Iran rejects Saudi Arabia-hosted dialogue on Yemen
Beirut : Iran on Monday rejected Saudi Arabia hosting the three-day dialogues on the Yemen conflict, talks that began on Sunday in Riyadh without...
Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least six people were killed and two injured in a US drone strike launched in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of North...
75 cross LoC as part of Karvan-e-Aman in Kashmir
Srinagar : As many as 75 people Monday crossed the Line of Control (LoC) across the Aman Setu bridge in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla...
Israeli army rules women incapable of driving tanks
Jerusalem : The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has decided that women soldiers cannot drive tanks in light of an investigation that concluded that the...
District governor killed in Afghanistan
Kabul : Unidentified armed men, presumably Taliban insurgents, gunned down a district governor in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday, an official said.
"Manan Khan, the...
PNA, Hamas slam Netanyahu remarks on Jerusalem
Ramallah/Gaza : The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the Islamic Hamas movement on Monday slammed remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Jerusalem...
Saudi relief plane arrives in Nepal
Kathmandu : Saudi Arabia has sent a plane carrying relief supplies to quake-hit Nepal, media reported on Monday.
The cargo plane carried 15 tonnes of...
India, Pakistan evacuated each other’s nationals from Yemen: Modi
Seoul : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that "manavta" or humanity was the basis of his government's foreign policy, which was also...
Israel blocks Palestinians from using 3G technology: officials
Ramallah : Palestinian officials late on Sunday complained that Israel is depriving them of using 3rd generation mobile telecommunications technology, causing substantial losses for...
Jamia alumni hold annual ‘Jamia Campus across the Sea’ event in Riyadh
First ever Kingdom wide Jamia alumni directory also released on the occasion.
By TCN News,
Riyadh, KSA: The prestige of Jamia Millia Islamia is reflected in the fact that six academics from the University are currently heading six different Universities as Vice Chancellors, said Professor Mushahid Hussain, former head of Jamia’s Nanotechnology Department and currently the Vice Chancellor of Rohilkhand University, while speaking on the occasion of ‘A Jamia Campus across the Sea’,the annual feat of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association (JMIAA) held in Riyadh on May 14, 2015.
India won’t forget Kargil war: Musharraf
Islamabad : Recalling the Kargil conflict of 1999 between India and Pakistan, former military strongman Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said New Delhi would never...
Pakistani beheaded in Saudi Arabia; 84 executions in 2015
Riyadh : Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded a Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 84 the number of such executions in the...
Kolkata’s Kabuliwalas saddened by Afghan terror attacks
Kolkata : Far away from their homeland, the Kabuliwalas of Kolkata, who lead a sheltered and secluded life in the city, are deeply saddened...
20 militants killed in security operation in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least 20 terrorists have been killed in an ongoing extensive operation by security forces in Pakistan's Kalat district, media reported on...
Taliban abduct 27 people in Afghanistan
Kabul : Taliban militants on Saturday intercepted some vehicles in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia and kidnapped at least 27 people, media reported.
The incident...
Rajasthan, Israel discuss steps to expand cooperation
Jaipur/New Delhi : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday met Israel's Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon in New Delhi and held discussions on...
Ex-Bangla minister’s family to decide on his deportation
Shillong : The family of Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister held here on charges of illegally entering India, is yet to decide on...
Efforts on locate Iraq hostages: Badal
Sangrur (Punjab) : A day after a Punjabi youth who survived and escaped from Iraq claimed that 39 Indians taken hostage in the war-torn...
Peace process only way forward in India-Pakistan relationship: Sayeed
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Friday said the peace process between India and Pakistan was the only way...
India building infrastructure along Bangladesh border to tighten vigil
Agartala : The Border Security Force (BSF) is strengthening infrastructure to enhance vigil along the border with Bangladesh, a senior BSF official said here...
Regular missile tests maintain India-Pakistan status quo
By Abheet Singh Sethi,
New Delhi : Last month, India tested its indigenously-developed 3,000-km Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Agni III, while Pakistan tested its...
Bus service between northeastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh soon
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : India might operate direct bus services soon between the northeastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh to ferry people easily from...
