New Delhi: 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 Friday. Foreign Secretary Misri confirmed that India’s executive director, Parameswaran Iyer, will participate in the upcoming IMF board...
New York: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the US has said it is not going to get involved in a war that's "fundamentally none of our business". While the US cannot control India and Pakistan, it can encourage the two nuclear-armed neighbours to...
New Delhi: Facing mounting financial strain after Indian military strikes, Pakistan Friday made a desperate plea to international lenders, including the World Bank, for emergency loans. The Shehbaz Sharif-led government cited “heavy losses inflicted by the enemy” as it struggled to contain economic fallout and...
Vatican City: Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious...
New Delhi: Aerial attacks by Pakistan targeting Jammu as well as several military stations near the western border were successfully foiled by India’s air defence systems Thursday night. The attempted strike, involving drones and missiles, triggered blackouts and sirens across several areas in Jammu &...
Bhubaneswar: Amidst escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and growing fears of a broader conflict in the region, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday cautioned students about the consequences of terrorism, stating that many children in Pakistan are ruining their futures by getting involved...
India shot down Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets Thursday following Islamabad’s missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Jammu and nearby regions. The attempted strikes on Jammu civil airport, Samba, RS Pura, Arnia, and surrounding areas were largely intercepted by Indian air defence systems, officials said. Operation...
New Delhi: India Thursday banned Pakistan-origin content on OTT platforms, streaming services and digital intermediaries amid rising tensions between the two countries, following the Islamabad-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and the wave of fake news and propaganda unleashed by the hostile neighbouring...
New Delhi: The choice of de-escalation is with Pakistan as it escalated the situation with the Pahalgam terror attack and India only responded to it through Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Thursday. His comments at a media briefing came amid heightened tensions between...
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces targeted and destroyed Pakistani air defence systems in Lahore and several other locations Thursday, a day after Pakistan attempted to strike multiple Indian military installations in retaliation for India's "Operation Sindoor," officials said. According to Indian government sources, the...
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