Indian police arrest three people over New Delhi Blast
SRINAGAR: Indian police arrested three people for questioning on Thursday, including the owner of an Internet cafe in Indian Kashmirvia e-mail claiming responsibility for the bombing, claimed the killerin the Supreme Court of New Delhi, police [...]
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to jointly combat terrorism
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly combat terrorism and foreign influence. According to the Iranian news agency, after the two-day counter-terrorism conference, a joint statement was issued which stated that the presidents [...]
Hina Rabbani Khar set to visit India as foreign minister
ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, on Friday confirmed that she was being elevated as federal minister for foreign affairs.
A statement by the Foreign Office said Hina Rabbani Khar had told Indian Foreign [...]
Indian sailors returned home held by Somali pirates
NEW DELHI: Six Indian sailors returned home Friday to a joyous welcome after being held captive for nearly a year by Somali pirates.
Huge crowds thronged the airport where tearful family members greeted the six men with marigold garlands and [...]
Pakistan to witness longest lunar eclipse in 11 years
Pakistan on Wednesday will witness the darkest lunar eclipse of this century with an expected duration of 50 minutes, considered by astronomy institutions to be one of the longest.
The total eclipse is expected to last 50 minutes, starting at [...]
Mumbai attacks evidences handed over to Pak: Chidambaram
Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that relations between Pakistan and India could not improve till the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks were not brought to justice.
Talking to media, Chidambaram said that all evidences regarding [...]
Gandhian Anna Hazare and Co on protest fast at Rajghat
New Delhi, Jun 8: Raising further worries for the ruling UPA government, the original crusader Anna Hazare will begin his one-day token fast protesting the brutal midnight crackdown on the anti-corruption campaign of Baba Ramdev at the Ram [...]
Govt considers development of IT sector of paramount importance: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that the government considers development in information technology and telecommunication sectors to be of paramount importance for the overall progress of the country.
The Prime Minister expressed [...]
Pak-India talks to begin amidst calls to fight ‘monster of terrorism’
NEW DEHLI: Pakistan’s Defence Secretary Syed Athar Ali arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to hold talks with his counterpart, even as India’s top leadership continued to mount pressure regarding terrorism within Pakistan.
The 12th round [...]
Small plane crashes in India, at least 10 dead
NEW DELHI: A small plane crashed into a residential area outside India’s capital New Delhi late on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, local television said.
The plane was heading from the eastern city of Patna to New Delhi when it [...]
