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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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Heightened COVID-19 risk at India-Nepal border

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India makes Kalapani, Lipulekh off limits to Nepalis

India has written to the District Administration Office of Darchula in Nepal, asking the latter to stop the entry of Nepalis into Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji

Pakistan government to table 'Kulbhushan ordinance' in National Assembly

The Imran Khan government is expected to table the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Review and Re-consideration Ordinance 2020 in the National Assembly on Monday, even as it faces intense heat from the opposition on the issue

SriLankan Airlines increases commercial operations to the Maldives

SriLankan Airlines has increased the frequency of commercial operations between Maldives and European destinations

First batch of Afghan Sikhs welcomed to India

Months after India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into force, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Akali Dal leaders welcomed the first batch of Afghan Sikhs who reached India on Sunday, fleeing religious persecution

Kashmir separatism now under control of handlers across LoC

The separatist campaign in Jammu & Kashmir, both its political face and the underground militant arm, has fallen into the hands of handlers of militancy across the border in Pakistan, thanks to the local separatist leaders slowly fading into oblivion

Al Qaeda active in 12 Afghan provinces: UN

The Al Qaeda terror group is still active in 12 Afghan provinces and its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is still based in the country, a UN report said

Clash at IndIA-Nepal border in Rautahat; one injured

A dispute occurred between on-duty police personnel and Indian nationals at the Indo-Nepal border checkpoint in Paroha Municipality-8, Rautahat, on Friday

Military balance in region to be ensured, says Pakistani air chief

Pakistan's Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Saturday vowed to ensure proper military balance in the region despite India’s aggressive buying of weapons

India-funded science block of Bangladesh college inaugurated

The new science block of the Alipur Rahmania College in Bangladesh's Chattogram - constructed under the India-funded High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) scheme at a cost of 51.43 lakh takas, has been virtually inaugurated by Information Minister Hasan Mahmud and Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das

Improving Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties: Apology is a must to heal wounds

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday

India lashes out at Pakistan for blocking all avenues in Jadhav case

In a scathing admonition of Pakistan, New Delhi on Thursday said that Islamabad has blocked all the avenues for an effective remedy available for India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

Bangladesh transit helps India ship goods to Northeast

The first consignment of goods from Kolkata arrived in Tripura on Thursday as part of a trial run for the ping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh

India faced expulsion from Iran's Chabahar project due to its wrong policies, says Pakistani foreign minister

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said India faced "expulsion by Iran in Chabahar project due to its wrong policies", adding that the country had "gradually strained" its relations with all its neighbours — Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bangladesh

Sri Lanka intelligence units investigate mysterious ‘death’ of Angoda Lokka in India

Sri Lanka intelligence units have commenced an investigation yesterday (22) on the information received that leading criminal gang leader Chandana Lasantha Perera alias Angoda Lokka has been mysteriously killed in India