Agencies - September 17, 2019
SRINAGAR – Governor Satya Pal Malik”s decision to get the land allotment made under the Roshni Act investigated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is likely to expose the plunder by several politicians and former Ministers in the state. According to sources, some top leaders of the National Conference (NC), the Congress and the Peoples Democratic […]
Agencies - September 5, 2019
The draconian communication blackout in Kashmir is an outrageous protracted assault on the civil liberties of the people of Kashmir, said Amnesty International India as it launched a campaign on Thursday in a bid to highlight the human cost of the lockdown.
Agencies - August 4, 2019
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has linked the ongoing Afghan peace process with the situation at the Line of Control (LoC) saying the action taken by the Indian Army is a “distraction”. Speaking to a Pak media channel, he said, “On one hand the Afghan peace process is going through a critical stage, […]
Agencies - August 4, 2019
NEW DELHI — UK, Germany and Singapore issued travel advisory “strongly” discouraging their citizens from travelling to Jammu and Kashmir due to the recent security alert in the state and asked those staying in the Kashmir Valley or along the Armanath Yatra pilgrimage route to leave the state. “Travel to Kashmir is strongly discouraged,” Germany said. […]
Agencies - August 2, 2019
It’s currency. It’s luxury. It’s even dessert. But those are only the base uses of gold. This is the stuff of gods, big and small.
Agencies - March 22, 2018
Iran’s rail industry gets a fresh boost from China’s dedication of $845 million to build a train line connecting Tehran to the western cities of Hamadan and Sanandaj.
Agencies - January 10, 2017
Afghan officials are pushing to create a safe zone for Taliban insurgents in a bid to wean them away from traditional sanctuaries inside Pakistan, in a radical and contentious strategy to de-escalate the conflict.
Agencies - May 5, 2016
Russia’s defence minister said on Wednesday that Moscow will set up three new divisions in the west and south of the country by the end of the year to counter NATO forces close to its border.