Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actress Ameesha Patel, who was earlier stuck in Oman due to the clash between the UAE and Iran, has finally returned to India. On Monday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a picture of herself with her travel partner.She wrote on the picture, “Finallyyyyyy MUMBAI!! Thank u for all ur prayers everyone!! @kuunalgoomer !! Safe n sound !! Greatful”.Earlier, the actress took to her social media, and shared her ordeal, as she spoke about her …
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Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan may continue to position itself as a bridge between Washington and Tehran, but such a role cannot be manufactured through publicity or driven by a desperate search for global relevance. The repeated collapse of the Islamabad talks is therefore not just a missed “diplomatic opportunity” but a serious credibility setback, a report said on Monday.According to a report in ‘Stringer Asia’, the second collapse of the much-hyped “Islamabad talks” exposes a deepe…
Amaravati, May 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has come to the rescue of a woman from the state stranded in Oman.Dudekula Shehnaz, a native of Vayalapadu village in Annmayya district, was held in confinement by her employer.Following intervention by the state government and Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS), she is now expected to return home on May 7.According to an official release on Monday, the woman was held in confinement, and the agent’s office demanded Rs 2 lakh …
Brussels, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s bid to establish itself as a key mediator between the United States and Iran unravelled within days, raising serious concerns over trust and diplomatic credibility, a report said on Tuesday. Writing for ‘EuropaWire’, Dimitra Staikou, a Greek lawyer, writer, and journalist, noted that Pakistan was never the credible middle ground its government has attempted to portray.“The diplomatic theatre that Islamabad had spent more than a week preparing for unravell…
Tel Aviv, April 27 (IANS) Iranian concerns over Pakistan hosted United States-Iran talks extend beyond optics, with Tehran increasingly perceiving that Islamabad is not acting as a “neutral intermediary”, a report said on Monday.It stated that suspicions that sensitive exchanges are being passed to Washington undermine the very basis of mediation.Writing for ‘The Times of Israel’, Italian political advisor and geopolitical expert Sergio Restelli said that if one party sees the mediator as both p…
Athens, April 27 (IANS) With the second round of US-Iran talks to be held in Pakistan faltering, frustration is growing in Islamabad, which has remained under a virtual lockdown for nearly a week amid heightened security and preparations for the foreign delegations. Residents and local commentators have voiced bitter resentment over the disruption, highlighting the irony of a city brought to a standstill for guests, where “one side doesn’t trust us, and the other treats us merely as a conveni…
Tehran/Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will convey Iran’s considerations regarding the end of the war with the United States and Israel in his visit to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Heading a diplomatic delegation, Araghchi is scheduled to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia, the report said, adding the visits are aimed at ensuring close coordination with Iran’s partners regarding bilateral issues, and holding c…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that India and Oman have discussed unlocking opportunities under the proposed CEPA to boost bilateral trade and investment ties for the mutual growth of both nations.The minister shared details of his telephonic conversation with Oman’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, Anwar bin Hilal bin Hamdoun Al Jabri, stating that both sides explored ways to deepen economic engagement betwee…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Veena Sikri, said on Saturday that Iran had urged the US Vice-President (V-P) J.D. Vance to join the peace talks currently underway in Pakistan’s Islamabad, because of his anti-war approach. She also called Pakistan’s role in facilitation of the talks as “choreographed” by the US.Speaking to IANS, Sikri said, “It is known that a few days ago, US President Donald Trump announced that he would ‘obliterate Iran’, and the ce…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 30 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia on Monday, even as services on several routes remain limited, according to an official statement issued by the airline.Taking to social media platform X, the airline announced, “Air India and Air India Express will together operate 30 scheduled and non-scheduled flights, to and from the West Asia region on 23 March 2026.”Both carriers will continue their…