JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said India has seen remarkable progress in healthcare research and development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged scientists to collaborate in order to produce ground-breaking discoveries for the prevention and management of chronic lifestyle diseases. The LG emphasised the crucial […]
KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached out to the BCCI and proposed an arrangement allowing India to return to either New Delhi or Chandigarh in between matches during the Champions Trophy next year if the team is not willing to stay in Pakistan due to security reasons. The PCB has “verbally” suggested […]
NEW DELHI — India on Friday dispatched the first tranche of 11 tons of medical supplies to Lebanon as part of a humanitarian effort to support the nation amid rising tensions and the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon. A total of 33 tons of medical supplies are being sent. Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday asserted that Kashmir will always be a part of India and the stand will never change regardless of any statement issued by anyone. This came in response to the joint statement issued by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday by calling on the international community to focus urgently on the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Interestingly, as he handed over the chairmanship to Russia at the Jinnah Convention Centre, Sharif refrained from […]
ISLAMABAD — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first visit to Pakistan by a high-ranking Indian minister in nearly a decade that came amid frosty ties between the two neighbours. Jaishankar’s aircraft landed at the Nur Khan airbase on […]
NEW YORK — Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose exercised India’s right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United Nations on Monday. Punnoose condemned Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” regarding the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He emphasised the need for Pakistan to cease its ongoing human rights violations […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday ruled out talks with India on bilateral issues during the upcoming visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Islamabad to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. India on Friday announced that Jaishankar would lead a delegation to Pakistan to participate in the SCO summit in Islamabad. However, Jaishankar […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visiting Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting is a “good step” and hoped that the ties between the two countries will improve. India on Friday announced that Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the SCO. […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairperson Mohsin Naqvi expressed hope that India will come to the country for the next edition of ICC Champions Trophy, set to take place next year. Mohsin made this statement during an interaction with the press in Lahore. Speaking to the press, Naqvi said, “Indian team mujhe puri umeed […]