17 terrorists killed in Pakistan airstrikes
Islamabad : At least 17 suspected terrorists were killed on Friday when Pakistan military jets bombarded their hideouts in North Waziristan tribal agency.
According to...
Airstrikes continue against IS targets in Syria, Iraq
Washington : The US-led coalition continues to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria and Iraq over the past two...
135 detained over Karachi bus attack
Islamabad : At least 135 people have been detained over an armed attack on a bus in Karachi which claimed 46 lives, media reported...
Yemen’s Houthis agree to talks if Riyadh halts bombing
Sanaa : Yemen's Shia Houthi group has agreed with the visiting UN envoy to resume UN-brokered talks as long as the Saudi-led air campaign...
Persian Gulf states support ‘verifiable’ Iran n-pact: Obama
Washington : US President Barack Obama has said that the officials of the six Arab Persian Gulf nations with whom he met expressed to...
‘Beirut Declaration’ to combat terrorism financing signed
Beirut : The Union of Arab Banks and the Council of Arab Interior Ministers on Friday issued here the "Beirut Declaration" that aims at...
Israeli parliament confirms Netanyahu’s new government
Jerusalem : The Israeli parliament has approved a right-wing government formed by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his Likud party won an early...
Efforts on to get captive Indians released from Iraq: Sushma
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met the families of Indian workers held captive in Iraq and assured them the...
Four Indians killed in Kabul attack identified
New Delhi : The four Indians killed in the overnight Taliban attack at a guest house in Kabul have been identified as Mathew George,...
14th Aman Chaupal with Pakistani art activist Shoaib Iqbal in ALS, Delhi
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, a joint Indo-Pak Friendship Initiative of Mission Bhartiyam (India) and The Catalyst-Tc (Pakistan) conducted its 14th Aman Chaupal here on Thursday.
The guest of this time’s Aman Chaupal was an art activist from Pakistan, Shoaib Iqbal. The event was held at the Alternative Learning Systems (ALS), a renowned coaching centre for civil service aspirants in Delhi. Aman Chaupal is a short informal session wherein someone from Pakistan addresses students’ questions and curiosities in an Indian school or college (or vice versa). It is an interactive session based entirely on students’ questions.
I surrendered to Indian police before arrest: Bangladesh ex-minister
Shillong : Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and the spokesman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has claimed he had willingly surrendered...
Pakistan condemns attack at Kabul guest house
Islamabad : Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned an attack on a guest house in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed 14 people, including two Pakistani...
Palestinian honour for Indo-Arab League chairman
Hyderabad : Palestine will confer 'Star of Jerusalem', the highest civilian award, on Syed Vicaruddin, chairman of Indo-Arab League, in recognition of his support...
Islamic Fiqh Academy issues fatwa prohibiting euthanasia
Makkah : Wrapping up its 22nd session in Makkah on Wednesday, the Islamic Fiqh Academy, an affiliate of the Muslim World League (MWL), issued fatwa that prohibits euthanasia – the act of killing a person who is critically ill so that they do not suffer any more – either at the request of the patient or a relative.
Iran vows ‘unlimited’ support for Syria
Damascus : A ranking Iranian lawmaker said here on Thursday that Iran's support for Syria is "unlimited", countering rumours of a rift between the...
Iraqi forces curb sectarian riot as Shias observe major ritual
Baghdad : Iraqi security forces responded to a sectarian riot overnight at a Sunni district in Baghdad as Shia pilgrims observed a major ritual...
Indian embassy in Kabul condemns terror attack
Kabul : The Indian embassy in Kabul has strongly condemned the Taliban attack on the Park Palace Hotel in which four Indians were among...
748 percent rise in pakistan terror deaths over 10 years
New Delhi : Pakistan’s rising graph of terrorism-related deaths shows no sign of slowing, with 43 people dead and 20 injured when six motorcycle-borne...
Taliban claims Kabul attack
Kabul : The Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a guest house here that has left 14 people dead, including four...
We are one in fighting terror, Modi to Ghani
Xi'an/New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that both their nations were "one" in fighting terror, after...
NGO worker among four Indians killed in Kabul
New Delhi : Fifty-six-year-old Martha Farrell was to return to India from Afghanistan on Saturday but she died in an attack on a Kabul...
