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…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday arrived in Nepal for Saarc foreign ministerial-level meeting scheduled for Thursday. “EAM @sushmaswaraj arrives…
Pokhara (Nepal), March 16 (IANS) India is pursuing with renewed vigour its neighbourhood first policy, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday. As far as India is concerned, we are pursuing with renewed vigour our…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Veteran Pakistani politician and former minister Syeda Abida Hussain, who has also served as her country’s ambassador to the US, feels that India-Pakistan relations are unlikely to…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday left for Saarc foreign ministerial level meeting scheduled for Thursday in Nepal’s Pokhara city. “Leaving for Nepal. EAM @sushmaswaraj departs for the…
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…
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…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) An Indian delegation has called for more interaction between the people of India and Pakistan which can bridge the gap between New Delhi and Islamabad and bring the neighbouring nations closer…
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…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 25 others injured in a bomb blast in a bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning, a media report said. The blast…
By Arul Lewis United Nations, March 16 (IANS) As India challenges centuries-old biases, the power of one million elected women is influencing communities across India through the local self-government bodies, according to Women and Child…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 injured in a bombing that targeted a bus carrying passengers in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning, a media report said. The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 16 (IANS) India has called for strictly enforcing the Security Council sanctions on the Taliban and al-Qaida to combat the resurgent terrorist threat to Afghanistan. India’s Permanent Representative Syed…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Twelve spies were arrested in Rajasthan since 2013, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that five arrests took place…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Indian government barred five Pakistani diplomats and two of their family members from travelling to Kolkata to watch the upcoming World T20 match between the two neighbouring countries on…
Colombo, March 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party (UNP) held a protest here on Tuesday against the Joint Opposition which groups former president Mahinda Rajapakse. Several parliamentarians and members of the UNP gathered…
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said New Delhi has great confidence in Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision power. Jaishankar urged Oli to carry ahead the works upon…
Kabul, March 15 (IANS) Visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday reiterated the military alliance’s support to Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference jointly with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Stoltenberg said that NATO would…
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) The Pakistan National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution to take steps to declare Holi, Diwali and Easter as holidays for minorities in the country. “This house is of the opinion…
New Delhi: Union MoS Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Parliament on Day-1 of the budget session in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A seventh of the…