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Islamabad, Nov 15: Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has called for forming a parliamentary panel to probe issues linked with "economic terrorism", a media report said Thursday. Speaking in the Senate, Chaudhry on Wednesday referred to the recently unearthed 5,000 fake bank accounts which were used to stash billions of dollars abroad and said the proposed parliamentary committee would

Kabul, Nov 15: Asserting that India has been and will remain a long-term partner of Afghanistan, the Afghan finance minister has said that Kabul has no secret deal with New Delhi, while hoping that it can have a similar relationship with Pakistan. "India has been a traditional and long-term partner of Afghanistan spanning over a couple of millennia more. Culturally, commercially in so many things

Singapore, Nov 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Modi began his two-day visit to Singapore Wednesday by delivering his keynote address at the prestigious Fintech Festival. He also

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 15: Kerala police said it will not give any special considerations for activist Trupti Desai who plans to visit the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple this weekend, the local news channels reports. Desai on Wednesday, in an email to the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, had requested the state to handle the security, stay and travel arrangements for the visit of seven activists of

Abu Dhabi, Nov 15: The UAE energy minister said on Wednesday Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies will need to reduce oil production next year to prevent a build up in supply and there is consensus building among its members to support a decision to balance the market. “We have seen the risk of an increase in inventories if we didn’t do anything and we will not

Newsroom, Nov 14: Cricket legend and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has once again landed in controversy over his remarks on Kashmir. In a video tweeted by an ARY journalist, Afridi appeared to suggest that Islamabad should allow Kashmir to be independent country because Pakistan hadn’t been able to even manage its four provinces. “I say Pakistan doesn’t want Kashmir. Don’t give it to India

Newsroom, Nov 14: Cricket legend and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has once again landed in controversy over his remarks on Kashmir. In a video tweeted by an ARY journalist, Afridi appeared to suggest that Islamabad should allow Kashmir to be independent country because Pakistan hadn’t been able to even manage its four provinces. “I say Pakistan doesn’t want Kashmir. Don’t give it to India

New Delhi, Nov 14: Palinder Chaudhary, an 18-year-old athlete who represented India at international level, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at the capital's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, prompting the Sports Authority of India to order a "departmental inquiry". Chaudhary was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room at the athletics academy of JLN stadium on Tuesday

New Delhi, Nov 14: The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced its crucial hearing on pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is also likely to peruse the pricing details of the jets submitted by the government in a sealed cover. During the hearing, advocate

United Nations, Nov 14: There is 'terror and panic' among Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, who are at imminent risk of being returned to Myanmar against their will, the United Nations top human rights official has said, warning that the returns would seriously endanger the lives of those sent back. According to the UN human rights office (OHCHR), some of the refugees have threatened