Islamabad blames India for terror in Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Thursday alleged that Indian foreign intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was "involved in...
Obama assuaging Arab countries by accusing Iran: Minister
Tehran : Iran's top diplomat has dismissed US President Barack Obama's recent anti-Iran remarks, saying the comments are aimed at pleasing Washington's Arab allies.
Reacting...
‘Pakistan had no prior knowledge of Bin Laden’
Islamabad : Pakistan on Thursday denied it had any prior knowledge of the whereabouts of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin laden, who was killed...
Rahul Gandhi condemns Kabul guesthouse attack
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned the suspected Taliban attack on a guesthouse in Afganistan's capital Kabul that killed...
Indian envoy target of Kabul attack?
Kabul/New Delhi : A top Afghan official has been quoted by an Afghan news agency as saying that militants attacked an upscale guesthouse in...
India denounces arms suppliers to terrorists; Pakistan blames demand from ‘unresolved conflicts’
By Arul Louis,
United Nations : India has hit out against countries that as a "deliberate policy" arm terrorists and called for stricter international action...
Four Indians among 14 killed in Kabul attack
Kabul/New Delhi : Four Indians were among 14 people killed in a suspected Taliban attack on a guesthouse in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul...
UN urges protection of religious minorities in Pakistan
United Nations : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the terrorist attack that killed 45 people in...
Modi learns about Kabul attack in aircraft, voices concern
New Delhi : Even as his plane was about to take off for Xi'an in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to know about...
Interpol’s Bangladesh unit asks India to arrest ex-minister
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : Interpol's Dhaka unit has asked its Indian counterpart to arrest Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and joint secretary general...
Syrian crisis not part of Iran n-talks: Official
Damascus : A senior Iranian official said here on Wednesday that Iran's nuclear talks with the West do not include the Syrian crisis or...
Nuclear Iran new Israeli government’s main challenge: Netanyahu
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that one of the challenges facing the upcoming government would be handling Iran's nuclear...
Iran pledges to support Iraq’s anti-terror efforts
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Wednesday to help Iraq in fighting terrorism, and support "real" truce in the conflict-torn country of...
Pakistan-China project meet overshadowed by Karachi attack
Islamabad : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's all-party meeting on a Pakistan-China project was overshadowed by the Karachi bus attack that left 45 people dead...
India in touch with Saudi Arabia over Indians in Najran
New Delhi : India on Wednesday said it is in touch with Saudi Arabia where over 100 Indians were caught in the crossfire in...
Anti-Shia attacks in Pakistan on the rise
Islamabad : Pakistan has seen a rising tide of sectarian violence in recent times, particularly against Shias -- of which the Ismaili community is...
Modi condemns attack on Karachi bus
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack on a bus in Karachi in Pakistan on Wednesday.
Expressing grief over the incident Modi...
Palestinian official appreciates India’s support
By Sheikh Manzoor,
New Delhi : Mahmoud Al Habbash, special advisor to Palestine President Mahmmud Abbas, has lauded India for extending political, moral and material...
45 killed in Karachi bus attack, Taliban blamed
Islamabad : At least 45 people were killed and 20 injured on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire inside a bus carrying Ismaili Muslims, a...
State of religious freedom in India
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
It doesn’t take a US Commission to know that religious freedom is shrinking in India but it does help in throwing a light on this subject. There has been a new wave of anti-conversion laws passed since 2000 that takes away individual’s right to choose a religion – a clear violation of fundamental right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. The Article 25 of the Constitution gives citizens of India the right to “profess, practice and propagate religion,” all these rights have come into increased attack in the last few years.
182 people killed in six days in Yemen: UNHCRC
Geneva : At least 182 civilians had been killed in Yemen between May 4 and 10 in "the deadliest period since fighting began in...
German Interior Minister: Muslims were the first victims of terrorism
Berlin : German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière called for differentiation between extremists who exploit Islam in their terrorist acts and the innocent Muslims living in peace in Western societies and are involved in various peaceful activities, according to Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) channel.
Rohingya Muslim minority: The world’s most forgotten people
Myanmar : Around 1,600 Muslim refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh were rescued off the coast of Indonesia on Sunday and detained in Malaysia on...
