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Israeli survivor of 26/11 receives 'moving' message from PM Modi

Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg was a two-year-old toddler when his parents were killed in the terror attacks at Nariman House.

2 Dec 2019 6:06 PM IST

Gen Bajwa made the remarks during a visit to Sarpir and Pandu Sectors at the Line of Control where he interacted with the Pakistani troops, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the army - said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

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Pak govt forms 3-member committee to draft new law on Army chief's...

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Minister for Planning Asad Omar are part of...

2 Dec 2019 4:57 PM IST

Police have sealed off the eastern District 9 area of Kabul as they search for the assailant. (Photo: AP)

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Afghan official: 2 intelligence officials shot dead in Kabul

Afghan interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi says that police were searching for the gunman who carried out the...

2 Dec 2019 4:26 PM IST

We have to change the old mindset. The old system can no longer work in Naya (New) Pakistan, Khan said. (Photo: File | ANI)

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'Change old mindset in naya Pakistan': Imran Khan's advice to...

Khan called for improving governance and law and order in Punjab province in Pakistan.

1 Dec 2019 5:35 PM IST

Protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, ending a brief election lull and demanding the government make concessions a week after pro-democracy candidates won a landslide victory. (Photo: AP)

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'This is not over': Hong Kong protesters return to the streets

Hong Kong's protests began in opposition to a bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China.

1 Dec 2019 2:17 PM IST

India will remember forever the kind of wound inflicted on it by General Bajwa by opening Kartarpur corridor. General Bajwa has strongly hit India by opening the corridor. Through this project, Pakistan has created a new environment of peace and won itself love of the Sikh community, Rashid has been quoted by local media as saying. (Photo: ANI)

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'Kartarpur corridor General Bajwa's brainchild': Pak railway minister

The minister said Pakistan has created a new environment of peace and won itself love of the Sikh community.

1 Dec 2019 12:33 PM IST

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India, China should break strange circle' of ups and downs: Beijing

The forum was jointly organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences...

1 Dec 2019 10:07 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leaders latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. (Photo: File)

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Brazil Prez claims cool guy' Leonardo DiCaprio paid money to WWF to...

Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly lashed out at various factions in casting blame for the forest fires.

30 Nov 2019 11:04 AM IST

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Ex-Japanese PM Yasuhiro Nakasone passes away at 101

He was in office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987,

29 Nov 2019 1:00 PM IST

$China warned the United States on Thursday it would take \firm counter measures\ in response to US legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail. (Photo: AP)$ World