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Washington D.C, Aug 2: India has extended an invitation to United States President Donald Trump to be the special guest on the Republic Day next year. However, US Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said no decision has been taken on the matter yet. In a press briefing, Sanders also confirmed that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis would be visiting India next

Islamabad, Aug 2: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party on Wednesday was waiting for a government nod to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as it has already sent out invitations to some of the Bollywood and Indian cricket stars, for the prime minister-elect Imran Khan’s oath ceremony next week. The PTI is likely to form a coalition government headed by 65-year-old cricketer turned

Islamabad, Aug 1: A top leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said that the party has asked the Foreign Office to apprise it on whether foreign heads of state, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be invited to Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony, a media report said on Wednesday. The PTI, led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly

Mexico City, Aug 1: Dozens of people were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango on Tuesday, but authorities said most were not seriously hurt and there were no fatalities. The mid-sized jet was almost full, with 103 people including two infants and four crew members on board, when it crashed at about 4 p.m. local time (2100

Washington, Jul 31: President Donald Trump today threatened a government shutdown if the US Congress refuses to back major changes to immigration policies like establishing a merit-based system, saying America is the "laughing stock of the world" due to the "worst" immigration laws. Trump has repeatedly called for the merit-based system and the chain migration to reduce overall immigration to the

Dubai, Jul 31: Change has come. This is one thing that supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been chanting since the party’s majority was announced in the country’s general elections. But, today, the rumour mills are churning on social media about another change in the pipeline — the country’s first female president. While there is no official confirmation on the same, twitter is

London, Jul 31: Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, wanted in India on fraud charges, returned to Westminster Magistrates' Court here on Tuesday for closing arguments in his high-profile extradition trial. The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, who has been on bail on an extradition warrant since his arrest in April last year, is fighting extradition to India on charges of fraud and

Washington, Jul 31: Softening his tone, US President Donald Trump today said that he is ready to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani without preconditions to craft a new deal over its nuclear programme after threatening Tehran of grave consequences. Trump in May pulled the US out of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement struck by the Obama administration by calling it the "the worst" deal ever

Islamabad, Jul 29: Imran Khan will be sworn in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister before the country's independence day on August 14, his party has announced as it is trying to reach out to smaller parties and independents to form the next government. Though the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly after the July 25 elections, the party is

Jakarta, Jul 29: A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the popular Indonesian tourist destination Lombok Sunday, July 29, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. The strong tremor, which sent people running in panic from homes and hotels in the early morning, was followed by two strong secondary quakes and more than 60 aftershocks. "The earthquake killed at least