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6 Pak citizens held for smuggling at Gujarat’s Jakhau port

New Delhi: Six Pakistani nationals have been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for smuggling 218 kg of narcotics at Gujarat’s Jakhau port, according to an official statement issued Saturday. A boat, ‘Al Madina’, registered in Pakistan, has been seized by the DRI. The DRI got a specific input that a Pakistani fishing […]

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Book sequel to give exclusive account of Balakot airstrikes, surgical strikes

New Delhi: Exclusive account of the Balakot airstrikes and first-hand reports of other anti-terror encounters will make for some of the stories in the sequel of “India’s Most Fearless 2”, publisher Penguin Random House India announced. Set to release in June, 2019, the book written by journalist-author duo Rahul Singh and Shiv Aroor will share […]

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Indian envoy in US says no talks with Pak right now

Indian envoy in US says no talks with Pak right now

WASHINGTON: India will not hold talks with Pakistan until it gives up its state policy of supporting terrorism, the country’s Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reelected in a general election fought on strong nationalistic sentiments. Ties between India and Pakistan hit a new low after […]

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78 women MPs make it to the new Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The highest-ever number of women have been elected in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Out of 542 MPs who will take oath as members of the lower house in the next few days, 78 are women with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal leading at 11 each. A total of 724 women candidates contested […]

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27 Muslim MP’s elected to 17th Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The number of Muslim MPs in the Lok Sabha has increased to a decade high of 27, up from 23 last time, with a dozen of them winning from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal even as none of the six Muslim candidates fielded by BJP tasted victory. Registering an emphatic win, BJP-led NDA […]

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Blast in Pak mosque left 2 people dead, 25 injured

Islamabad: A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque ahead of Friday prayers in Pakistan, killing at least two persons and injuring 25 others in the restive Balochistan province, police said. The blast, triggered through an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), targeted the Rehmania Mosque in Pashtunabad area of the provincial capital Quetta, they said. No group […]

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China says it is keen to work with re-elected PM Modi

Welcomes Modi-Imran exchange of greetings

Beijing: China on Friday said it attaches high importance to its bilateral relations with India and is keen to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deepen the political trust and mutual cooperation for closer partnership. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the elections in India were concluded smoothly and referred to Chinese President […]

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Pak PM Imran Khan congratulates Modi

Pak PM Imran Khan congratulates Modi

Expresses desire to work with him for peace in South Asia

Expresses desire to work with him for peace in South Asia

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BJP’s election victory makes headlines in Pakistan

Islamabad: The BJP’s resounding victory in India’s elections made headlines in Pakistan on Thursday, with the media providing comprehensive coverage of the results of the polls in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi harped on national security issues, including the Balakot strikes. 7 The results of India’s general elections are very significant for Pakistan as the […]

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Regional parties in WB, AP, Odisha, TN, Telangana resist saffron surge

New Delhi: Regional parties from West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have somehow managed to hold on to their turfs, bucking the trend of a nationwide surge of the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. The DMK appears to be sweeping Tamil Nadu and is set to bag 23 of the 23 […]