New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after the Lahore park blast that killed at least 69, and expressed his condolences. “PM Narendra Modi called Pakistan…
Lahore, March 28 (IANS) A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 65 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast,…
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands beside a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including women…
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The US has never before worked so closely with India to bolster the latter’s indigenous capabilities, a US consular official said, adding that the presence of nearly 90 US companies at…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight was on Sunday evacuated at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after authorities received a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. The…
Lahore: The site where more than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the crowded Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore of Pakistan on March 27, 2016. (Photo:…
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army has been pressed in to control the situation as thousands protesting the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – a former Punjab police commando hanged last month for assassinating Punjab governor…
Imphal, March 27 (IANS) Over 2,200 people were booked and fines amounting to more than Rs.2 lakh were imposed for unruly behaviour during Holi which was celebrated for nearly five days in Manipur, police said…
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) A nation which neglects its navy cannot become a superpower, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday. “A nation which neglects sea power doesn’t really become a superpower and India needs…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha is on a four-day ‘goodwill visit’ to Israel, an official statement said on Sunday. The visit of Air Chief Marshal Raha, who is also…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at the Kathmandu airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. “We…
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Over 1,000 companies and 47 countries are taking part in the largest Defexpo India 2016 that begins in Goa on Monday. The ninth edition of Defexpo India, a biennial exhibition on…
Ankara, March 27 (IANS) At least four Islamic State militants were detained by Turkish police, the Turkish armed forces said on Sunday. The four suspected IS militants, crossing into Turkey illegally from Syria, were captured…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) The Nepal Army chief, General Rajendra Chhetri left on a week-long visit of China on Sunday, the day Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli returns from his official tour of the neighbouring…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) The Syrian army fully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, following days of intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) group. The Syrian army and its…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) More than 400 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in recent battles in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor group reported on Sunday, as the Syrian army fully captured the…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 27 (IANS) Over 10,000 troops marched on Sunday to commemorate Myanmar’s 71st Armed Forces Day in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. Ranks, mobile rocket launchers and military transport vehicles…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) The Syrian army fully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, following days of intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) group. The Syrian army and its…
Kabul, March 27 (IANS) A total of 53 militants gave up fighting and surrendered their weapons in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday. “Today (Sunday) we are welcoming 53 former armed oppositions, including 43 Taliban and…