Israeli parliament approves bill for unlimited government expansion
Jerusalem : The Israeli parliament approved upon first reading a bill that will allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appoint an unlimited number of...
Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes in Yemen ahead of truce
Sanaa : The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launched airstrikes on Tuesday against several Houthi military positions in Sanaa, just hours before the five-day humanitarian...
Afghanistan, Nepal quakes shake India: Experts
Kolkata : A chain of tremors felt across east and north India on Tuesday was due to the ongoing adjustment or "relaxation process" in...
Missing Bangladesh ex-minister surfaces in Meghalaya
Shillong/Dhaka : Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and joint secretary general and spokesman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who went missing...
Dozens killed as violent tribal clashes erupt in Sudan
Khartoum : Dozens were killed and many injured when violent clashes erupted between the Rezeigat and Ma'alia tribes in Sudan's East Darfur state, according...
Anti-IS coalition carries out 18 air raids in Iraq, Syria
Washington : The US-led coalition has carried out nine air raids in Iraq and nine in Syria against Islamic State targets over the past...
Saudi-led air strikes hit missile warehouse in Yemen capital
Sana'a : War planes of the Saudi-led coalition forces launched air strikes on arms and missile caches in Yemen's capital Sana'a on Monday evening,...
Indians in Qatar concerned over communal incitement
Doha : The Indian community in Qatar has expressed shock and concern over a video showing an Indian man being assaulted by fellow countrymen...
1,500 migrants rescued off Malaysian, Indonesian coasts
Bangkok : Around 1,500 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were rescued from several vessels on Monday off the shores of Malaysia and Indonesia after...
Continued talks between India, Pakistan will ease tension: Envoy
Lucknow : Like anywhere else in the world, peace between India and Pakistan can be achieved only through continued dialogue, Pakistan's High Commissioner to...
19 of 31 Afghan hostages freed
Kabul : At least 19 Afghan hostages out of 31 passengers, who were kidnapped in late February, were released on Monday, an official source...
Dawood not in Pakistan, says envoy
Lucknow : Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Monday denied fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was living in Pakistan.
Answering queries from media persons here,...
Pakistan tribals clash over land, 47 killed
Islamabad : At least 47 people have been killed and 25 injured in a clash over a piece of land between tribal communities of...
Yemen army, Houthis welcome Saudi ceasefire proposal
Sanaa : The Yemeni army and the Shia Houthi rebel group on Sunday welcomed a five-day humanitarian truce proposed by Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, which...
Political crisis in Yemen and proxy war of Saudi Arabia
By Dr.Mohammad Nazrul Bari,
Yemen was among the four Arab countries convulsed by huge protest and demonstrations from February 2011 onwards including Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. In February 2011 after the Arab spring at Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to leave his office by the Saudi-led Gulf Cooperation Council. Saleh’s power was divided into several groups. Mansoor Ali Hadi, Deputy of Ali Abdullah Saleh, got elected as the new President of Yemen with full support of Saudi Arabia.
RS to pass Bangladesh land boundary accord bill again
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha will once again have to pass the land boundary agreement bill, for exchange of enclaves with Bangladesh, for...
Afghan government retakes district after 10 years of Taliban rule
Kabul : Afghan security forces recaptured Nawa district in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province and established government control there after 10 years of Taliban rule,...
Court upholds three-year sentence for Hosni Mubarak
Cairo : An Egypt court on Saturday upheld a three-year jail sentence for former president Hosni Mubarak on graft charges.
The court reduced the sentence...
Flash flood washes away 500 houses in Afghanistan, one killed
Kabul : One person has been confirmed dead and 10 others were injured when a flash flood washed away more than 500 houses in...
Hasina thanks Tripura CM for backing land swap deal
Agartala : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar for backing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that the...
Crashed helicopter was fully airworthy: Pakistan Army
Islamabad : The Pakistan Army has said that the Mi-17 helicopter which crashed on Friday killing two foreign envoys was fully airworthy.
"The crash occurred...
Lakhvi’s release from jail was mistake by Pakistan: US
New Delhi : US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Friday said release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, from jail,...
