Australia issues stern warning to Khalistani goons over vandalism and violence
By Ateet Sharma
New Delhi, Jan 31: A day after India raised security concerns, several ministers of the ruling Anthony Albanese government in Australia came forward on Tuesday to severely condemn the communal violence unleashed by Khalistani supporters on the streets of Melbourne over the weekend.
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General INDIANARRATIVE 02:08 PMAmid falling footfall, devoted Hindu pilgrims continue to visit Ajmer shrine
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General INDIANARRATIVE 02:08 PMWhy India must strengthen the government of President el-Sisi in Egypt
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Controversial IPS officer skips Republic Day function in snub to Punjab Governor
By Rajinder S. Taggar
Chandigarh, Jan 28: Controversial IPS officer Kuldip Singh Chahal, former SSP of Chandigarh, seems to have deliberately absented himself from a state-level Republic Day function at Jalandhar presided over by the Punjab Governor, raising eyebrows in official circles.
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Will former Pak PM Imran Khan go to jail after Fawad Chaudhry's dramatic arrest?
By Rana Banerji
New Delhi, Jan 28: The dramatic arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI)'s former Information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry from outside his Lahore house in the early hours of Wednesday, January 25 by a posse from Kohsar Police Station, Islamabad represented a sharp rap on the knuckles of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
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Pakistan's economic meltdown triggers infighting; blame game among political class intensifies
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Jan 28: Driven by a near collapse of the economy, uncertainty and risks in Pakistan's political and security have risen further with impending elections intensifying the struggle for power.
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Why a Pak-UK nexus against PM Modi is bound to fail
By Atul Aneja
New Delhi, Jan 28: It is clear that a fresh round of info-war has been launched against the Modi administration, which is personally targeting the Prime Minister.
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Desperate bid by main accused in Rs 600 crore Punjab scam to shift case to another judge flops
By Rajinder S Taggar
Chandigarh, Jan 28: Chief Engineer (CE) Surinder Pal Pahalwan, a protege of Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal who is facing trial in a Rs 600 crore GMADA scam has been making desperate attempts get his case transferred out from the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali, Parminder Singh Grewal.
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India and Gulf eye common power grid, boosting connectivity
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Jan 28: India has been steadily charting a new course in deepening economic and strategic relations with the Gulf countries. Not only are India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries keen on inking a free trade agreement at the earliest amid rapid geopolitical shifts and slowing trade worldwide, connectivity is another area that has come to the fore.
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Hindus begin three-day Kali festival at Kalat temple in Balochistan
By Rahul Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 26: Hindus in Balochistan are celebrating the three-day festival of Goddess Kali Mata at the historical Kali Mata temple in Kalat. The festival lasts from Tuesday to Thursday.
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Vital evidence surfaces on Rs 700 crore real estate scam in Mohali
By Rajinder S Taggar
Chandigarh, Jan 26: Investigators looking into Rs. 700 crore Philips-Signify plot scam, have found vital evidence connecting two IAS officers, heading separate corporations meant to promote industry and generate employment in Punjab, and the Industries Minister in-charge, for their collusion in corruption.
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Once a 'madrasa for azaadi', University of Kashmir will now host G-20 events
By Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
New Delhi, Jan 25: The University of Kashmir at Hazratbal in Srinagar has been listed among 15 premier institutions of the country that will be representing the nation and hosting Youth-20 (Y-20) events during India's Presidency of the Group-20 in the current year.
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India and France sign key deal to muscle the navy's submarine fleet
By Atul Aneja
New Delhi, Jan 25: India's effort to modernise its submarine force is set to take a giant leap with the fitment of the home-grown Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), in INS Kalvari.
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Uneasy calm in Gwadar as Baloch leader remanded to police custody
By Rahul Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 24: The Gwadar Haq Do Tehreek (Give rights to Gwadar) leader Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman was sent to three-day remand by an anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Monday. He had been arrested earlier in January for inciting violence leading to the death of a policeman in the port city of Gwadar, being built by China.
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J&K Govt orders probe into IMPA faculty appointments amid accusations of nepotism
By Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
New Delhi, Jan 24: The Union Territory Government has ordered a high level and time-bound enquiry into the appointment of faculty members of the Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPA).
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Nepal Police monitors Chinese owned TikTok amid growing online frauds
By Santosh Ghimire
Kathmandu, Jan 24: Nepal Police is closely observing unscrupulous activities taking place in Nepal on account of the alleged misuse of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, a police spokesperson said on Monday.
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Ghost allottees get plots worth crores in Punjab's Mohali land scam
By Rajinder S Taggar
New Delhi, Jan 24: A major scam has surfaced with "untraceable" allottees getting prime plots worth crores of rupees in Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation's (PSIEC's) Mohali industrial estate.
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Diaspora against BBC documentary on Modi, to hold London protest
By Rahul Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 24: The cacophony against the BBC has gone up a notch higher. Feeling insulted by the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian diaspora in the UK is holding a protest against the British broadcaster on Sunday afternoon, January 29.
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South Asia has to find out ways to work together and sink differences: Jamia Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar
By Rahul Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 23: Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar said that all South Asian countries need to work together to develop the region. She said that the nations will have to find out how to work together. She said that the countries have to reduce tension and overcome long lasting disputes.
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BLF says it killed 213 Pakistani soldiers and 27 Death Squad members in 2022
By Rahul Kumar
New Delhi, Jan 23: Soon after a devastating attack on Pakistani soldiers near the Iran border, called the Goldsmith line, insurgent group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released its annual report for 2022.
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Pakistan has 'technically' defaulted with loan rollovers
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Jan 23: Pakistan, which is going through its worst economic crisis with a repayment liability of $73 billion by 2025, would need to take "tough" decisions to reboot its economy and not just steer through one crisis situation to another. While Pakistan has not officially defaulted, local newspaper the Express Tribune said that with continuous rollovers of loans that have come from China, Saudi Arabia and the UAE among others, the country has already done so "technically".
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Prime properties in Srinagar illegally occupied by Abdullah, Kar families on govt radar
By Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
Srinagar, Jan 20: The Government's first list of prime properties proposed to be retrieved in Srinagar and Gulmarg as they have been illegally occupied, contains the names of some of the valley's most prominent hoteliers, businessmen and political families.
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India's support to Bangladesh in the post LDC phase will be crucial
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Jan 20: As Bangladesh starts preparing to exit the least developed nations' (LDC) list by 2026, graduating to a middle income country, it will look at deepening economic and trade relations with India with which it shares the fifth longest land border in the stretching beyond 4,000 km.
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Russia hints headway in TAPI gas pipeline project after Putin key aide visits Kabul
By Ateet Sharma
New Delhi, Jan 20: A week after Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov returned home from another trip to Kabul, Moscow has indicated that the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which has been facing an uncertain future after the return of Taliban in Afghanistan, could finally see some progress in the coming months.
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Why Egyptian President al-Sisi's visit can expand India's strategic horizons
By Talmiz Ahmad
New Delhi, Jan 20: India's invitation to the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations is redolent with nostalgia and realpolitik, retrieving a valuable age-old relationship while recognising its importance for both countries in the changing regional political and economic scenario.
