Kathmandu: The last rites of the four members of an Indian family who were killed in the plane crash in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district would be performed at the sacred Pashupatinath Temple here after their post-mortem, sources said on Tuesday.
Businessman Ashok Kumar Tripathi (54) and his Thane-based estranged wife...
Islamabad: Officials from India and Pakistan have discussed a wide range of water-related issues during a meeting as part of the Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW), the Foreign Office said on Tuesday.A six-member delegation led by Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah attended the...
A religious group reportedly attacked the Baloch and Pashtun students at the Punjab University in Lahore and critically wounded several of the students. The police also raided the hostels and arrested several Baloch and Pashtun students.
Baloch Student Council Lahore spokesperson said that the members of the Jamiat attacked the...
Scores of protestors blocked the main CPEC road in protest, demanding the withdrawal of the security forces from the area. The protestors claimed that the forces had fired several mortar shots at the nearby settlement without any provocation. They expressed relief that no one was injured or killed in...
The distribution of aid, including rice and milk powder, received under the Indian Line of Credit to low-income families in Sri Lanka has commenced, the Food Commissioner's Department said on Sunday. Food Commissioner JP Krishnamurthy said that distribution of the aid to low-income families in all 25 districts, including...
Passenger train services between India and Bangladesh resumed on Sunday after an over two-year gap owing to the pandemic with the flagging of Bandhan Express from Kolkata station on way to Khulna in the neighbouring country, an Eastern Railway (ER) official said here.
Maitree Express is also scheduled to resume...
Sri Lanka, reeling under its worst economic crisis since independence and hit by political turmoil, has asked India for bridging finance until the economic adjustment programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can be negotiated and finalised.
The two sides explored the possibility of increasing and restructuring the assistance provided...
Pledging to provide “tangible benefits” for nations in the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of the Quad have launched a maritime surveillance plan that analysts say is their most significant move to date to counter China.The Quad – an informal alliance made up of Japan, the United States, India and...
Bachelet had defended her visit earlier on Saturday while still inside China, saying it was “not an investigation” but called on Beijing to avoid “arbitrary and indiscriminate measures” in its crackdown in Xinjiang.
She said the trip was a chance for her to speak with “candour” to Chinese authorities as well...
China, Russia, Iran and 4 central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan - joined India in strongly condemning terrorism in a joint statement after the 4th NSA-level regional security dialogue in Dushanbe while also calling for dismantling of terror camps in Afghanistan and the region.
Significantly, while not...