Chopper crash: Pakistan Taliban claims Sharif was target
Islamabad : The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Friday claimed responsibility for "shooting down" a Pakistan Army helicopter in Naltar valley in Gilgit-Baltistan territory,...
Ram’s birthplace Ayodhya is in Pakistan, says book
By Mohammed Shafeeq,
Hyderabad : Ayodhya, the birthplace of Hindu warrior-god Ram, is in Pakistan, claims a book by a top Muslim leader.
Ayodhya in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh is not the original city by the same name as it was inhabited by human beings only in 7th century BC while Rama is believed to have been born 18 million years ago, says "Facts of Ayodhya Episode" authored by Abdul Rahim Quraishi, assistant general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
Baiji refinery in Iraq controlled by IS: Official
Washington : A refinery site in Baiji city of northern Iraq was captured by Islamic State (IS) militants recently and Iraqi security forces now...
Egypt court jails 17 Morsi loyalists up to 25 years
Cairo : An Egyptian military court sentenced 15 Muslim Brotherhood group suppoters to 25 years in prison and two others to 10 years over...
US Senate passes Iran nuclear review bill
Washington : The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill to allow Congress to review and potentially reject an international nuclear agreement with Iran.
The bill...
Israel approves 900 settlement houses in Jerusalem
Jerusalem : Israel has approved the building of 900 housing units in a Jewish settlement neighbourhood in Jerusalem, a watchdog group said on Thursday.
The...
Indian Cultural Society, UAE’s new officer bearers elected
By TCN News,
Ajman (UAE): The Indian Cultural Society UAE, an NRI wing of SDPI, formation of central committee at its meeting here elected the new office bearers for the duration of three years.
Aliyar from Kerala was elected as the president, Naseer Karaje from Karnataka was elected as the general secretary, Hasan TM as vice president and Munavar and Naushad were elected as secretaries during a programme held on April 17, 2015, a release from Indian Cultural Society, UAE, said here.
Nigerian troops free 1,000 women, children from Boko Haram
Abuja : A Nigerian senator from the restive northeastern Borno state has confirmed the rescue of about 1,000 women and children by the military...
Modi greets Hasina as parliament clears Bangladesh land accord bill
New Delhi : As the Indian parliament on Thursday passed the constitutional amendment bill relating to the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh, Prime Minister...
Assam bandh over Indo-Bangla land deal draws mixed response
Guwahati : The 10-hour Assam bandh on Thursday against the central government's decision to hand over the state's land to Bangladesh evoked a mixed...
Parliament passes Bangladesh land accord bill
New Delhi : The parliament on Thursday passed the constitutional amendment bill regarding the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh, with the Lok Sabha's unanimous...
Lok Sabha takes up Bangladesh land accord bill
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up discussion on the bill concerning the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh, as External Affairs...
Netanyahu inks coalition in the nick of time
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to clinch a deal with the nationalist Jewish Home party on Wednesday night, securing a...
Australia announces $19m aid for Pakistan
Islamabad : Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop during his two-day visit to Pakistan announced a $19 million aid package for Pakistan that includes help...
Egypt forces kill 21 militants in Sinai
Cairo : At least 21 militants were killed by the Egyptian armed forces during air raids on their cells in Rafah border city of...
Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society elects office-bearers for 2015-2017
By TCN News,
Kuwait: Long serving community advisor of KKMCC and K I C Dr Ghalib Al-Mashoor was re-elected as the president of the Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society (IKFS) for a second time for the 2015--2017 term.
Dr Ghalib Al-Mashoor, founding chairman of IKFS, who served as president since inception, will have as his first vice president Advocate Sayid Mohamed Nizar will be the first vice president while A K S Abdul Nazar was re-elected as the general secretary of the IKFS at the elections of office-bearers held at the Play Club pavilion in Salmiya last Friday, a release from IKFS said here.
50 killed as mortar shells hit refugee camp in Yemen
Aden (Yemen) : At least 50 people, mostly women and children, were killed and 100 others wounded when random mortar shells struck a refugee...
Genesis of Saudi, Iranian activism in Levant
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
To call the civil strife in Syria just a sectarian clash would amount to criminal over-simplification of history. The origin of the turmoil in Levant can be traced to the carving out of Lebanon from Syria by the colonial powers that also created Israel.
