Dhaka, Nov 20 (IANS) As many as 70 Sikh pilgrims left Amritsar for a special religious yatra to Bangladesh, where they will participate in ceremonies commemorating two significant events in Sikh history — the 356th Parkash Purb (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev and the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, a report said on Thursday
Tel Aviv, Nov 20 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday rolled out the red carpet for Israeli businesses to invest in India’s fast-growing economy with “limitless opportunities” in the technology, pharmaceuticals space and defence sectors.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India on Thursday said that it is looking forward to a successful and productive G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa's Johannesburg later this week which will also see participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi visited the National Defence University (NDU) at Washington's Fort Lesley J McNair, holding discussions with NDU President Vice Admiral Peter A Garvin on further strengthening defence ties between India and the United States.
Quetta, Nov 20 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The 7th National Security Advisor (NSA) level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) was held in New Delhi on Thursday, where the member states reiterated their commitment to the vision and objectives of CSC, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced.
Dar es Salaam, Nov 20 (IANS) Maritime security topped the agenda at an engagement between Indian and Tanzanian naval officials in a step towards advancing ongoing cooperation, an official said on Thursday.
Kabul, Nov 20 (IANS) More than 10,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Pakistan and Iran in a single day on Wednesday, a top Taliban official stated on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) After former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests that led to her ousting, her son Sajeeb Wazed on Thursday said that whatever is happening in the nation is “Jamaat’s revenge,” adding that Jamaat-e-Islami never wanted Bangladesh to be independent from Pakistan.
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Around 400 Afghan nationals, including several artists and their families, have approached the Peshawar High Court, requesting the judge to issue orders for government to halt their forced deportation to Afghanistan in accordance with the principle of non-refoulment as they would be subjected to persecution in their country, the local media reported on Thursday.
