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Islamabad, Nov 19: A top Pakistani military commander today claimed said that Indian army's casualties were double as compared to Pakistan in the ongoing clashes at the Line of Control. "Only 20 of our soldiers were killed while they lost more than 40 soldiers," Commander of 10 Corps Lt-Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal told a selected gathering of parliamentarians and journalists in Gilgit yesterday. Lt Gen

Washington, Nov 19: Top Democratic lawmakers and rights bodies have slammed President-elect Donald Trump's reported plan to reinstate a database of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) is a post-9/11 program which required travellers to the US from specified Muslim-majority countries to immediately register with the federal government

Maputo, Nov 18: At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique on Thursday, the nation's public radio announced. "The death toll of the incident is now 73," state-run Radio Mocambique announced, citing authorities in Tete. "The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from a truck" in the village of

Washington, Nov 17: Nikki Haley, South Carolina's Indian-American Governor, is being considered for the post of US Secretary of State in President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, media reports said today. Haley, 44, considered a rising star in the Republican Party, had backed Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican primary. However, before the general elections, Haley came out in support of Trump

Islamabad, Nov 17: Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif today claimed that his troops killed at least 11 Indian jawans the day seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in firing by Indian troops across the Line of Control (LoC) General Raheel said this in an informal chat with journalists in the President House where a banquet was organised by the President in honour of visiting Turkish President

Rome, Nov 16: Around 100 people were missing, feared drowned, in the Mediterranean today after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya, according to rescue teams frantically searching for survivors in darkness and rough seas. German NGO Jugend Rettet, whose boat was at the scene, said 23 survivors had been rescued by an oil tanker which was first to reach the stricken boat. "The crews are searching

Clay, Nov 15: The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama caused a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women to be fired. Clay County Development Corp director Pamela Ramsey Taylor made the post following Donald Trump's election as president. Her post said, "It will be refreshing to have a

Islamabad, Nov 14: Pakistan today said at least seven of its soldiers were killed in "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops across the LoC following which Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asserted that the country is "fully capable" of defending its territory against "any aggression". Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed at the LoC in the Bhimber sector in an alleged ceasefire violation by Indian troops

Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov 14: At least two people were killed and more fatalities were feared after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand today, while residents in coastal areas fled following tsunami warnings. As dawn broke there was scant information from many rural villages in the South Island, which were isolated by landslips and fractured telephone communications as strong

Washington, Nov 14: US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would take USD 1 as his salary a year and not the USD 400,000 that comes with the US president's job and will refrain from going on any vacation. Asked whether he was going to the president's salary, 70-year-old Trump said, “No, I'm not gonna take the salary. I'm not taking it,” confirming a promise he made in a campaign video in