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  • Heavy rains wreak havoc in Houston ahead of "Howdy Modi" mega event

    Sep 20, 2019

    Houston, Sep 20: The stage is all set for the mega "Howdy Modi" event where US President Donald Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will address over 50,000 Indian-Americans, but the torrential rains triggered by a tropical storm have wreaked havoc in Houston, prompting the governor to declare an emergency in several parts of the state of Texas.

  • India will soar high if Pak stoops low by raising Kashmir issue at UN: Akbaruddin

    Sep 20, 2019

    United Nations, Sep 20: India will soar high if Pakistan "stoops low" by raising the Kashmir issue at a high-level UN General Assembly session here next week, India's top envoy to the United Nations has asserted, warning that Islamabad may want to mainstream hate speech after normalising terrorism in the past.

  • Modi to inaugurate 'Gandhi Solar Park' - India's gift to the UN Headquarters

    Sep 20, 2019

    New York, Sep 20: In a first of its kind symbolic effort by India at the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 50 KW 'Gandhi Solar Park' next week during his visit to the world organisation, a gesture that highlights India's willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change.

  • Trump hints at some announcement at 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston

    Sep 19, 2019

    Washington, Sep 19: US President Donald Trump has hinted that there could be some announcement by him at the mega Howdy Modi! event in Houston on Sunday, where he would join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in addressing the 50,000-strong Indian diaspora.

  • 10 killed in car bomb attack in southern Afghanistan

    Sep 19, 2019

    Kabul, Sep 19: A car bomb attack targeting an intelligence services building in the southern Afghan city of Qalat on Thursday left at least 10 people dead and 85 wounded, the governor of Zabul province said. The attack also hit the hospital in the city, according to Rahmatullah Yarmal. The attack was claimed by a Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, who said it was against the National Directorate of Security.

  • Nirav Modi to appear via videolink for UK remand hearing

    Sep 19, 2019

    London, Sep 19: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, will appear before a UK court via videolink from his London prison on Thursday for a routine call-over remand hearing.

  • Modi, Trump to meet twice in US next week: ambassador Shringla

    Sep 19, 2019

    Washington, Sep 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet twice in less than a week this month, India's top envoy to America has said, asserting that the India-US strategic relationship has the potential to become the "defining partnership" within this century. Since his re-election in May this year, Prime Minister Modi has met President Trump twice.

  • Pak court set to hear Sharif's appeal against his conviction

    Sep 18, 2019

    Islamabad, Sep 18: A Pakistani court will hear on Wednesday the appeal of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in a corruption case. Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 when the accountability court convicted him in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case.

  • Man sentenced to 16 months for vandalising gurdwara in US

    Sep 18, 2019

    Washington, Sep 18: A 29-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for vandalising a Sikh temple in 2017, according to a media report. Artyom Manukyan's sentence is concurrent with a penalty he faces under a prior arson case, Los Angeles Times reported. He scrawled two hateful screeds outside the Hollywood Sikh Temple on Vermont Avenue in Los Feliz in August 2107, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

  • Indian national travelling with fake German passport denied entry into US

    Sep 18, 2019

    New York, Sep 18: A 28-year-old Indian national was refused entry into the US after the border authorities found that he was travelling with a fraudulent German passport. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted the Indian national on Monday at the Washington Dulles International Airport. Authorities declined to prosecute the Indian man, who was refused admission to the United States.

  • Pak urges international community to take serious cognizance of India's statement on PoK

    Sep 18, 2019

    Islamabad, Sep 17: Pakistan on Tuesday called on the international community to take "serious cognizance" of India's aggressive posturing about taking physical jurisdiction' of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying such "irresponsible and belligerent" statements from New Delhi have the potential to further escalate tensions and seriously jeopardise peace and security in the region.

  • Hindu girl found dead in hostel room in Pakistan

    Sep 17, 2019

    Karachi, September 17: A Pakistani Hindu dental college student was found dead in her hostel room in Pakistan's Sindh province with a rope tied to her neck, a media report said on Tuesday. Namrita Chandni, a final-year student of Bibi Asifa Dental College in Larkana district, was found lying on a cot by her friends on Monday with a rope tied to her neck. Her room locked from inside, The Express Tribune reported.

  • Trump says will meet PM Modi, Imran Khan soon

    Sep 17, 2019

    Washington, Sep 17: US President Donald Trump has said he will soon meet the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, even as he insisted that a lot of progress has been made in reducing tension between the two neighbours.

  • Trump to join Modi in Houston to address 50K Indian-Americans: White House

    Sep 16, 2019

    Washington, Sep 16: President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly address over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the mega "Howdy, Modi!" event in Houston on Sunday, which officials say is an "unprecedented" occasion, reflective of the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between India and the US.

