Maldives thanks India for offering $50 million financial support

Male (IANS) Maldives, on Monday, expressed gratitude to India for offering a Government Treasury Bill of $50 million, which has supported the island nation in its fiscal reform efforts towards economic stability. 

Maldivian Foreign Minister…

Putin proposes direct talks with Kyiv in Istanbul to end Russia-Ukraine war

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday. 

Putin did not…

Condemning egregious terror attack in Pahalgam, G7 appeals to India, Pak to de-escalate

New Delhi (IANS) The G7 nations on Saturday urged immediate de-escalation amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following alleged missile strikes. 

"We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United…

Pakistan Defence Minister ridiculed at home for calling madrassa students as 'second line of defence'

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. From his bold statements and claims on an American news network citing social media content as proof to calling madrassa (religious…

Pak, India agree to immediate ceasefire, US says it mediated the truce

Washington: (May 10) President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that India and Pakistan have agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.

The US-brokered ceasefire came hours after militaries of India and Pakistan…

Pak begs for 'loans amid heavy losses' on X, Islamabad says account ‘hacked’

New Delhi (IANS) As India continued to successfully defend its territories and people from massive aerial attacks from across the border, Pakistan on Friday begged the international community for “more loans", citing “heavy losses inflicted by the…

India to flag Pakistan’s terror record at IMF loan meeting

New Delhi (IANS) India will oppose Pakistan’s case for availing a fresh $1.3 billion IMF loan at an executive board meeting of the multilateral institution to be held on Friday. 

Foreign Secretary Misri confirmed that India’s executive director,…

India slams Pakistan for sinking to new depths 'in quest for disinformation'

New Delhi (IANS) India on Friday yet again slammed Pakistan for continuously pedalling blatant lies, asserting that the Pakistani state machinery is sinking to new depths in its quest for disinformation. 

Addressing a special media briefing…

Cash-strapped Pakistan leaning on China’s largesse for arms flow

New Delhi (IANS) With the US having cut off arms supplies to Pakistan in the wake of the changed geopolitical situation in Afghanistan, cash-strapped Islamabad has been increasingly leaning on China in recent years to fill the gap. 

According…

India negates Pak drone/missile attack on over 15 places, knocks out Lahore air defence system

New Delhi (IANS) In a significant operation, India on Thursday morning targeted the Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan, during which the one at Lahore has been neutralised, said the government in a statement.