Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A 41-year-old married Muslim man kidnapped a 14-year-old Christian girl suffering from epilepsy and mental health challenges in Lahore, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her while exploiting her health condition, a report has revealed.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar conducted the computerised draw for selection of Yatris for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's multi-nation tour highlights India's accelerating efforts to diversify energy sources, deepen strategic partnerships, and position itself as a key bridge between the Middle East and Europe in an increasingly fragmented global order, according to a news article.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan’s move to explore Panda bonds has raised concerns over deepening financial dependence on China, even as Islamabad seeks alternative financing channels to manage persistent external sector pressures, a report has said.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Germany risks repeating the United States’ early‑2000s deindustrialisation if it continues to admire China’s export success, a report has said and warned Europe's largest economy about a sharp rise in bilateral trade imbalances and targeted Chinese industrial policies.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to accelerate sharply to 12.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in May 2026, driven by rising fuel and food prices despite some relief from lower electricity tariffs, a report has said.
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Two miners were killed and another injured in two separate coal mine incidents in Shangla district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday.
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that it had repeatedly warned the country's earlier interim government led by Muhammad Yunus - both through written communication and meetings with health ministry officials - about vaccine shortages that could trigger a major health crisis, local media reported.
