US ambassador meets India foreign secretary, discusses cut in aid to Pak
New Delhi, Jan. 6 (TNS): Hours after the US announced cutting off military aid to Pakistan, US ambassador to Delhi Kenneth Juster met Indian foreign secretary S...
Muslim father forgives son’s killer ‘in the spirit of Islam’
KENTUCKY Nov 10 (TNS): A slain Muslim delivery driver’s father forgave and hugged the man who was sentenced to 31 years for his son’s...
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 1.5%
OTTAWA, July 11 (TNS): The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate to 1.5 percent, the first increase since mid-January, as...
There is no Plan B to two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict: UN chief
RAMALLAH Aug 30 (TNS): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained the only viable option...
Socialist Pedro Sanchez sworn in as new Spanish PM
Madrid, June 2 (TNS): Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after ousting Mariano Rajoy in...
Afghan lawmakers welcome Pakistan clerics’ fatwa against suicide bombings
Kabul, Jan. 17 (TNS): Afghan lawmakers on Wednesday welcomed an Islamic directive or fatwa issued by hundreds of Pakistani clerics forbidding suicide bombings as haram.
However, the Wolesi...
Pakistan High Commission in Delhi celebrates Independence Day
DELHI Aug 14 (TNS): Pakistan High Commission in Delhi celebrated the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan with patriotic fervor and zeal.
A commemorative ceremony was...
12 dead as Indian truck rams into rickshaw
RANCHI Jan 15 (TNS): A speeding truck rammed into a rickshaw in eastern India killing at least 12 passengers, police said Monday.
The dead were...
In India sisters steal baby boy to stop father from remarrying after son’s death
Jaipur, Jan. 15 (TNS): Police arrested two sisters from Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Monday for allegedly stealing a newborn from...
Taliban agree on Ceasefire in Afghanistan, for the first time since 2001
Kunduz, June 9 (TNS): Taliban have announced a three-day ceasefire with Afghan government forces, for the first time since 2001.
The decision has been taken...
