Category: International News

Malaysia’s Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite India palm oil boycott

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi’s actions in disputed Kashmir despite Indian traders calling for an unprecedented boycott of Malaysian palm oil. The impasse could exacerbate what Mahathir described as a trade war between […]

Shun Malaysia, India’s palm oil buyers told amid Kashmir standoff

NEW DELHI – India’s top vegetable oil trade body on Monday asked its members to stop buying palm oil from Malaysia, an unprecedented call aimed at helping New Delhi punish the country for criticising India over its policy towards Kashmir. The directive by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of […]

India, Pakistan set to sign pilgrim corridor pact amid Kashmir tension

NEW DELHI – India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours at a time of tension that has brought exchanges of fire on their disputed border. The pact will introduce visa-free access […]

Pakistanis hoist miles-long Kashmir flag in solidarity march

ISLAMABAD — A giant Kashmiri flag has been unfurled by thousands of Pakistani demonstrators, stretching five kilometers (three miles) through the streets of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The solidarity protest is meant to draw attention to Kashmir, a disputed Himalayan region that remains divided between India and Pakistan but […]

Pak rejects reports about Indian Army targeting terror camps in PoK

Islamabad, Oct 20:Ā Pakistan on Sunday rejected reports that the Indian Army targeted at least four terror camps in the PoK and said it can arrange a visit of diplomats from P5 nations to the area to expose Indian “falsehood”. According to Indian government sources in New Delhi, the […]

London insists UK leaving EU on Oct 31, despite delay request

A defiant British government doubled down Sunday, insisting it would leave the European Union in 11 days’ time despite parliament forcing a reluctant prime minister to request another delay. In a day of high drama on Saturday, MPs in the House of Commons passed up the chance to […]

Pakistan to open Kartarpur Corridor on November 9: Imran

Lahore, Oct 20:Ā Pakistan will open the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor on November 9, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Sunday. The proposed corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have […]

Mexico flies 300 Indian migrants to New Delhi in ‘unprecedented’ mass deportation

MEXICO CITY/NEW DELHI – Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, calling it an unprecedented transatlantic deportation. The move follows a deal Mexico struck with the United States in June, vowing to significantly curb U.S.-bound migration […]

J&K reorganization will curb cross-border terrorism, promote inclusive growth: Vice President

Asks Indian Diaspora to effectively counter negative propaganda on J & K India is one of the most inclusive and tolerant democratic countries in the world: VP Asks Indian diaspora to join as knowledge partners and investors in India’s transformational journey Addresses the Indian diaspora in Freetown, Sierra […]

Report: Syrian troops enter town close to Turkey’s border

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s state news agency says government forces have entered the northern town of Tal Tamr that is close to Turkey’s border. SANA said Monday morning that the Syrian army moved into the area to ā€œconfront the Turkish aggression,ā€ without giving further details. The report says […]

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