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Afghan MPs condemn Pakistani shelling of eastern provinces

Lawmakers in Afghanistan’s parliament on Saturday summoned acting Minister of Interior Affairs Massoud Andarabi to report on the recent mortar shelling by the Pakistani military forces on the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nuristan

India may remain invested in Iran gas field without development right

India's quest for building its energy security may see it continue to pursue investment opportunity in Farzad-B gas field in Iran even though ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) may not get to develop the block that it discovered over a decade ago

Despite closed border due to Covid, people to people exchanges continue at India-Bhutan checkpoint

Mobile phones glued to their ears and eyes fixed on the other side of the gate, several people wait near the Phuentsholing main gate every day

Tonsuring of a Nepali in Varanasi condemned

Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi has condemned the tonsuring of a Nepali national in the Indian city of Varanasi by a group of people to protest Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s remarks that Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram lies in Thori, Nepal’s Parsa district

Netherlands to assist Bangladesh in circular economy

As one of Bangladesh's major development partners, the Netherlands will assist the South Asian country in adapting to the circular economy in the changed development scene

Fake Sri Lankan cricket league's Indian kingpin gets interim bail

A day after a trial court in Punjab sent the prime suspect in the fake Sri Lankan cricket league to judicial custody along with two others for recently hosting a fake Sri Lankan T20 league near Chandigarh, it on Friday granted six-week interim bail to Ravinder Dandiwal, who is also allegedly involved in international tennis match-fixing

Nepal, World Bank sign Rs. 54 billion project to boost post-COVID-19 recovery

The Nepalese government and the World Bank signed a $450 million (around Rs. 54 billion) financing agreement that will help Nepal improve efficiency and safety of transport infrastructures, cross-border trade, and strengthen capacity for strategic road network management

‘Pak-Afghan trade issue to be resolved on priority’

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Trade Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday assured the business community that their issues and concerns over Pak-Afghan transit and bilateral trade will be resolved amicably on a priority basis

Pakistan wishes to peacefully resolve Kashmir issue: Qureshi

Pakistan wishes to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir dispute, through peaceful means, Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated in a reply in the National Assembly on Friday

Trump nominates Indian American to head USAID Asia operations

US President Donald Trump has nominated an Indian American lawyer who has been active in the Republican Party and with the Hindu American Coalition to head the Asian operations of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)

People losing trust in China; India emerging as big competitor: Trump adviser

India is emerging as a big competitor to China and New Delhi's corporate tax rate cuts makes it attractive for investors, according to US President Donald Trump's top economic adviser

Nepalese ambassador talks with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister over poster against Nepial PM Oli

Nepal's Ambassador to India Nilambar Acharya on Friday talked to Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath about a poster at a temple in Varanasi criticising Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli’s recent comment on Ayodhya

Pakistan offers India consular access to Jadhav for a third time

Pakistani authorities offered on Friday to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav for a third time, a day after India's diplomats stormed out of a meeting with the spy

India slams Pakistan for fearful consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for intimidating and distressing imprisoned Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav during the consular access granted to its officials

Indian officials left without hearing Jadhav

Pakistan on Thursday provided consular access to Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav for the second time at the Indian request but the Indian diplomats left the meeting without hearing the naval officer-turned-RAW agent, compelling Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to conclude that New Delhi was never interested in the consular access