INDIA & PAKISTAN

India declares itself free of avian influenza virus

  Delhi: India has declared itself free from the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza commonly known as bird flu June 05 2018 onwards. According to a statement of Agricultural Ministry, surveillance throughout the country in and around the areas of the outbreaks since completion of the operation has showed no evidence of the Avian Influenza Virus. […]

India rejects Chinese offer to hold trilateral summit involving India, Pak and China

India rejects Chinese offer to hold trilateral summit involving India, Pak and China

Islamabad: India on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the Chinese Ambassador to New Delhi for a trilateral summit involving Pakistan, India and China, media reports said. The Ministry of External Affairs of the Hindu-majority country said that the matters concerning the relationship of Islamabad and New Delhi ‘cannot’ involve any third party. “If Russia, China […]

Two Assam army men killed, several injured

Two Assam army men killed, several injured

At least two army personnel were killed and four others injured in an ambush by terrorists in Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday, an Assam Rifles official said, media reports said. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has claimed responsibity for the attack in which two Assam soldiers were killed. The incident occurred around […]

Mamta, Naidu meet Modi, Nitish backs Tamil Nadu special status

New Delhi:  The four opposition Chief Ministers, including N Chandrababu Naidu and Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan . According to sources, the meeting at the venue of the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog is said to be merely courteous. Mr Naidu along with West […]

Owaisi rejects UN report on Kashmir

Owaisi rejects UN report on Kashmir

Hyderabad:Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of Majlis Itehadul Muslimin (MIM) on Friday rejected the United Nations’ human rights report on Kashmir and said it had no right to ‘interfere’ in India’s sovereignty, The Hindu reported Owaisi was addressing a gathering at the Jalsa-e-Youm-ul-Quran event on the last Friday of Ramzan. “This is indeed a diplomatic failure […]

Army cop killed in Pak-firing along LoC in Rajouri sector

Army cop killed in Pak-firing along LoC in Rajouri sector

  Srinagar: An army personal was killed in Pakistan firing along the International border on Saturday in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The latest instance of ceasefire violation comes after four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an assistant commandant-rank officer, were killed in firing by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border in Samba […]