Rome: President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met briefly at the Vatican Saturday before the funeral for Pope Francis as the American leader steps up the pressure to end Russia's war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy's office had said teams were making arrangements for the...
Tehran: A massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran has killed four people, authorities said Saturday. Babak Mahmoudi, the head of the country's rescue organisation, made the announcement on state television. At least 516 others have been injured in the blast at...
Islamabad: Alerts were issued across Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as water levels on River Jhelum rose suddenly Saturday afternoon with locals alleging release of water from the Indian side without any intimation being given to the Pakistani authorities. Locals living along River Jhelum from...
Vatican City: The funeral Mass for Pope Francis is underway in a packed St. Peter's Square. The Argentine pontiff died Monday. Mourners began streaming into the square at dawn on Saturday. Bells tolled to signal the start of the procession bringing Francis' coffin from St....
New York: US President Donald Trump has said there has always been tensions between India and Pakistan and the two countries will figure it out between themselves “one way or the other.” Trump made these remarks Friday after he was asked about tensions between India...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday expressed the country's readiness to participate in any "neutral, transparent and credible" investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack which has brought both countries on the verge of an all-out confrontation. PM Shehhaz made this offer while addressing the...
Islamabad: Following the horrific killing of 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, Pakistan is facing mounting accusations of promoting terrorism. As the Shehbaz Sharif government attempts to counter the allegations, it is also encountering sharp criticism and sarcasm from its citizens. The April 22...
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has threatened that blood would flow in rivers if water is stopped, in a sharp response to India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) after the Pahalgam terror attack. "The Indus is ours and will...
Pahalgam attack: A Pakistani official triggered outrage by making a throat-slitting gesture at peaceful protest outside Pakistan High Commission in London.
United Nations: The Security Council has 'condemned in the strongest terms' the Pahalgam terrorist attack and urged all countries to cooperate in bringing all those involved in the massacre, to justice. The members of the Security Council “stressed that those responsible for these killings should...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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