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Islamabad, Sept 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he is "disappointed" by India's decision to call off a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of UN General Assembly next week and termed it "arrogant and negative." "Disappointed at the arrogant & negative response by India to my call for resumption of the peace dialogue," Khan said in a

Dubai, Sept 22: US President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, referring to the war between the two Middle Eastern powers and vowing that Tehran will not abandon its missiles. Tensions have ramped up between Iran and the United States after Trump withdrew from a landmark multilateral nuclear

Islamabad, Sept 22: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday expressed disappointment at India calling off a meeting between him and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New York and alleged that "internal pressure" forced New Delhi to make the "unfortunate" move. India cited the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of postal stamps

Amaravati, Sept 22: A police inspector in Andhra Pradesh caused a flutter by threatening to cut off tongues of elected representatives if they spoke in a manner hurting the morale of the force, targeting a ruling TDP MP who hit back at him and lodged a complaint. “We have so far observed restraint. Henceforth, if anybody talks against the police beyond the limits, we will not tolerate. We will cut

New Delhi, Sept 22: Upping the ante on the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a “surgical strike” on the defence forces. His renewed attack on Mr. Modi came a day after a French media report quoted former French president Francois Hollande as purportedly saying that the Indian government proposed Ambani

Washington, Sept 22: The Trump administration Saturday told a federal court that its decision to revoke work permits to H-4 visas holders, who are primarily spouses of H-1B foreign guest workers, is expected within the next three months. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its latest court filing Saturday told the US District Court in District of Columbia that it was “making a solid and

Palampur, Sept 22: NK Kalia, father of Captain Saurabh Kalia, who lost his life in Kargil war, on Saturday, lauded the Indian government's move to call off a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Speaking to news agency, NK Kalia said, "India has taken the right step. No talks should be held with Pakistan till the time it proves

Panaji, Sept 22: The Manohar Parrikar government in Goa is on course to "die a natural death" and the Congress will form the next government in the state, the opposition party's state in-charge A Chellakumar claimed Friday. He, however, refused to say by when the Congress expected to wrest power in the coastal state. "The Manohar Parrikar-led government is on course to die a natural death. The

New Delhi, Sept 22: In a significant development, a French media report quoted former French President Francois Hollande as purportedly saying that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal and France did not have a choice. Reacting to Hollande's remark that is at variance with the stand taken by the Indian

Bahraich, Sept 21: At least 71 children have died in past 45 days at a government-run district hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich. Speaking to ANI, the hospital's medical superintendent, DK Singh, confirmed the deaths and said, "A large number of children were admitted to the hospital and 71 died in the past 45 days. Children have died due to various diseases." Singh also stated that people from