Have faith in god during conflicts: Pope
Vatican City, March 16 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday voiced solidarity with those in the Middle East who are currently suffering from wars and violence, and urged them to have trust in god. “How many…
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Pakistan, Turkmenistan sign accord to curb terror financing
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan and Turkmenistan on Wednesday signed agreements including one on financial intelligence to curb money laundering and terrorism financing, officials said. The visiting president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistani Prime…
Defence installations completely secured: Parrikar
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday asserted that defence installations in the country were completely secured and the government was spending more…
Border intrusions reduced by 35 percent: Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said there was more than 35 percent reduction in cases of border intrusion in 2015 over…
Air India flight evacuated after bomb scare
Bangkok, March 16 (IANS) An Air India flight was ordered to park at an isolated area of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on Wednesday after a bomb threat, an airport official said. Air India flight AI…
Saudi Arabia hails Russian pull-out from Syria
Riyadh, March 16 (IANS) Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Wednesday welcomed the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria as a “positive step”, Al Arabiya News reported. Al-Jubeir told reporters that he hoped the…
Iran criticises UN report as ‘politically-motivated’
Tehran, March 16 (IANS) Iran on Wednesday dismissed a recent report by the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Tehran, Ahmed Shaheed, as “politically-motivated”, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. “We believe that the…
Radhe Maa in more trouble; to be booked for ‘trishul’ on flight
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) A magistrate here on Wednesday ordered police to lodge an FIR under the Arms Act against self-styled godwoman Sukhwinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa for carrying a sharp ‘trishul’ (trident) on a…
Three Bodo militants killed in Assam
Guwahati, March 16 (IANS) Three militants of Bodo outfit NDFB — two of whom were trained in Myanmar and were wanted in many cases — were killed in gunfights with police in Assam, an official…
ATS keeping tabs on Kashmiris in Goa: CM
Panaji, March 16 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Goa Police has been instructed to conduct door-to-door checks of tenements inhabited by people from Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday. In…
Peshawar bus bomb kills 16 government officials
Peshawar, March 16 (IANS) A powerful bomb, detonated by a timing mechanism, ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and causing injuries to another two…
Mosque bombing in Nigeria kills 22
Abuja, March 16 (IANS) At least 22 people were confirmed dead after two suicide attacks on Wednesday targeted a mosque in Umarari village of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, a spokesman of the Nigerian army…
Pakistan did not give officials’ itinerary for WT20 travel: India
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that it was not informed about the itinerary of the travel of various Pakistani High Commission officials to attend Pakistan’s matches in the ongoing World…
Indian envoy in Pakistan summoned over World T20 permission denial
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and lodged a “strong protest” over the Indian government’s refusal to grant permission to its New Delhi-based diplomats to travel to…
Make in India for M777 howitzer to take centrestage at DefExpo
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) BAE Systems world-class, battle-proven M777 ultra lightweight howitzer, for which India and the United States are in discussions for a Foreign Military Sale for the Indian Army, will take centrestage…
14 killed in Nigeria mosque attack
Abuja, March 16 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 21 injured on Wednesday in a suicide attack inside a mosque in Nigeria. The attack took place at a mosque in Umarari village in…
10 militants killed in Afghanistan operation
Kabul, March 16 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed by Afghan National Army (ANA) during an operation in eastern province of Kunar, an army source said on Wednesday. “The ANA conducted a clean-up operation…
Turkmenistan President to discuss TAPI project with Pakistan
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who on Wednesday arrived here on a two-day visit to Pakistan, will discuss with Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif TAPI gas pipeline project. The visit is being considered…
Latest Reunion Island debris ‘unlikely’ from MH370
Canberra, March 16 (IANS) Australian officials leading the search into missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Wednesday expressed doubt that the debris found recently on the Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is part of…
India frees nine Pakistani fishermen
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least nine Pakistani fishermen were released by India as a goodwill gesture, Pakistani media reported. According to the Edhi Foundation, the Pakistani fishermen were handed over to Pakistan Rangers officials…