New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought details from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad following reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two Pakistani Hindu girls in Sindh province.
…Astana (IANS) Kazakhstan's new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Saturday signed a decree to officially rename the country's capital Astana as Nur-Sultan.
The capital is being renamed after former President Nursultan…
Nanjing (IANS) Death toll has risen to 44 and 90 others were seriously injured after an explosion ripped through an industrial park on Thursday afternoon in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, the rescue headquarters said on Friday.
Washington (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies that have helped North Korea evade restrictions imposed by Washington and the UN Security Council, a senior administration official said.
The official told CNN on Thursday…
Berlin (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an "orderly Brexit" until "the very last hour".
Merkel said that current events were in a "state of flux", adding that European Union leaders…
Islamabad (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wished the Hindu community in Pakistan "a very happy and peaceful Holi".
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also took to Twitter…
Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he would be donating part of his annual presidential salary to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
On Monday, Trump posted a photo on Twitter of a cheque for $100,000…
Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday indicated that it won't recognise the successor of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama if found in India.
The 14th Dalai Lama has been living in India in exile since 1959 after a failed revolt against…
Beijing (IANS) China has described as "one of the most notorious terror attacks" the 2008 Mumbai killings for which Pakistan was blamed.
The statement was made in a white paper called "The Fight Against Terrorism…
Dhaka (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities have arrested a senior member of football's world governing body FIFA for allegedly defaming the country's prime minister.
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, a FIFA Council member, was detained…