Guterres commends India and Bangladesh for life-saving work in face of deadly cyclone
The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of India and Bangladesh on Saturday, for their life-saving efforts ahead of devastating Cyclone Amphan, and for the effective relief effort, wishing those survivors injured and affected by the disaster, a speedy recovery.
Pakistan continues to support Taliban to counter India, says Pentagon report
Washington: USA's Department of Defense (Pentagon) has released a report outlining Pakistan’s continued support to Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network with an aim to countering its rival India, according to Afghanistan media reports.
Singling out India for Islamophobia incorrect: Maldives tells OIC in response to Pakistan's UN envoy
Male/IBNS: Maldives has said that it is against singling out India for Islamophobia among the South Asian nations after the Pakistan Ambassador to the UN targeted India over the issue in a recent virtual meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Deadly gas leak in India, grim wake-up call for global chemical industry: UN rights expert
New York/IBNS: Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is a grim wake up call for the chemical industry to acknowledge and fulfil its responsibility to respect human rights, the UN independent expert who monitors the issue, said on Thursday.
Attack India with forces: PoK PM tells Imran Khan
Islamabad/IBNS: At this moment of crisis when the world is combating COVID-19, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) PM Farooq Haider has asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to attack India with forces.
Banning Indian raw material can prove suicidal: Pakistan Pharmaceutical industry warns Imran govt
Islamabad/IBNS: Despite all their designs against India, Pakistan government is facing a dilemma. It is because of a plea from its own people against the banning of Indian raw material for manufacturing drugs in the country, specially at this time when the nation is grappling with COVID-19 outbreak.
White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US
Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.
Muzaffarabad/IBNS: In a clear case of alleged discrimination followed by the administration at a time of COVID-19 crisis, people in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been denied benefits provided under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme which was launched by PM Imran Khan, media reports said.
He was great: Donald Trump praises Modi after India agrees to Hydroxychloroquine export
Washington/IBNS: A day after threatening New Delhi with a "retaliation", US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "great" following India's decision to export anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine to the COVID-19-hit nations.
After India, China donates testing kits, PPEs to Bangladesh
Dhaka/UNI: After India handed over 30 thousand surgical masks and 15 thousand head covers to Bangladesh, the second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived here from Kunming in China on Thursday afternoon.
Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC
New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.
COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance
New York/IBNS: India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a call from the UN health agency, WHO, for the country to take “aggressive action”.
Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, who tried to make India uncomfortable at the SAARC conference on COVID 19 on Sunday by raising the Kashmir issue, is himself facing an investigation for allegedly smuggling of 20 million face masks abroad, media reports said.
India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.
India slams Pak for support to terror groups, asserts J&K an integral part of India
Geneva/UNI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for attempting to derail the positive developments in Jammu and Kashmir through its active support to terrorist groups and related entities.