“Why be so rigid”: Ex-Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto pitches for bilateral talks with India

Islamabad : Pakistan People’s Party Chairman and former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday pitched for bilateral talks with India. In a conversation with ARY News, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that both India and Pakistan should hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of […]

Huge scope for India-Sweden collaboration on energy, health: Dr Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh has said there is a huge scope for collaboration with Sweden to develop scalable and cost-effective solutions for energy and health challenges. Addressing the 11th India-Sweden Innovation Day (ISID) on Monday, the minister of state for science and technology said Sweden is a global leader in innovation. Sweden currently […]

EAM Jaishankar, Pakistan PM Sharif shake hands ahead of SCO summit

Islamabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared a cordial moment, shaking hands and exchanging greetings before a dinner hosted by him ahead of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Earlier that day, Jaishankar landed in Islamabad to attend the 23rd […]

Pak PM Sharif holds bilateral meetings with SCO leaders, discusses cooperation

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held separate meetings with leaders of various SCO member states on the sidelines of the summit, exchanging ideas to promote bilateral ties and strengthen the intergovernmental international organisation. Pakistan is hosting the two-day SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit on October 15 and 16. The […]

Ghulam Ahmad Mir appointed Congress Legislature Party leader in J&K

Srinagar: The Congress on Tuesday appointed Ghulam Ahmad Mir as its Legislature Party leader in Jammu and Kashmir, a day before the formation of the National Conference-Congress coalition government in the union territory. In a letter to J-K Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has […]

Ashalata Devi to become first Indian woman footballer to play 100 international matches

Kathmandu: Captain Ashalata Devi will become the first Indian woman footballer to play 100 international matches when she takes the field in the SAFF Championship opening match against Pakistan here on Thursday. The 31-year-old Manipuri made her India debut in the pre-Olympics tournament in Dhaka against Bangladesh in March 2011, and the star defender has […]

Online ticket sales for India-New Zealand Test in Mumbai to start on October 18

Mumbai: Online ticket sales for the third and final Test between India and New Zealand, scheduled to take place from November 1-5 at the Wankhede Stadium, will begin on Friday. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced the date of ticket sale after its apex council meeting here on Tuesday. The apex council unanimously agreed on […]

Engineer Rashid meets family of Tihar Jail inmate in prison for over 22 years

Srinagar: Awami Ittehad Party president and Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday visited the family of a prisoner in Tral who has been lodged in Tihar Jail for the last 22 years, the party said. “Rashid visited family of Parveez Ahmad Mir, who has been imprisoned in Tihar Jail for […]

Power shutdown

JAMMU: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Medical, Chatha, Satwari, Toph, Shakti Nagar, Co-Bagh, Canal, Talab Tillo, Trilokpur, Bohri, Udheywala, Machelian, Marh, Gajansoo, Gho Manhasan, Katra, Rajouri, Draba, Surankote, Lassana, Bhata Durian, Mandi, Khour, Pahariwala, Jogwan, Laxmipuram, Swarn Vihar, Bharat Nagar, Ganga Nagar, Bantalab, Radio Station, BSNL, CRPF, Ayush […]