  • Tension over Kashmir not to affect TAPI: Pak assures Turkmenistan

    Sep 15, 2019

    Islamabad, September 15: Pakistan has assured Turkmenistan that rising tensions with India will have no effect on TAPI gas pipeline project, a media report said on Sunday after doubts were raised over the future of the USD 10 billion trans-national project in the wake of fresh tension between New Delhi and Islamabad over Kashmir.

  • Imran Khan warns of possibility of conventional war with India

    Sep 15, 2019

    Islamabad, September 15: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said there was no question of talking to New Delhi after it revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he warned about the possibility of a conventional war with India which could go beyond the subcontinent. "So that's why we have approached the United Nations, we are approaching every international forum, that they must act right now," he said.

  • President Kovind unveils Mahatma Gandhi's bust in Switzerland

    Sep 14, 2019

    Villeneuve, Sep 14: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi, marking the 150th anniversary of the Father of the Nation and hoped that his legacy will inspire the mankind to tackle climate change and conserve ecology. Kovind, in a special event organised here, thanked the commune of Villeneuve for celebrating Gandhi's legacy and naming a Square after him.

  • 2 Pak soldiers killed in firing along Afghan border

    Sep 14, 2019

    Peshawar, Sep 14: At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed and as many injured in cross-border firing from the Afghan side in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, officials said. The firing killed two soldiers and injured two others in Shahi Kot area of Dir Upper district of the province. The condition of one of the soldier is said to be critical, the officials said.

  • Ladakh BJP MP blames undefined LAC for frequent border row with China

    Sep 14, 2019

    Leh, Sep 14: New Delhi and Beijing need to sit down and properly define the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to avoid border skirmishes, Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal has said. Describing the tension reported earlier this week along the border as "nothing serious", the BJP MP from the just-carved out Union Territory said, "We should not worry too much about such developments".

  • Fights break out as Hong Kong's polarisation deepens

    Sep 14, 2019

    Hong Kong, Sep 14: Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with political rivals trading blows in a mall and Beijing supporters using Chinese flags to assault opponents on a street, deepening the city's polarisation after months of pro-democracy protests. The once stable international hub has been convulsed by weeks of huge, sometimes violent rallies calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability.

  • Punjab CM seeks foreign ministry's help to bring bodies of 4 Sikhs from Italy

    Sep 14, 2019

    Chandigarh, Sep 14: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Union External Affairs Ministry to provide help in bringing back the mortal remains of four Sikh men drowned in a sewage tank in Italy. The incident happened on Thursday at a cattle farm in northern Italy due to the carbon dioxide fumes coming out from the cow manure, according to media reports.

  • Drone attacks strike major Saudi Aramco facility, oilfield

    Sep 14, 2019

    Dubai, Sep 14: Drones attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.

  • Switzerland extends support to strengthen India's fight against terrorism

    Sep 14, 2019

    Berne, Sep 14 Switzerland on Friday extended its support to India to strengthen its fight against terrorism in all its manifestations as President Ram Nath Kovind held talks with his Swiss counterpart Ueli Maurer and conveyed to him that his country has been a victim of state-sponsored terrorism for decades.

  • US lawmakers urge American envoys to facilitate de-escalation of Indo-Pak tension

    Sep 14, 2019

    Washington, Sep 14 A group of American lawmakers have expressed concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the US envoys in India and Pakistan to facilitate de-escalation of tension between the two countries as it presents "tremendous danger" to global peace and a clear national security risk for the US.

  • World believes India not Pakistan on Kashmir issue: Pak minister

    Sep 13, 2019

    By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, September 13: In a major embarrassment for the Imran Khan government, his Interior Minister Brigadier (Retd) Ijaz Ahmed Shah has admitted that Pakistan has failed to garner support from the international community on the Kashmir issue, saying despite Islamabad's efforts the world "rather believes India".

  • Pak PM Imran Khan to meet President Trump twice during US visit

    Sep 13, 2019

    By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, September 13: Prime Minister Imran Khan will have two meetings with President Donald Trump later this month during his visit to the US where the Pakistani premier will also attend his first UNGA session, according to a media report. According to Khan's schedule, the first meeting between both the leaders will be at lunch, whereas, the other will be at high tea, Geo News reported.

  • Pak hub of terrorism, spreads deceitful narratives on Kashmir: India at UN

    Sep 13, 2019

    By Yoshita Singh United Nations, September 13: Describing Pakistan as the "hub of terrorism", India has strongly hit back at the country for raking up the Kashmir issue at the Security Council, saying Islamabad misused the UN forum to spread "baseless and deceitful" narratives about it.

  • Pak PM Imran to visit Saudi Arabia again amidst Indo-Pak tensions

    Sep 12, 2019

    Islamabad, September 12: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Saudi Arabia later this month, his third trip to the Kingdom, a media report said on Thursday, amidst the Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir. According to Geo News, Khan will travel to Saudi Arabia before his trip to the US to address the UN General Assembly for the first time on September 27.

