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Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday said it is in Pakistan's interest to hand over PoK to India as several reports suggest people in the occupied territory are unhappy and want to be part of this country. (Photo: File)

Union minister Ramdas Athawale warns Imran Khan, says 'if you don't want war...'

Asked if his party will put up candidates against ally BJP in Haryana, he evaded a direct reply, saying, we will fight against the Congress.

14 Sep 2019 8:28 AM

Conceding his defeat after failing to get "expected" support from the international community over Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that India has made Kashmir a part of the country after the abrogation of Article 370. (Photo: File)

Pak PM says, ‘Expected much more support from world on Kashmir'

Islamabad has been left red-faced after its desperate attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue fell flat.

14 Sep 2019 8:16 AM

‘People would fight against atrocities, human rights violations because they have understood death is better than disdainful life,’ Imran Khan said. (Photo: File)

People of Kashmir will move towards extremism: Pak PM Imran Khan in PoK

Khan said that Indian govt will not succeed in Kashmir because people there have overcome fear of death.

13 Sep 2019 7:19 PM

International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that India's economic growth is "much weaker" than expected due to corporate and environmental regulatory uncertainty and "lingering weakness" in some non-bank financial companies. (Representational Image)

IMF explains why India's economic growth is ‘much weaker than expected’

The growth is expected to rise to 7.2 per cent points in FY21, down by the projected growth rate of 7.5 in the earlier report.

13 Sep 2019 8:59 AM

Earlier this month, India and Pakistan had failed to finalise an agreement on the Kartarpur corridor following differences over key issues including Islamabad's insistence on charge a fee for allowing pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. (Photo: ANI)

Pak to charge Kartarpur pilgrims USD 20 as service fee

‘Pakistan has also shown unwillingness to allow presence of Indian Consular or Protocol officials at Gurdwara,' Indian delegation said.

12 Sep 2019 2:29 PM

The average running cost of an EV works out around a third of the cost per kilometer when compared to conventional fuel (petrol) run vehicle. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

Top 5 Electric Vehicle startups to watch out for

Owners of an EV have the advantage of much lower running costs.

12 Sep 2019 2:22 PM

A top American lawmaker has urged his Congressional colleagues to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public address in Houston later this month, according to a media report. (Photo: File)

US lawmaker urges Congressional colleagues to attend Modi's Houston

The mega event, billed as 'Howdy Modi', has attracted great enthusiastic participation from Indian-American community.

12 Sep 2019 2:12 PM

India has maintained that Jadhav was kidnapped by from Iranian port of Chabahar, where he was running a business. (Photo: File)

'Kulbhushan Jadhav won’t get second consular access,' says Pakistan: reports

Pakistan first offered consular access to Jadhav on Aug 2 but India insisted that access should be 'effective and unhindered.'

12 Sep 2019 1:37 PM

Ahead of a massive military exercise planned along the China border by India, soldiers of Indian and Chinese Army were engaged in a face-off near the northern bank of Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh but disengaged after talks between the two sides there. (Representational Image)

Indian, Chinese Army engage in face-off in Ladakh month ahead of Xi-Modi summit

Both the sides stake claim over the more than 130 km which extends between both India and Chinese controlled Tibet area.

12 Sep 2019 10:20 AM

As per the MHA update, all health institutions are fully functional with 510,870 Out-Patient-Departments (OPD) and 15,157 surgeries. (Photo: AP)

'All landlines restored, schools, health institutions fully functional in Kashmir,' says MHA

Fearing the availability of basic necessities, the government has said there is an adequate stock of petroleum products and food grains.

11 Sep 2019 8:43 PM

Qureshi accused India of turning Kashmir into the planet’s largest prison and sought an international investigation by the UNHRC into the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

After attempt at UNHRC, Pak PM Imran Khan to hold rally at PoK’s Muzaffarabad on Sep 13

India rebutted to Pak at UNHRC, insisting that statement made by Qureshi was ‘fabricated narrative from epicentre of global terrorism’.

11 Sep 2019 4:53 PM

'Fabricated narrative from epicentre of terrorism': India on Pak's Kashmir rhetoric

'This (Pakistan) country conducts cross-border terrorism as a form of alternate diplomacy,' Vijay Thakur Singh said.

10 Sep 2019 8:05 PM

A joint statement by Pakistan and China issued on Sunday following the conclusion of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to Pakistan, said that "China is closely watching the situation in Jammu and Kashmir" and reiterated that the "Kashmir issue is a dispute left from history, and should be properly and peacefully resolved based on the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements". (Photo: File)

India rejects joint statement of Pak-China referring Kashmir, concerned about CPEC

India is resolutely opposed to any actions by other countries to change the status quo in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir: MEA

10 Sep 2019 2:58 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the India-Nepal cross-border petroleum pipeline with Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli via video conferencing on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

Modi, Oli inaugurate South Asia's first cross-border petroleum pipeline

It was expected to commence operations in mid-April this year but was delayed due to permission to cut trees inside Parsa National Park.

10 Sep 2019 12:40 PM

In a tweet posted on Friday, Wells said that US' support for talks between India and Pakistan was stressed during the meeting. (Photo: File)

US backs direct talks between India and Pak on Kashmir: Wells

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter.

07 Sep 2019 1:49 PM

India will be taking part with armies from Pakistan, China among others in the exercises being held by Russia set to be kicked off from September 9. (Representational Image)

India to participate in multi-nation war games with Pak, China armies

The 2019 edition of the exercise will comprise two modules.

06 Sep 2019 11:06 AM

The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. (Photo: File)

Pakistan hopes Attari meeting would finalise draft agreement of Kartarpor corridor

'Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken the initiative for the minority community,' Mohammad Faisal said.

04 Sep 2019 12:11 PM

Singer Adnan Sami's son Azaan calls Pakistan his home; read why

Azaan is Adnan Sami's son from the singer's first wife, Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar.

04 Sep 2019 10:31 AM

On Tuesday, the Pakistani delegates tried to rake up rights issues in Kashmir at the UNICEF South Asian Parliamentarian Conference on Children Rights Convention in Colombo. (Representational Image)

'Don't internationalise it': India thwarts Pak's bid to raise Kashmir issue at UNICEF

This came two days after India scuttled an attempt by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue during South Asian Speakers' Summit in Maldives.

04 Sep 2019 8:30 AM

According to ISRO, the objective of Chandrayaan-2 is to develop and demonstrate the key technologies for end-to-end lunar mission capability, including soft-landing and roving on the lunar surface. (Photo: PTI | File)

Chandrayaan-2 ready to land on moon after completing de-orbiting manoeuvre

The landing of Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled for September 7 between 01:40 am and 01:55 am.

04 Sep 2019 8:08 AM

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