Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge leadership of two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) How does it feel to sit steady while everything around you seems to be on fire? It is an unsettling image, but it aptly captures India's position in today's world.
Washington, March 29 (IANS) A community-led fundraiser in the national capital has raised $200,000, as a US-based non-profit body set a goal to support 100,000 people with special abilities in India this year through assistive technology, healthcare access, and volunteer-driven programmes.
Washington, March 28 (IANS) An Indian American senior executive at Microsoft has turned to memory and meaning in a new memoir that argues leadership is shaped long before one writes a line of code.
Colombo, March 29 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday expressed gratitude to India for swift support after 38,000 metric tons of fuel shipped by New Delhi reached Colombo.
Kathmandu, March 29 (IANS) Police on Sunday arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Deepak Khadka, in a money laundering case, a senior police officer said.
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Prices of medicines have increased in the open market and the pharmaceutical hub of Bohor Bazaar in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, with prices rising from 50 per cent to as high as 500 per cent, local media reported on Sunday.
Valetta, March 29 (IANS) India and Malta held fourth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Valletta and reviewed bilateral ties. The two nations agreed to take forward cooperation in sectors like Information and Communications Technology, healthcare, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and education.
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) The death of a young Tibetan monk serves as a stark warning of the escalating repression in Tibet, with Chinese authorities treating even acts such as sharing information on a digital messaging platform as potential security threats, a report this week revealed.
Islamabad/Kabul, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan, despite claiming self-defence in its conflict with Afghanistan, cannot evade strict requirements of international law governing the use of force, particularly in the territory of another nation. The norms necessitate proportional response and clear distinction between military and civilian targets, a report has highlighted.
