalist has said. “More than ever,” said the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on Tuesday when asked if he believes…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab government has said that the famed Kohinoor diamond was given to Britain following an agreement reached with the East India Company in 1849. A Punjab government official on Tuesday…
Ankara, April 27 (IANS) The US has warned its citizens about terrorist threats to tourist areas in Turkey. “The US government continues to receive credible indications that terrorist groups are seeking opportunities to attack popular…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab government has said that the famed Kohinoor diamond was given to Britain following an agreement between Raja Ranjit Singh and the East India Company in 1849. A Punjab government…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) The US warning of “other options” against Pyongyang concerning its nuclear and missile programmes will have a negative impact on the Korean peninsula situation, says a Chinese analyst. US State Department…
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday confirmed a visit of its leaders to Pakistan. A three-member delegation had arrived in Islamabad from its Qatar-based office on Monday to discuss with Pakistan the…
Cairo, April 26 (IANS/AKI) Members of the Egyptian parliament’s human rights commission will visit the Italian parliament to discuss the murder in Cairo earlier this year of Italian student Giulio Regeni, the commission’s president said…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India on Tuesday called for improving regional connectivity to help Afghanistan harness its trade and transit potential while putting forward its suggestions to enhance cooperation in the area. “Connectivity in…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Yemen is exploring the advantages and strengths of India’s West Bengal state to increase trade between the two countries, a Yemeni diplomat said on Tuesday. “We do not have enough information…
Rome, April 26 (IANS/AKI) India’s jurisdiction over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 during an anti-piracy mission is “suspended”, the Italian government said on Tuesday. “Italy considers Indias jurisdiction over…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay has been elected president of the India-Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group. Vijay, who is member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs, called for…
Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Amanullah Khan, considered to be the architect of Kashmir’s armed insurgency and the founder of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), died on Tuesday in Pakistan after a chronic lung disease….
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) A day after India cancelled the visa of Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa, China said on Tuesday that it had approached the Indian side through diplomatic channels against his visit to Dharamsala…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India and Pakistan on Tuesday held their first formal talks since the January 2 Pathankot terror attack with both sides indulging in some plain speak. New Delhi raised the issue…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India on Tuesday called for improving connectivity in the region to help Afghanistan harness its trade and transit potential. Connectivity in the region has to be the centrepiece of all…
Guwahati: Congress leader Anand Sharma addresses during a press conference in Guwahati on April 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said certain diplomatic moves of the Narendra Modi-led…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his greetings to the Dutch people on their King’s Day, to the people of Sierra Leone and Togo…
London, April 26 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna lauded the Parsi community for its role in India’s freedom struggle as well as in post-independence nation-building. Sarna was speaking at an event held under the…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS The senior officials ‘ meeting on the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process co-chaired by India and Afghanistan got underway here on Tuesday. The Heart of Asia Istanbul Process is aimed…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday discussed Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai the situation in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the April 19 terror attack in Kabul that left…