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New Delhi | August 6, 2019 1:41:26 PM IST US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad reached India on Tuesday to hold talks with the government in an effort to "build international consensus" on the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad took to twitter to apprise about...

Parts of Kashmir have been experiencing heavy to very heavy snowfall for days now, effectively cutting off many areas from the rest of the country. With more snow predicted in the coming day, locals are finding it difficult to survive. Adding to their misery is the frequent avalanches and...

The Indian Army will test a new concept of warfare — Integrated Battle Groups — as part of an exercise under its Western Command in Punjab in the next few months, top officials said. The corps-level exercise will test two types of configurations of the Integrated Battle Group (IBG) — one for...

A six-year-old boy has reportedly been beheaded in Saudi Arabia after his attackers discovered he was a different sect of Islam to them. The shocking incident is said to have been carried out with a broken bottle in front of his horrified mother as they visited a shrine of Prophet Muhammad in...

The cost of converting the MiG-29 to the MiG-29UPG is said to be $15 million each while new Su-30mki costs $65 million, new MiG-35 more than $50 mn. Why don't we buy more old MiG-29s from other countries and upgrade them?

February 10, 2019 07:23 GMT Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, attends a demonstration against China in front of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in November. Turkey has condemned China's treatment of its Turkic Muslim Uyghur minority population as "a great cause of shame...

FILE: A PTM protest gathering in Tank on January 13. The global rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to immediately release members of a civil rights movement demanding security and protection for Pakistan’s ethnic Pashtun minority. On February 6, Rabia Mehmood, a South...

Militants operating out of Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to threaten Afghan stability as well as stoke tensions between Pakistan and India, and the US looks to Islamabad to cease behaviour undermining regional stability, a top Pentagon Commander said on February 5. During a Congressional...

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir: The father of the slain Army soldier Aurangzeb, who was martyred last year while fighting militants in the Kashmir valley is set to join the BJP. Aurangzeb was awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously for his bravery. His father attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

HIGHLIGHTS The warrants are against Major Abdul Rehman Pasha and Major Iqbal of Pakistan Army Public Prosecutor Nikam said role of the officials was revealed by terrorist David Headley Nikam said the warrant underlines Pakistan Army's role in 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks A sessions court in...

A video of a Chinese national reportedly being converted to Islam by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI was widely circulated in the country and carried by most news channels yesterday. The video reportedly shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf minister Amjad...

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The first export cargo from Afghanistan to India will be shipped through Iran's Chabahar port within the next month using the international customs transit system (TIR system). According to Marine Link, Husne Mubarak Azizi, head of foreign affairs and Ministry of...

Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his wife offering prayers at Bade Hanuman Temple and the Akshayvat. (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT) Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth visited Kumbh Mela and took a dip in the Ganga on Thursday and wished for stronger ties with India. Accompanied by...

Wani was operating with the 34 Rashtriya Rifles on November 23 when intelligence was received regarding the presence of six heavily armed Hizbul and Lashkar terrorists at Batagund village. Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Published: January 23, 2019 11:48:10 pm 1.1K Shares A photo of an army...

Gulmarg, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, is known for its feathery, high-altitude snow. Above, local guides take visitors on sled rides.CreditAtul Loke for The New York Times Image Gulmarg, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, is known for its feathery, high-altitude snow...

New Delhi, Jan 24: The killing of the three terrorists on Wednesday ensured that Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir became the first district in the state to become terrorist free. Three terrorists were killed in the Binner village on Wednesday. The police spokesperson, while thanking the people for...

In the last few years, India and Pakistan had devised a strong bilateral mechanism to ensure cooperation and understanding to promote the safety and security of fishermen found straying into each other’s territory. The Pakistani military has allegedly killed an Indian fisherman on the border...

2019 is filled with festivals, events and celebrations. Curated with much research and enthusiasm, it lists the best places to visit in India, from every state, and the best time to visit them. Read on for vacation goals for an entire year. Enjoy! January – Lakshadweep Islands Located 300km...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that the Modi government has arrested flow of excess water to Pakistan under the 'Indus Waters Treaty', which will benefit at least five states. Gadkari signed an MoU with six chief ministers for the construction of Renukaji Multi-Purpose Dam...