Added on June 1, 2020
Press Trust of India
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi wrote a letter to the top UN officials, highlighting the Kashmir issue, the Foreign Office said on Saturday. The minister addressed another “comprehensive communication” to the UN Security Council President and the UN Secretary General, apprising them of the latest situation in Kashmir through a letter of 21 […]
Added on June 1, 2020
Press Trust of India
Washington: US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the “outdated” bloc to G10 or G11, including India and three other nations to the grouping of the world’s top economies. Trump has been over the weeks suggesting that there is “no greater example” of reopening amid […]
Added on June 1, 2020
Press Trust of India
Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress, the country’s main Opposition party, will table a separate Constitution amendment bill in Parliament to address some of the demands of the Madhes-based parties while backing another one tabled by the government to alter the country’s map, amidst a border row with India. The Nepali Congress (NC) had first registered the […]
Added on June 1, 2020
Press Trust of India
Beijing: China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier ‘Shandong’ has started conducting sea trials and training to test its equipment and weapons, the Chinese military said. The ship, China’s second aircraft carrier, is carrying out sea trials as per an annual plan that includes training subjects, Defence spokesman Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang was quoted as saying by […]
Added on June 1, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Sunday said no violence is taking place between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh currently, after a video emerged on the social media purportedly showing clashes between the two sides. “The contents of the video being circulated are not authenticated. Attempt to link it with the situation on […]
Added on May 31, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government will not allow India’s pride to be hurt under any circumstances even as he said bilateral talks were on at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the row. Singh also said […]
Added on May 31, 2020
Press Trust of India
India sees its chance of securing a seat
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the new voting arrangements due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with India assured a win being the sole contender for the Asia Pacific seat. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the decision on Friday […]
Added on May 31, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: In a low-key affair, the priests offered prayers at the Ragnya Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday after the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Every year thousands of devotees, especially Kashmiri Pandits, arrive at Mata Ragnya Devi temple in Tulmulla to celebrate the […]
Added on May 31, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended wishes to the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami. “Best wishes, especially to the Kashmiri Pandit community, on the very special occasion Jyeshtha Ashtami,” he said in a tweet. “With the divine blessings of Mata Kheer Bhawani, may everyone be happy, healthy and […]
Added on May 31, 2020
Press Trust of India
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has busted a racket involving an illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange in suburban Govandi here and arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Saturday. Based on a specific tip-off received by the military intelligence, the Mumbai crime branch and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly conducted a raid […]
