Pakistan and India have agreed to hold foreign secretary level talks early next year to finalise the schedule and terms for the resumption of a comprehensive dialogue. ...
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Tremors were felt in some parts of northern India early on Saturday after a powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties or damage to property in the national capital where many residents were shaken out of their beds some 45 minutes past midnight Friday. The tremors were also felt in Jammu ...
China on Saturday welcomed the meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying it will help promote peace in South Asia. "The Chinese side welcomes the latest development in the Pakistan-India relationship," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said. On Friday, Modi stopped in Pakistan on his way to New De...
The Delhi government on Saturday suspended three transport department officials over alleged corruption in issuing fresh Letters Of Interest (LOIs) for three-wheelers. The three officials of the Delhi Transport Department - Deputy Commmissioner (auto rickshaw unit) Roy Biswas, inspector Manish Puri, and Anil Yadav, a clerk - were placed un...
"Please come, you are our guest. Please come and have tea with me." This is what Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said when his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi called him from Kabul and asked if he could halt in Lahore on his way home. Modi telephoned Sharif after having visited Russia and when he was still in Afghanistan. That is when Sharif decide...
People living in Tamil Nadu's coastal districts affected by 2004 tsunami on Saturday paid homage to the thousands who were swallowed by the giant waves on this day. Eleven years ago, life had turned upside down for thousands of families living in the coastal areas like Nagapattinam, Chennai, Cuddalore, Velankanni, Poompuhar in the state. Over 8,000 ...
The Kashmir Valley is witnessing intense cold with Chillai Kalan, the 40-day period of extreme cold, having commenced earlier this week. Night temperatures remained several notches below the freezing point on Saturday, as extreme cold tightened its grip on the valley. Nowhere in the valley and the cold desert Ladakh region of Jammu ...
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Kashmir on Saturday causing widespread fear and panic. ...
Leo Messi has topped Spanish paper Marca's list of the top 10 players of 2015, the media reported. ...
At least 37 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale jolted Pakistani capital Islamabad and parts of east Punjab in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Geo News said....
