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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Pak protest leader convenes all-party meet as deadline for PM Imran's...

Rehman has said that the protest would continue until Khan steps down.

4 Nov 2019 1:35 PM IST

Pakistans Embassy announced the closure in a statement, saying that the consular services would no longer be available until further information. (Photo: AP)

Afghan official: Kabul to probe Pakistan security complaint

Afghanistan and Pak have an uneasy relationship, with Kabul blaming Islamabad for supporting the Taliban in the...

4 Nov 2019 1:21 PM IST

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the worlds largest trading bloc. (Photo: Twitter/ MEA)

'Asian trade deal RCEP on track,' says Thailand amid concerns raised...

A major sticking point has been demands from India, which is worried about a potential flood of Chinese imports.

4 Nov 2019 10:16 AM IST

Several people were wounded, with one man in a white tee-shirt, believed to be the knifeman, being beaten with sticks by protesters. Another man lay in a pool of blood on the pavement outside the mall. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong mall clash ends in bloody knife attack, politician's ear...

Police said protesters had vandalised restaurant after peaceful chanting of slogans by Hong Kong people.

4 Nov 2019 9:28 AM IST

Going into this weekends summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok there had been hopes of finalising negotiations this year on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). (Photo: MEA Twitter)

Thailand says new Asian trade deal to be signed in Febraury 2020

India has held on to its demands of amicable resolution of market access and tariff related issues.

4 Nov 2019 8:26 AM IST

It is a day to value true friends and partnerships. The invaluable military support of the Indian Government on November 3, 1988, remains etched in our hearts. Our highest gratitude and deepest appreciation shall never diminish, Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid said. (Photo: File)

Forever grateful: On victory day Maldives remembers India's military...

On the intervening night of 2-3 November 1988, around 300 to 500 armed, Tamil/Sinhala-speaking mercenaries captured key...

3 Nov 2019 6:45 PM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Toll in Philippine quakes climbs to 21

The government said aid has reached affected communities and instructed people sleeping near the road to go to...

3 Nov 2019 4:41 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims on Guru Nanak's 550th birth...

The proposed opening of the corridor coincides with the presence of tens of thousands of protestors in the capital...

3 Nov 2019 12:30 PM IST

The Prime Minister, who is on a three-day visit to Thailand, said that he does not feel that he is in a foreign land as the ambience, the attire, and everything here makes me feel at home. (Photo: ANI)

'No single govt can be credited for India's ties with Thailand,' says...

PM Modi said his government was working to fulfill those aims that seemed impossible.

2 Nov 2019 8:01 PM IST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a USD 6 billion loan for Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka economy slowly recovering from Easter attacks: IMF

Furusawa's comments coincided with the latest tranche of a USD 1.5 billion IMF bailout package for Sri Lanka first...

2 Nov 2019 3:09 PM IST

He also underlined the importance for SCO countries to come together to deal with the menace of terrorism. He was received by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov at the SCO meeting, according to the Office of the Raksha Mantri. (Photo: ANI)He also underlined the importance for SCO countries to come together to deal with the menace of terrorism. He was received by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov at the SCO meeting, according to the Office of the Raksha Mantri. (Photo: ANI)

Tashkent: Rajnath Singh meets Afghan Chief Executive, lays emphasis on...

The leader laid emphasis on economic cooperation during his address at the SCO meeting earlier in the day.

2 Nov 2019 1:32 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

Protesters led by influential cleric gather in Islamabad, demand PM...

Islamabad: influential cleric-led protesters demand PM Khan's resignation

1 Nov 2019 6:34 PM IST