Wagah/Attari, Meeting after a gap of 14 years, key army commanders of India and Pakistan Tuesday resolved to ensure peace on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and to hold flag meetings between their brigade commanders in volatile border areas. The meeting between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan in […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 Border Security Force (BSF) chief Subhash Joshi Tuesday held talks in Lahore with his Pakistani counterpart Major General Tahir Javed on border-related issues, official sources said here. Joshi, who is on a five-day visit to Pakistan, is expected to raise issues concerning ceasefire violation on the international border and other issues […]
New Delhi, Dec 25 The CPI-M Wednesday urged the Indian government to work for a dialogue between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in order to end the unending attacks on the Indian fishing community. The Communist Party of India-Marxist also urged New Delhi to intervene immediately to secure the release of 210 Indian fishermen and […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 After the meeting of the India and Pakistan director generals of military operations after 14 years, the commerce secretaries of both countries are set to meet next month – in another major step towards normalization of relations between the two neighbours. Pakistan has proposed two sets of dates in the middle […]
Kathmandu, Dec 26 Bollywood star Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom:3”, which is expected to mint Rs.300 crore (about $48 million), is going so strong at the box office in Nepal that the local filmmakers have had to delay the release of their own films for the next three weeks fearing tough competition. “We do not […]
New Delhi, Dec 27 As India and Pakistan seek to resume dialogue and normalization of relations, on a quieter and non-controversial footing, a cross-border group of automobile enthusiasts will have dozens of their old but elegant beauties roll down the streets and have people’s heads turn — courtesy a vintage car rally in Lahore. Around […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 To reach out to the French- and German-speaking tourists, Kerala Tourism has opened two new Facebook pages in these languages. This is the first time a tourism department in any state in the country is opening official Facebook pages in foreign languages. State Tourism Minister A.P. Anilkumar said it was important to […]
Washington, Dec 28 After the successful replacement of a faulty ammonia coolant pump module on Christmas eve by US astronauts, a pair of Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a record eight-hour spacewalk on Dec 27 – in a bid to install photographic equipment on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Oleg Kotov and […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Members of the Hindi film fraternity took to social networking platform Twitter to extend its support and praise the confidence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal as he took the oath as the capital’s new chief minister. Bollywood hopes for “good governance” to prevail. Celebrities like Shekhar Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Sussanne Roshan Saturday denied a media reports saying her divorce from Hindi movie star Hrithik Roshan is a Rs.100 crore settlement and said that its unethical to publish such false news. “I was deeply disappointed when I read today’s article titled ‘Sussanne and Hrithik Roshan divorce: Rs. 100 crore settlement? There is […]