On same page with Cong-NC: Pak minister on Article 370

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance in India are aligned on the issue of restoring Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir. 

Asif…

India's major terror threats come from ISIL, Al-Qaeda-linked groups in J&K: FATF report

Paris (IANS) The most frequent and significant source of Terror Financing (TF) in four of the six theatres of conflicts of India comes from outside the borders of country, the latest Mutual Evaluation Report released by global Financial Action Task…

Death toll from device explosions in Lebanon rises to 37, injuries near 3000

Beirut (IANS) The death toll in explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday has risen to 37, whereas the injuries came at 2,931, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Thursday. 

Tuesday's…

Hezbollah vows retaliation after exploding pagers kill at least 9, leave 3,000 injured

Beirut (IANS) Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel after pagers used by its members exploded across Lebanon simultaneously, killing at least nine people and leaving almost 3,000 injured in a dramatic and unprecedented attack at a time of…

Philippines: 20 dead, 14 missing in cyclones, monsoon

Manila (IANS) At least 20 people have died, and 14 others are missing due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon as well as two recent tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the Philippine authorities said on Wednesday. 

The National…

Iran one of the foremost executioners of women globally, say foreign ministers in joint statement

London (IANS) Women and girls continue to face severe repression in Iran, the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement issued on Monday, on…

'Misinformed and unacceptable': India hits out at Iran's supreme leader's remarks

New Delhi (IANS) India on Monday strongly reacted to remarks by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the "suffering" of the Muslim community in the south Asian country, along with in Gaza and Myanmar. 

"We strongly deplore the…

India sends humanitarian aid to drought-struck Namibia

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Namibia as humanitarian aid to address the food security needs of the drought-stricken African nation. 

This initiative aligns with India's commitment…

ADB to help Bangladesh for vital structural reforms

Dhaka (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will help the Bangladeshi interim government's efforts for vital structural reforms in the country.

The Manila-based lender expressed its eagerness to help the crisis-ridden South Asian…

20 killed as two tribes clash near gold mine in Papua New Guinea

Sydney (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed in heavy fighting that has erupted between two tribes near a gold mine in Papua New Guinea, while women, girls, the elderly, and young boys rushed to escape the area, reports said on Monday. 

The…