J&K: Pakistani firing kills 2 jawans on LOC
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IBNS): Two army jawans died in fire from across the border on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, reports said.
No one to blame but myself: Hamid Ansari
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Hamid Ansari, who returned to India on Tuesday after remaining captive in Pakistan for six years, has said he blamed no one for what he underwent but himself.
Meghalaya HC urges Centre to allow citizenship to Hindus from Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS): The Meghalaya High Court has urged the Prime Minister, Union Law minister and Parliament to bring a legislation to allow citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, without any documents.
On November 26, 2018, the Maldives’ Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Abdullah Shahid, after his meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, tweeted, “A new era of enhanced cooperation emerging in Maldives-India relationship under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih”. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had, earlier in the day, tweeted, “Harmonious synergy of India's 'Neighbourhood First' & Maldives’ 'India First' policy”. The two foreign ministers, meanwhile, during the meeting agreed that the State Visit of Maldives’ newly elected President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to India would take place on December 17, 2018.
PoK, Sindh to be part of India if Modi returns to power, promises Bihar BJP chief
Patna, Dec 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to capture Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) as well as Sindh province in the neighbouring country if the Narendra Modi government returns to power after 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Punjab ministers demand Sidhu's resignation over jibe at CM
Amritsar, Dec 2 (IBNS): Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is now facing flak for "mocking" Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and many are demanding his resignation from the state cabinet after his controversial visit to the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan.
Sidhu makes U-turn, says Rahul never asked him to go to Pak
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IBNS): In a U-turn from his previous statement, Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has said his party chief Rahul Gandhi didn't ask him to go to Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor.
Pak PM takes dig at Indian leadership, praises Sidhu
Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS): In an indirect dig at the Indian political leadership, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he hoped the nuclear-armed neighbours didn't have to wait till cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu became India's Prime Minister to develop friendly relations.
Kartarpur corridor won't lead to talks unless Pak stops terror: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Declining any possibility of India's participation at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the Kartarpur corridor won't lead to any bilateral talks unless the neighbouring country stops terrorism, media reports said.
Union Ministers leave for Pakistan to attend Kartarpur corridor ceremony
Amritsar/Lahore, Nov 28 (IBNS): Union Ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday left for Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor.
Pakistan to invite Narendra Modi for SAARC summit: Pakistan FO
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): Pakistan will invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, local media reports said quoting Foreign Office official.
While Punjab CM flays Pakistan, Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Lahore for Kartarpur groundbreaking
Lahore/Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IBNS): At a time when Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh targeted Pakistan over the 'terrorist attacks' and even declined to visit the country, state Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu played the goodwill ambassador when he arrived in the neighbouring nation to attend the Katarpur corridor ground-breaking ceremony in Nankana Sahib.
Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Pakistan for Kartarpur ceremony
Lahore, Nov 27 (IBNS): While Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said no to attending the Katarpur Corridor groundbreaking ceremony in the Pakistan side, Congress leader and former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of his own party on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan for the ceremony in Nankana Sahib.
Give up double standards: India tells Pakistan on 10th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai attacks
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): As India observed 10th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, the country hit out at Pakistan for allowing those responsible for the strike to roam free in their nation.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh declines Pakistan invitation for Kartarpur corridor event
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday declined the invitation by Pakistan to attend the ground-breaking event for the Kartarpur corridor on the other side of the border.