Colombo, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maitrey Kulkarni, on Thursday, handed over more bailey bridges to Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development Upali Samarasinghe.
Quetta, Aug 6 (IANS) Incidents of armed attacks on Pakistani forces’ vehicles were reported in the Chahtar area of Darbandin in Chagai district located in the northwestern corner of Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported on Thursday.
Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has officially declared July 15 as 'National Football Teams Day', commemorating the national side's dramatic victory over England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final and extending the tribute to every national team representing the country.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday urged the Opposition, especially Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, to allow the two Houses to function so that Union Home Minister Amit Shah may address them, a demand being raised by the protesting leaders themselves.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) China’s decision to impose a 20 per cent tax on offshore trusts has set off a scramble among the country's ultra-rich families, trustees and advisers in Hong Kong and Singapore to raise cash to pay outstanding amounts, a new report has said.
Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Even when Jammu and Kashmir's Maharaja Hari Singh acceded all parts of his domain to India, the tribal invasion, sponsored, aided, and assisted by Pakistan, divided the erstwhile state into two parts, and the forcibly occupied areas of the state like Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, and Baltistan came to be known as parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Manchester, Aug 6 (IANS) Lancashire have signed Pakistan's experienced spinner Noman Ali for the last six matches of the County Championship at the Old Trafford Stadium as they look to move up in the division before the season comes to an end.
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Mortal remains of renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and four other climbers have been airlifted to Skardu after they were killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak mountain in Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday.
Tehran, Aug 6 (IANS) Iran's Acting Defence Minister, Brigadier General Majid Ebn-e-Reza, on Thursday expressed the Iranian Armed Forces' readiness to respond to any threat and emphasised that Tehran's capabilities are backed by its domestic defence industry, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Fast bowler Brijesh Sharma has joined the Jammu and Kashmir squad for the upcoming 2026/27 domestic season. Brijesh hails from Mada town in Udhampur district and came into the limelight after making his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals earlier this year.