With about 43 % Christian and 57% Muslims–– Sunnis and Shias––as well as minority Druze population, this tiny country was designed as another future base for the western powers.
Iran’s leader urges nuclear negotiators to ‘stick to redlines’
Tehran : Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iranian nuclear negotiators on Wednesday to stick to the country's redlines in the ongoing talks...
Rajya Sabha passes Bangladesh land boundary accord bill
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh, and the entailing exchange of...
500,000 Indians arrive in Saudi Arabia in 16 months
Riyadh : Nearly 500,000 Indian workers arrived in Saudi Arabia in the last 16 months, making them the largest group of expatriates in the...
US has given Pakistan arms worth $5.4 bn since 2001: Report
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : Since the September 11, 2001 terror attack, the US has given Pakistan arms worth about $5.4 billion for counter-terrorism operations,...
US posts hefty bounty on four key IS figures
Washington : The US administration has posted a bounty of $20 million for information on four key figures of the Islamic State (IS), an...
Dr Fathima Suhail wins Rachel Corrie award
By TCN News,
Kuwait: Abu Sagar, (Sulaiman Bader Al-Makki), former Kuwait Parliament Member, handed over a cash award of Rs 10,001 and an honorable plaque to Dr Fathima Sayed Suhail, who won the first place in the essay competition held by Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society (IKFS).
RS to take up Bangladesh land boundary accord bill on Wednesday
New Delhi : The government will bring a bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh.
The bill,...
Cabinet clears bill on Bangladesh land boundary accord
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Tuesday cleared the bill to operationalise the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh which entails exchange of both...
Netanyahu calls for eradicating racism against Ethiopian minority
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for eradicating discrimination against Jews of Ethiopian origin, following violent demonstrations by Israeli Ethiopians in...
Netanyahu inks coalition with ultra-Orthodox Shas party
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on Monday signed a coalition agreement with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, passing another hurdle on...
Bangladesh to send 100,000 tons rice for Nepal quake victims
Dhaka : Bangladesh will provide at least 100, 000 tons of rice and other relief materials including drinking water to help the earthquake victims...
Pakistan poll tribunal disqualifies minister, orders re-election
Islamabad : In a major setback for Pakistan Prime Minister's Nawaz Sharif an election tribunal has disqualified his confidant and Railway Minister Khawaja Saad...
Coalition bombing killed 64 civilians in Syria last week: Report
Beirut : At least 64 civilians were killed in northern Syria amidst the international coalition bombing against Islamic State last week, according to updated...
OIC delegation delivers message of condolences over killing of 30 Ethiopians by IS
Addis Ababa : Assistant Secretary General for Science and Technology at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Amb Muhammad Naeem Khan led a two-member...
Israeli foreign minister’s party to boycott next government
Jerusalem : Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Monday that his party will not join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, which he...
Egypt court upholds death sentence for Muslim Brotherhood members
Cairo : An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the death sentences against five members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on charges of murdering policemen...
Syrian army officer wounded in Damascus blast
Damascus : A senior Syrian army officer was wounded in an explosion in a northern Damascus district on Monday, a monitoring group reported.
The blast...
Syrian army advances in Damascus
Damascus : The Syrian army on Sunday wrested back control over an important town here, cutting a key rebel supply route, media reported.
The government...
Pakistan sets up special fund for quake-hit Nepal
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has set up a special relief fund for the quake-hit people of Nepal, a top official said...
Discussion on Yemen organised by ‘Yuva Kranti’
Iranian ambassador Dr. Ansari, Syrian cultural minister, Former Indian Foreign Secretary Muchkund Dubey, Hannan Mollah, Mohsin Taqvi, Dr Rakesh rafiq, TV actor Abaas Haider, among others attended the seminar.
By TCN News,
New Delhi: "Yuva Kranti" organised a round-table discussion on Yemen on May 2 in the national capital. The title of the round-table was “New Geopolitical equations in middle east with focus on recent bombing of Yemen by Saudi Arabia".
10 members of wedding party killed in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least 10 wedding guests were killed and many others injured when high power electric wires fell on their van in Pakistan's...
