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Geneva, Nov 29: India on Wednesday condemned the "mindless terrorist violence" against the innocent Afghan population and maintained that all efforts for peace and reconciliation should be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled. "The Afghan side should have greater responsibility of running and managing its own affairs. International community need to continue to support the people and the

Lahore, Nov 28: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday joked that former Indian cricketer and current Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu will win hands down if he contests elections there. In a tongue-in-cheek comment, Imram Khan said: "I heard there was a lot of criticism of Sidhu when he went back after my oath-taking ceremony. I don't know why was he criticised. He was just

Jakarta, Nov 28: Black box data show Lion Air pilots struggled to maintain control of a Boeing jet as its automatic safety system repeatedly pushed the plane's nose down, according to a draft of a preliminary report by Indonesian authorities investigating last month's deadly crash. The investigators are focusing on whether faulty information from sensors led the plane's system to force the nose

Lahore, Nov 27: Two Muslim sisters, who were separated from their Sikh brother during the partition of 1947, had an emotional reunion on Sunday at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib after more than 70 years. As reported by Hindustan Times, the three siblings originally hailed from a village near Dera Baba Nanak in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Ulfat Bibi and Mairaj Bibi met and hugged Beant

Tel Aviv, Nov 27: Israel has called upon Pakistan to "ensure full justice" to the 26/11 terror attack victims on the 10th anniversary of the carnage that had left 166 people, including six Israelis, dead in Mumbai. At a memorial event organised on Monday evening by the Indian mission here to mark the anniversary, Michael Ronen, Director, South & South East Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign

Tehran, Nov 26: More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday. The quake struck Kermanshah province yesterday, with an epicentre 17 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of the city of Sarpol-e Zahab, according to the country's institute of geophysics. State television, citing the emergency services, said that

Tijuana, Nov 26: US officials briefly closed a border crossing in southern California on Sunday after hundreds of migrants, part of the "caravan" condemned by President Donald Trump, tried to breach a fence from the Mexican city of Tijuana, authorities announced. The dramatic shutdown took place only three days after Trump threatened to close the "whole border" with Mexico if "it gets to a level

Paris, Nov 24: French non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sherpa has filed a complaint against aviation giant Dassault to clarify the conditions under which the Rafale deal was made with India in 2016. The complaint, which has been lodged with the National Financial Prosecutor's Office, further sought details over Dassault's choice to have Reliance group as a partner. The complaint was lodged on

Karachi, Nov 24: A fearless woman officer of Karachi Police, who was once abandoned by relatives in her village for joining a private school, on Friday saved the lives of many Chinese diplomatic staff when heavily-armed terrorists stormed the mission in the Pakistani city. Senior Superintendent Police Suhai Aziz Talpur led the security operation that foiled the brazen attack by members of the

Islamabad, Nov 24: Pakistani authorities last night arrested a party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy. Prominent Barelvi cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi's supporters clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore soon after he was taken away, with at least five people wounded, police said. Rizvi earlier this month led