Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) A resident of J&K’s Rajouri district was apprehended by the army, and two foreign-made pistols were recovered from him, officials said on Thursday.”Sachin Kumar, a resident of Sair village near the Line of Control (LoC), was taken into custody by an Army patrolling party from Raipur village in the Nowshera sector late on Wednesday night. Two pistols, one made in Turkey and another made in China, were recovered from his possession along with four magazines and 15 rounds…
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Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Despite improved optics and high-level engagement over the past year, the substance of the US-Pakistan relationship remains largely unchanged, a leading South Asia expert said, cautioning that symbolism has yet to translate into tangible economic or military gains for Islamabad.Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming Board of Peace meeting is being projected in Islamabad as evidence of renewed ties with Washington. But Aparna Pande of the prestigious Hudson Institute…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan won unanimous backing at the UN Security Council and signaled intensified pressure on Iran, calling it a significant diplomatic moment for Washington.“Not only did we get it through, we got it through unanimously,” Waltz said in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel. He said the resolution passed “13 to zero,” describing it as endorsement by “the in…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Two people have been arrested on the charges of illegally detaining two Bangladeshi citizens in the name of getting visas and extorting money in Kolkata, said the police on Tuesday. Officers of Technocity Police Station conducted a raid on a hotel and rescued two Bangladeshis on Monday.Two individuals, including a Bangladeshi citizen, have been arrested. The police have already started interrogating the two arrested.The connection of the arrested Bangladeshi citizen with t…
Seoul, Feb 16 (IANS) South Korea’s smaller KOSDAQ was the second-best-performing stock index in the world over the past month, only after the country’s benchmark KOSPI, amid government measures to boost the secondary market, data showed on Monday.The KOSDAQ rose 16.45 per cent from 949.81 points on January 13 to 1,106.08 points on Friday, according to the data from Yonhap Infomax, the financial arm of Yonhap News Agency.Trailing behind the KOSDAQ were SET and ISE-100 — benchmark indexes of Thai…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Pakistan, despite its seven decades of existence as an independent nation, having utterly failed to act as a responsible nation and Turkey’s abetment to Islamic extremism and radicalism has created a disturbing global environment, which must be called out and decried by fellow nations, including India, an opinionated report in a leading portal said. It says that Pakistan provided tacit support to events leading to political turmoil in Bangladesh and backed rather, proppe…
Ankara, Feb 10 (IANS) Many of the estimated 50,000 exiled Uyghurs in Turkey who have sought refuge from persecution in their homeland of North West China – particularly those denied permanent citizenship and passports by Turkish authorities – now live in growing fear of being returned to face imprisonment, torture and the wrath of Beijing. Those who escaped the recent wave of arrests and the 2016 internment in China’s so-called “re-education camps” feel particularly vulnerable, a report sa…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) eliminates duties and places Indian shipments on a level-playing field with key competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, among other preferential trade partners, according to a new report.The agreement is expected to bring down EU import duties on Indian textiles to zero, addressing a longstanding tariff disadvantage that had limited India’s competitiveness in the region. The ICRA report notes that preferential access and lower…
Indore, Feb 6 (IANS) A three-day national and international exhibition of state-of-the-art machinery related to pulses, grains, and other food processing industries will start on Friday at the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple complex in Indore.The exhibition — GrainEx India Exhibition — is being organised under the aegis of the All India Dal Mill Association and is likely to witness the participation of more than 200 national and international companies.According to Suresh Agarwal, president of …
Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said the state government is committed to making Rajasthan’s stone industry the leading force in the country, citing the sector’s rich legacy, global recognition and strong growth potential.The Chief Minister was addressing the inaugural session of India StoneMart at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC).“Rajasthan’s stones have a distinct and globally recognised identity. From prestigious institutio…