New York, March 23 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday sounded optimistic about an imminent settlement of the Iran War with major points of agreement in talks, while Tehran was signalling that there were no negotiations.
Ottawa, March 23 (IANS) The so-called 'Khalistani movement' is a toxic cycle of intimidation and glorification of violence that has been kept alive by a small section of the diaspora as a grotesque parody of activism in Canada. It suppresses free speech in Western countries, undermines India-Canada relations, and unfairly impacts the majority of law-abiding Sikhs who have no affiliation with separatism, a report highlighted on Monday.
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) Pakistani authorities suspect that drug addicts trying to steal copper from the basement may have caused the renewed fire incident at Karachi's Gul Plaza, local media reported.
Quetta, March 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Monday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of another student in Balochistan by the Pakistani forces.
Washington, March 23 (IANS) President Donald Trump Monday said negotiations with Iran could lead to long-term stability in the Middle East, a region vital to global energy supplies and home to millions of expatriates.
Quetta, March 23 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch rejected the observance of 'Pakistan Day' on Monday as "fake", stating that the decision to cancel the military parade by the Pakistani authorities on the occasion reflects rising insecurity and mounting internal pressure.
Moscow, March 23 (IANS) Sergei Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Iran, on Monday held a phone conversation over the latest situation in the Persian Gulf with Moscow emphasising the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
New York, March 23 (IANS) Saying that Iran and the US were having “very good and productive” negotiations, President Donald Trump walked back on his threat to bomb Iran’s power infrastructure by Monday night, and extended the deadline by five days.
Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) Nepal has decided to allow solo foreign trekkers to visit designated restricted areas, ending the existing permit system that previously allowed access only to groups.
Kathmandu/New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Even before a new government officially assumes office in Nepal, certain contentious issues coming to the public domain recently are raising serious questions over the previous government's economic and ideological connections with China.
