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Death toll in China chemical plant explosion touches 44

The death toll in an explosion in an industrial park in eastern China went up to to 44 on Friday morning as a number of people died of their injuries. The explosion occurred on Thursday following a fire in a fertilizer factory in a chemical industrial park in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, according

At least 60 die in bus collision in West Africa

At least 60 people were killed on Friday in a bus collision in Ghana, West Africa, AFP quoted the police as saying. Each bus was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash. The buses collided at around 2 am (local time) in the Bono East region, some 430 kilometres (270 miles) by road n

China deploys troops in Sindh, just 90 km away from Indo-Pak border

According to a report of Indian intelligence agencies, China has deployed its troops in Sindh region of Pakistan to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The report noted that China has deployed the troops of People Liberation Army (PLA) for the security of coal mines in Sindh's Th

Another terror attack on India will be ‘extremely problematic’, U.S. warns Pakistan

The United States has warned Pakistan that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic” and asked Islamabad to take more “concrete and sustained” actions to rein in terror groups, including the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Tensions between India

India hints it may boycott China's belt and road forum for second time

Beijing: India on Wednesday signaled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity. India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 a

Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi arrested in London on India’s extradition request, denied bail

Fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi was arrested in central London on Tuesday evening and was produced in the Westminster magistrates court, where the court refused him bail. Nirav Modi, 48, is the subject of an extradition request by India, where he is accused of major financial irregularitie

China rejects Dalai Lama’s assertion that his successor could be found in India

China on Tuesday rejected the assertion by the Dalai Lama that his successor could be found in India — a move that could undermine the legitimacy of the next in line chosen by Beijing. The 14th Dalai Lama has been living in India in exile since 1959. China has labeled him a “dangerous secessio

U.K. court issues warrant for Nirav Modi's arrest

An arrest warrant has been issued for fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, by the Westminster Magistrates Court, sources have said. The sources said the warrant had been issued last week, and that India had been made aware of this on Monday. However, there is currently no indication of when precis

After blocking terrorist tag for Masood Azhar, China to hold talks with Pakistan

The simmering tension between India and Pakistan will figure in the first Sino-Pakistani strategic dialogue between the two foreign ministers to be held in Beijing on Tuesday. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reached Beijing on Monday to attend the first dialogues under the new mechanism in

India to consider Maldives request for cricket stadium, agrees to development projects during Sushma visit

A cricket stadium, renewable energy projects, a thousand additional slots for Maldivian students in Indian courses and the dedication of a renovated hospital were highlights of discussions during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to the Maldives on Monday, as Maldives reaffirmed its “I

‘Don’t have any grudge’: Husband of victim says he forgives New Zealand mosque gunman

A man whose wife was killed in the Christchurch attack as she rushed back into a mosque to rescue him said he harbours no hatred toward the gunman, insisting forgiveness is the best path forward. “I would say to him ‘I love him as a person’,” Farid Ahmad told AFP. “I could not accept what he did.

Masood Azhar travelled to UK, Gulf, Africa to collect funds for Kashmiri militants: Report

Terror mastermind Masood Azhar had undertaken a month-long sojourn to England to collect funds for militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir and received Rs 15 lakh (Pakistani currency), though he got a “very poor” response while travelling to Sharjah and Saudi Arabia before arriving in India in 1994

Donald Trump dismisses white nationalism threat after New Zealand massacre

US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that the massacre by an apparent white supremacist in New Zealand indicates a dangerous trend. Trump was asked if the killing of at least 49 people in two mosques in Christchurch by a man claiming that white people are being overwhelmed in th

At least 100 missing in Zimbabwe after Cyclone lashes Mozambique

Harare: At least 100 people are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai which has lashed Mozambique, a local lawmaker said Saturday. Thousands of people have been affected, power cut off and major bridges flooded in parts of the Manicaland provi

Not Imran Khan, meet the 16-year-old nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for awareness about climate change

While the world may have been speculating whether Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan would be nominated for the Nobel peace prize or not, with him addressing these speculations further, the world missed out on another contender. 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been

49 dead in terror attack in New Zealand, gunman an Australian citizen

Christchurch, New Zealand: A "right-wing extremist" armed with semi-automatic weapons rampaged through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch during afternoon prayers Friday, killing 49 worshippers and wounding dozens more. The attack, thought to be the deadliest against Muslim

Disappointed, says India as China again blocks UN's move to list JeM Chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist

United Nations: India’s bid to get Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" by the UN Security Council was once again blocked by China as it placed a “technical” hold on the resolution on Wednesday. This is the fourth time that China has blocked the resolution aga

Six U.S. nuclear power plants to be set up in India

New Delhi and Washington have agreed on a proposal to build six nuclear power plants in India. This was stated in a joint statement issued on March 13 at the conclusion of the 9th round of India-U.S. Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Unde