43 killed in Iraq violence
Baghdad : At least 43 people were killed on Saturday in a suicide car bombing and heavy clashes between the Iraqi security forces and...
Pakistan sends more aid to quake-hit Nepal
Islamabad : Pakistan sent more relief assistance to the earthquake-hit people in Nepal on Saturday, officials said.
"At the instructions of the prime minister, two...
Minister’s brother killed in grenade attack in Pakistan
Islamabad : Brother of Abadi Jawed Nagori, a minister in Pakistan's Sindh province, was succumed to injuries on Friday after he was hit by...
17 killed by US-lead coalition airstrikes in Syria
Damascus : At least 17 civilians were killed and over 40 others wounded on Friday in the airstrikes by the US-led anti-terror coalition on...
Modi government’s Pakistan policy lacks clarity: Shourie
New Delhi : Former union minister Arun Shourie on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy on Pakistan lacked clarity and he is under...
Women banned from taking part in polls in Pakistan region
Islamabad : In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from...
Saudi-led air raids kill 14 in Yemen
Sana'a : Fighter jets of the Saudi-led coalition forces launched several rounds of airstrikes on military sites and two hotels controlled by the Shiia...
Bangladeshi court indicts 65 in violence case
Dhaka : A Bangladeshi court is all set to start trial of 65 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir in a...
27 militants, five security men killed in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least 27 militants and five security personnel were killed on Thursday during a military operation in Khyber Agency, a tribal area...
10 injured in post-poll clashes in Bangladesh
Dhaka : At least 10 people, including three policemen, were injured in Chittagong district of Bangladesh as supporters of a former councillor and a...
Nigerian army rescues 160 girls, women from Boko Haram
Abuja : The Nigerian army has freed at least 160 girls and women from the hands of Boko Haram, as it continued its advance...
After India, France to sell 24 fighter jets to Qatar
Paris : France has agreed to sell 24 Rafale fighter jets to Qatar, while two similar sales were commissioned with Egypt in February and...
Pakistani police register case against ex-CIA chief in drone strike
Islamabad : Pakistani police on Thursday filed murder and terrorism charges against the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief in connection with a...
Nobel laureate Malala’s attackers get life term in Pakistan
Islamabad : An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced ten men to 25 years' imprisonment in the case related to the 2012...
In a radicalised region, a face of modern Islam
By Tarun Basu,
The Arab world is in a bloody ferment. The Yemen conflict is just the latest in the upsurge in regional unrest, compounded by the spread of extremist forces with their violent ideologies, that threaten to take the region and beyond into a vortex of uncertainty.
This may have unpredictable - and possibly dangerous - consequences.
Sharif condoles India’s quake deaths, lauds rescue efforts
New Delhi : Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express condolence over the deaths in India...
Ban still ready to use ‘good offices’ for India-Pakistan rapprochement
United Nations : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is still available to use his "good offices" to help India and Pakistan resolve their differences if asked...
Hasina says, city polls rigging charges will be probed
Dhaka : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday the allegations of large-scale rigging during the city corporation elections will be properly investigated.
Her...
Egypt parliamentary polls to be held this year
Cairo : Egypt's parliamentary elections will be held before the end of 2015, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi told a Spanish newspaper in an interview...
25 IS militants killed in Syria weapon depot blast
Dasmascus : At least 25 militants of Islamic State(IS) militant group were killed in powerful blasts at a weapon depot in eastern Syria killed...
Egypt sentences 69 Muslim Brotherhood loyalists to life
Cairo : An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 69 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to life in prison over the burning...
N-talks not solution to Iran’s economic problems: Khamenei
Tehran : The remedy for Iran's economic problems cannot come out of the ongoing negotiations over the country's nuclear programme, but it requires domestic...
Top 400: Indian varsities draw blank in 11 subjects, DU 17th in development studies
By Bajinder Pal Singh,
Indian Universities have drawn a blank in 11 of the 36 subjects ranked by ‘QS Top Universities 2015’ list released in Bangkok.
In agriculture and medicine, neighbouring Pakistan has performed better than India with three entries in agriculture and one in medicine -- both areas where Indian universities have failed to emerge among the top 400 in the world.