Jaishankar in Beijing on 3-day visit to China
AGENCIES /Beijing INDIA’S External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Beijing on Sunday on a key three-day visit to hold talks with the Chinese leadership. A host of issues is…
Israeli police, Palestinian worshippers clash at Jerusalem holy site
AGENCIES Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers clashed at a Jerusalem holy site as overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays led to tensions there. Police fired sound grenades as Palestinian protests intensified…
Jeffrey Epstein Commits Suicide Before Sex-Trafficking Trial: Reports
WEB DESK Jeffrey Epstein, the investor who faced federal charges of molesting teenage girls, has died, according to multiple news reports. Epstein committed suicide in his Lower Manhattan jail cell,…
Russia endorses India’s stand on J&K
AMN Russia has said, change in the status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir and its division into two union territories has been carried out within the framework of…
India, Bangladesh to set up committee for optimum utilisation of water resources
WEB DESK India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up a Joint Technical committee for optimum utilisation of Ganges water as being received by Bangladesh under the Ganga Water Sharing…
5 lakh Rohingya refugees get identity cards in Bangladesh
AMN More than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh have been issued identity documents by the UNHCR. In a statement issued today, the UNHCR said the bio-metric, fraud-proof cards…
Maryam Nawaz arrested in a money laundering case
AMN Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, was arrested from the Kot Lakhpat jail today, in a money laundering case, while she was on her way back…
‘I Care About Kashmir…We Can All Live in Peace’: Malala’s Appeal to International Community
WEB DESK As Kashmir remains under an indefinite security lockdown after the government decided to strip the state of its special status, Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and a UN Messenger…
U.N. chief calls for restraint over Kashmir
WASHINGTON United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on India and Pakistan to refrain from any steps that could affect the special status of the disputed regions of Kashmir…
US supports direct dialogue between India, Pakistan on Kashmir issue
AMN The US will continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other issues of concern. A State Department spokesperson today said in Washington that the…