  • Pak PM to make 'policy statement' on Kashmir on Friday

    Sep 12, 2019

    By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, September 12: Pakistan on Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan will make a "policy statement" on Kashmir on Friday during his public address at the PoK's capital Muzaffarabad.

  • US lawmakers seek immediate end of communication blackout in Kashmir

    Sep 12, 2019

    By Lalit K Jha Washington, September 12: Two US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the human rights situation in Kashmir, and urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to press India to immediately end the communication blockade and release those who have been detained.

  • US designates Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mehsud as global terrorist

    Sep 11, 2019

    Washington/Islamabad, Sep 11: The US has slapped sanctions on the chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud and designated him as a global terrorist, as the Trump administration unveiled new tools to pursue terror suspects, their financiers and supporters globally.

  • More than 30 dead in stampede at Iraqi Shiite shrine

    Sep 11, 2019

    Karbala (Iraq), Sep 11: More than 30 pilgrims were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the Shiite holy day of Ashura. It is Iraq's deadliest mass stampede in recent history during Ashura, whose commemorative marches were previously targeted by Sunni extremist groups.

  • 10 killed in car bomb attack in southern Afghanistan: Governor

    Sep 11, 2019

    Kabul, Sep 19: A car bomb attack targeting an intelligence services building in the southern Afghan city of Qalat on Thursday left at least 10 people dead and 85 wounded, the governor of Zabul province said. The attack also hit the hospital in the city, according to Rahmatullah Yarmal. The attack was claimed by a Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, who said it was against the National Directorate of Security.

  • Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

    Sep 11, 2019

    Kabul, Sep 11: A rocket exploded at the US Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported no injuries. A plume of smoke rose over central Kabul shortly after midnight and sirens could be heard.

  • US media showing one-sided perspective on Kashmir, says Indian envoy

    Sep 11, 2019

    Washington, Sep 11: Some sections of the American media, especially the liberal media, is focussed on a perspective on Kashmir that has been "pushed forward" by those who are "inimical" to India's interest, the country's ambassador to the United States has said.

  • Pakistan asks UNHRC not to remain indifferent to situation in Kashmir

    Sep 10, 2019

    Geneva, Sep 10: Pakistan on Tuesday said the UNHRC must not remain "indifferent" to the situation in Kashmir after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status, saying it is the repository of the world's conscience on human rights. Addressing the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council here, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the top UN rights body should not be embarrassed on the world stage by its inaction over the issue.

  • India Set To Rebut Pak On Kashmir At UN Rights Body Today

    Sep 10, 2019

    NEW DELHI: Sep 10: India and Pakistan are expected to face off today over Jammu and Kashmir at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland. Pakistan, which has so far been unsuccessfully flagging the government's move to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two union territories at various international forums, had announced that it will speak on the matter.

  • Trump nominates Indian-American as Florida judge

    Sep 10, 2019

    Washington, Sep 10: US President Donald Trump on Monday nominated an Indian American as a federal judge in Florida. Anuraag Singhal is among the 17 judiciary nomination sent by the White House to the Senate. If confirmed by the Senate, the Indian-American would replace James I. Cohn as the United States district judge for the southern district of Florida. Singhal is the first Indian-American to be nominated for this position in Florida.

  • India calls for reforms in peacekeeping

    Sep 10, 2019

    United Nations, Sep 9: India has told the UN Security Council that peacekeeping currently is in a "no man's land" and called for next generation of reforms in peacekeeping based on incentivisation, innovation and institutionalisation.

  • Indo-Pak tensions 'less heated' now than 2 weeks ago: Trump

    Sep 10, 2019

    Washington, Sep 10: The relationship between India and Pakistan is "less heated" now than what was two weeks ago, United States President Donald Trump has said, reiterating his offer to help the two South-Asian neighbours only if both of them want. The comments by Trump were his first and comes two weeks since his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France on August 26.

  • India, Russia against 'outside influence' in internal matters of any nation: PM Modi

    Sep 04, 2019

    Vladivostok, Sep 4: India and Russia are against "outside influence" in the internal matters of any nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after comprehensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at finding new horizons of bilateral cooperation in areas like trade, defense, space, oil and gas, nuclear energy and maritime connectivity.

  • India, Pak agree on visa-free travel by Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur gurdwara

    Sep 04, 2019

    Attari/New Delhi, Sep 4: India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on visa-free travel by Indian pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan using the Kartarpur corridor, officials said. However, during the meeting between the two sides at Attari in Punjab's Amritsar district, Pakistan insisted on charging a service fee for allowing pilgrims to visit the gurdwara, which was not agreeable to the Indian side.

  • Azhar, Saeed declared individual terrorists under new anti-terror law

    Sep 04, 2019

    New Delhi, Sep 4: Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed were on Wednesday declared individual terrorists by the government under a new anti-terror law. The decisions have been taken nearly a month after Parliament approved a crucial amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 1967.

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