Colombo, March 6 (IANS) The appointment of a junior police officer from Pakistan’s Punjab province as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has triggered unrest within the local police force, with six senior officers questioning the decision on grounds of seniority, merit, and institutional morale, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his counterparts from Mauritius and Bhutan on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi has warned that war in the Middle East continuing for a "few days" could cause Gulf exporters declaring force majeure, halting deliveries, pushing oil to $150 a barrel and natural gas to $40 per MMBtu (Metric Million British Thermal Unit) within weeks.
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) As many as 50 Air Force fighter jets were involved in the attack on Iranian regime's leadership compound in Tehran on February 28 that led to the assassination of country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) revealed on Friday.
Tehran, March 6 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday said that "some countries" have begun "mediation efforts" to resolve the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel which also led to the assassination of country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last week.
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Leaders of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) have warned that petrol pumps across the country may start shutting down within the next few days after several petroleum firms have cut their supplies, local media reported.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The mismanagement of Pakistan as a polity by its ruling elite has landed the country in periodic crises, which have been as much political as economic, and the resulting economic turmoil has necessitated 25 IMF programmes, each of which has compounded the country’s structural problems rather than providing a pathway to sustainable growth and development, a Pakistani media report said.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), held a meeting with visiting Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Fasel on the sidelines of the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Friday with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors.
Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) The rise and fall of Nepal’s former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli can be traced between two uprisings set apart by over half a century.
