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Pakistan Deputy PM draws flak after citing fake image to praise PAF in Parliament

By Hamza Ameer | May 16, 2025 11:33 AM

Islamabad, May 16 (IANS) Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has come under widespread criticism for citing a fake newspaper image praising Pakistan, circulated over social media platforms, falsely claiming it to be from the UK-based paper The Daily Telegraph. Ishar Dar referred to the fake image describing Pakistan Airforce (PAF) as the ‘undisputed king of the skies’, during his speech in the Parliament session on Thursday.

India hosts UN panel on Lord Buddha’s teachings to mark International Day of Vesak

IANS | May 16, 2025 8:49 AM

New York, May 16 (IANS) The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York commemorated the International Day of Vesak on Friday with a distinguished panel discussion titled 'Teachings of Gautama Buddha – a Path to Internal and Global Peace.'

India remains fastest-growing economy at 'precarious moment' for world: UN

Arul Louis | May 16, 2025 5:04 AM

United Nations, May 16 (IANS) India remains the fastest-growing large economy and is expected to record a 6.3 per cent growth this fiscal year, while the global economy faces a "precarious moment," according to the UN.

UK High Court rejects fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s bail plea

IANS | May 15, 2025 11:58 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, in London rejected bail plea of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi who already had made several such futile attempts.

In call with EAM Jaishankar, Afghanistan FM firmly rejects attempts to create distrust with India

IANS | May 15, 2025 9:30 PM

Kabul/New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday evening spoke with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, appreciating the ruling regime's condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack and outright dismissal of attempts being made to create distrust between Kabul and New Delhi.

UK in talks with several countries to set up 'return hubs' for asylum seekers

IANS | May 15, 2025 8:45 PM

Tirana, May 15 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced that the United Kingdom is in talks with several countries to set up 'return hubs' for failed asylum seekers while they await deportation.

India remains committed to ensuring safety, comfort, and well-being of all Hajis

IANS | May 15, 2025 8:27 PM

Riyadh, May 15 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Khan met pilgrims from different Indian states in Mecca on Thursday as the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to make efforts to ensure a smooth and seamless Haj pilgrimage for all.

Under Erdogan, Pakistan's 'all-weather brother' Turkey is clearly hostile to India

Baidya Bikash Basu | May 15, 2025 8:04 PM

New Delhi: Under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule, Turkey has undergone a dramatic transformation from a relatively secular, pro-Western democracy to a country moving towards Islamist populism. Central to this transformation has been Erdogan's use of the media as a strategic weapon, both at domestic and international fronts.

Pakistan's 'kill and dump' policy not tool of fear but genocidal mechanism: Baloch rights defenders

IANS | May 15, 2025 7:25 PM

Quetta, May 15 (IANS) Terming the recent abductions and murders of Tariq Baloch and Sameer Sabzal as fresh evidence of Islamabad's continued policy of annihilation, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday stated that Pakistan's war against the Baloch people remains calculated and brutal as ever with its "kill and dump" policy.

India thanks Honduras for expressing 'strong solidarity' over Pahalgam attack

IANS | May 15, 2025 6:18 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Having placed high emphasis on international cooperation in combating the menace of terrorism, India on Thursday thanked Honduras for expressing solidarity with India after the heinous terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed and a number of others sustained injuries.

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Pakistan Deputy PM draws flak after citing fake image to praise PAF in Parliament

India hosts UN panel on Lord Buddha’s teachings to mark International Day of Vesak

India remains fastest-growing economy at 'precarious moment' for world: UN

UK High Court rejects fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s bail plea

In call with EAM Jaishankar, Afghanistan FM firmly rejects attempts to create distrust with India

UK in talks with several countries to set up 'return hubs' for asylum seekers

India remains committed to ensuring safety, comfort, and well-being of all Hajis

Under Erdogan, Pakistan's 'all-weather brother' Turkey is clearly hostile to India

Pakistan's 'kill and dump' policy not tool of fear but genocidal mechanism: Baloch rights defenders

India thanks Honduras for expressing 'strong solidarity' over Pahalgam attack

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