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India concerned about Afghan security situation: Rajnath Singh

India is concerned about the security situation in Afghanistan and will continue to support the local government's efforts for peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday

Maldives' foreign minister hails late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Thursday penned a message in the Condolence Book opened by the High Commission of India in Maldives, dedicated to the late former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, following his demise

IHC gives India, Jadhav second chance to clarify stance on pursuing case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted on Thursday another opportunity to New Delhi and Kulbhushan Jadhav to clarify their stance on pursuing the case before the federal capital’s high court

Speaker Nasheed attributes prosperity, independence to India-Maldives relations

Parliament Speaker and former president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has praised Maldives-India relations, describing it as an age-old friendship

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Navy evacuates 2,874 Indians from Maldives, Sri Lanka

With Indian Naval Ship (INS) Jalashwa evacuating 700 stranded Indians from Male in the Maldvies on Sunday, the Navy has so far ferried 2,874 people from the Maldives and Sri Lanka as part of the Vande Bharat Mission, according to the force on Sunday

Pakistan editor lauds Yogi govt on handling of corona crisis

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has earned praise for handling of the novel coronavirus crisis from an unexpected quarter -- a senior journalist from Pakistan

US special envoy Khalilzad, Pakistan Army chief discuss Afghan peace process

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, the military here said

Indian-American community leader dies of COVID-19

Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel, who was a moving force behind the New York City's India Day Parade, has died of COVID-19, according to the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)

Kabul rejects Pakistani claims of India using Afghan territory

The Afghanistan government has rejected Islamabad's allegation that Kabul was allowing its territories to be used by India to destabilize Pakistan

WHO warns of COVID-19 explosion risks in South Asia

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the COVID-19 cases were growing at an alarming rate in South Asia, there were risks of an explosion of the virus in the densely-populated region

Pakistan Army pushing Taliban militants into Kashmir: Intelligence agencies

Four terrorists, including two Taliban militants, camping with the Pakistani Army across the Line of Control opposite Naushera Sector in Jammu and Kashmir are planning to infiltrate into Indian territory, intelligence agencies alerted security forces on Friday

D-company admits business in Pakistan, but denies Dawood's admission in Karachi hospital

Even as intelligence agencies report that India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 and are admitted in Army Hospital, Karachi, Dawood's brother Anees Ibrahim, who controls D-company's underworld operations and finance, denies such reports

Indians stuck in Nepal also trying to get home

The nationwide lockdown in both India and Nepal to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 in the third week of March forced everyone to shelter in place, but it also spreading great misery as migrant workers and their families trekked across Nepal and India to reach their villages

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to collectively combat COVID-19 impact

Member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation or BIMSTEC have resolved to further strengthen cooperation to combat the impact of COVID-19 pandemic together

Pakistan, India working to fight locusts amid border tensions

Despite high running tensions between Pakistan and India over held Kashmir, the Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday said the two were cooperating with each other to fight desert locust invasion under a forum administered by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Dawn reported

Indian American praised for providing refuge to protesters during curfew

An Indian American businessman has been praised for protecting about 70 people from arrest for violating curfew in Washington during protests against police brutality

Pakistan rejects India's charges regarding UN report

Islamabad rejected on Thursday India’s claims regarding the Taliban and Pakistan, dubbing them malicious and slanderous

Pakistani bid to push terrorists into India?

Taking advantage of the India-China border standoff on Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan is pushing militant cadres along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu & Kashmir, in a bid to infiltrate hundreds of trained terrorists into Indian territory, IANS reported

MoU between India and Bhutan on environmental cooperation

India's Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  on Wednesday gave its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal Government of Bhutan on cooperation in the areas of the environment