Commonwealth Games: India ends year-long boycott
MUMBAI: India has decided to end a threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games over the exclusion of shooting and said it will offer to host a shooting championship before the Games. Following…
Pakistan ready to open Sharda Temple corridor for Indian pilgrims
Pakistan has reportedly agreed to open Sharda Temple corridor in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for Hindu pilgrims, particularly in the neighbouring country. The development comes after the ground-breaking of Kartarpur Corridor –…
Indian govt will not attend Pakistan Day event in Delhi
KARACHI: The Indian government will not send any official representative to the Pakistan Day event at the Pakistan Mission in New Delhi on Friday. It is learnt that the government decided against sending…
Pakistan decides to send its high commissioner back to Delhi
In a move to reduce tensions with India which escalated after the Pulwama attack on February 14, Pakistan on Tuesday decided to send its high commissioner to India back to New Delhi.…
Masses second PM’s warning to India against aggression
–Survey reveals people from all walks of life, regardless of political differences, supporting PM Imran’s pledge to retaliate if New Delhi doesn’t behave LAHORE: Following Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s warning to India…
Pakistani envoy kept under unlawful detention in India
A Pakistani High Commission official was arrested in New Delhi and kept under unlawful detention, media reports said Sunday. The Pakistani envoy was kept under detention for several hours and forcefully made…
India reminded to let Pakistani experts inspect hydro projects
Pakistan has again reminded India to fulfil its commitment made in August 2018 of getting its two hydropower projects at the Chenab Basin — 48MW Lower Kalnal and 1,000MW Pakal Dul —…
As India’s smog hits ‘severe’ level, city chief under fire after reports he is abroad
NEW DELHI: As pollution in India’s capital hit “severe” on the air quality scale on Saturday, the New Delhi chief minister came under fire following reports he had left the city for an…
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
NEW DELHI: Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying. Major monuments including the India…
Indian historian Pran Nevile passes away at 95
LAHORE: Former Indian civil servant, historian, Old Ravian and author Pran Nevile passed away in New Delhi at the age of 95 on Thursday. Best known for his tribute to his hometown,…
UN chief to reach India today; plans visit to Golden Temple
Deputy spokesperson calls Antonio Guterres’ trip to Sikh pilgrimage site in Amritsar ‘essentially a personal one’ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to India today (Monday) and will land in New Delhi…
Afghanistan envoy to India quits during Ghani’s Delhi visit
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move for the Afghanistan government, its Ambassador to India Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali quit on Wednesday, presenting his resignation personally to President Ashraf Ghani at the end of his…
India’s Mohammad Kaif announces retirement at 37
NEW DELHI: Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif on Friday retired from all forms of cricket — nearly 12 years after he last stepped out to play an international match for his country. Kaif,…
India hints at legalising homosexuality
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Wednesday signalled it would not oppose a move to decriminalise homosexuality, as the country’s top court chewed over appeals to overturn a colonial-era ban. Section 377 of…
Pakistan issues visas to 300 Sikh pilgrims
ISLAMABAD: The High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi has issued visas to over 300 Sikh pilgrims in India to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore,…
Five Pakistani students receive Master’s degrees from New Delhi’s SAU
Five Pakistani students have graduated from New Delhi’s South Asian University (SAU), a private media outlet reported. The students were awarded degrees during SAU’s third convocation held last week and attended by…
HC Sohail Mahmood visits South Asian University in New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood on Friday visited the South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi and had fruitful exchange of views with SAU’s President Dr. Kavita A. Sharma.…