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Imran Khan writes to Modi; seeks to re-start bilateral talks

er open view web desk Islamabad, Sep 20: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Foreign Office said here Thursday, seeking to re-start the bilateral talks on key issues “challenging the relationship” including on terrorism and Kashmir. In the […]

Attack on Cong workers in Chhattisgarh is political persecution: Rahul Gandhi

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 19: Declaring that “dictatorship has become a vocation” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said people in Chhattisgarh will remember the attack on his party’s workers in Bilaspur as an act of “political persecution”. Taking to Twitter […]

Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail

open view web desk A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison sentences for corruption pending an appeal hearing, his lawyer said. “Today, the Islamabad High Court has suspended the verdict against Nawaz Sharif, his daughter […]

Police break up Muslim gatherings in Indian-held Kashmir

open view web desk SRINAGAR, India— Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired tear gas and used batons to break up religious processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram. Authorities imposed a curfew in Lalchowk, the commercial hub of disputed Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, fearing the religious processions […]

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

open view web desk PYONGYANG, North Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier pledge on denuclearization contained a big condition, with North Korean […]

India bans instant divorce by Muslim men

open view web desk NEW DELHI — India’s government on Wednesday approved an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce. The government decision came aftelimr it failed to get approval of Parliament a year after the court […]

Level of Myanmar army brutality ‘hard to fathom’: UN probe

open view web desk Myanmar’s army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and top generals to be prosecuted for genocide. In the most meticulous breakdown of the violence in Myanmar to date, […]

Syria downs Russian military plane during Israeli air strike

open view web desk Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military aircraft, killing all 15 crew members, when its air defences swung into action against an Israeli missile strike, Russian and Israeli forces said Tuesday. The incident late Monday was the most deadly known case of friendly fire […]

RSS opens up as elections near

open view web desk NEW DELHI – A Hindu nationalist group behind the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is opening up to critics and supporters through a first-of-its-kind outreach programme in New Delhi, preparing the ground for his re-election bid next year. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh […]

Ex-UN climate chief faces trial on sex harassment charges

open view web desk NEW DELHI — An Indian court has ruled there is enough evidence to send former U.N. climate chief Rajendra Pachauri to trial on sexual harassment charges in a case filed by a former female colleague in New Delhi. Ashish Dixit, a lawyer who represented […]

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