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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Israel this evening for his 3-day visit where he will hold talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on all matters of mutual interest. Both leaders will also discuss major common challenges like terrorism. In a Facebook message, Mr Modi said, as the first …

External Affairs Ministry today said the use of the term ‘Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir’ by US government merely affirms India’s position that Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin has been involved in cross border terrorism. The Ministry said in a statement that similar term has been used in the US …

Lisbon,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to the US and the Netherlands.Modi’s visit follows his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa, who traces his origin to Goa, to India in January this year.”I will pay a …

Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and several countries in Europe on Sunday as the Shawwal moon was sighted on Saturday, DawnNews reported.The Saudi royal court announced that the first day of Shawwal would fall on Sunday, according to local media reports.In Pakistan, the …

The government has issued its first third-gender passport to a transgender activist in Peshawar who hailed the move as a step forward for the community. Activist Farzana Riaz said the new passport would help her campaign globally on behalf of her community, who are also known as khawajasiras — an …

Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen secretary general Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari has condemned the fresh wave of terrorist attacks on Shia Muslims in Quetta and Karachi saying that after Parachinar killings, provincial capitals of Balochistan and Sindh have been made killing field for Shia Muslims where government has lost it writ. Speaking at …

At least four Afghans were killed on Friday as an anti-government protest spiralled into street clashes, with police firing live rounds to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators incensed by a catastrophic bombing. Public anger has mounted after an explosives-laden sewage tanker detonated in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter on Wednesday, killing 90 …

Reuters haber ajansı, Trump’ın seçim kampanyasında Rusya bağlantısını araştıran soruşturmaya Türkiye’nin lobicilik faaliyetleriyle ilgili iddiaların da dahil edildiğini bildirdi.   Başkan Trump, seçim kampanyaları sırasında Michael Flynn ile.   ABD’de Başkan Donald Trump’ın seçim kampanyası ile Rusya arasındaki bağlantıyı soruşturmak üzere Adalet Bakanlığı tarafından atanan “özel savcı” Robert Mueller’in soruşturmaya …

EHRAN (Tasnim) – Mostafa Hashemitaba, a candidate running for Iran’s 12th presidential election, expressed his gratitude to the country’s people for their massive presence in the polls and congratulated his rival, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, over his victory in the vote.   In a message issued on Saturday, Hashemitaba said …

Iran’s state television declared incumbent President Hassan Rouhani the winner of the country’s presidential election on Saturday, giving the 68-year-old cleric a second four-year term to see out his agenda calling for greater freedoms and outreach to the wider world. State TV offered its congratulations in a brief statement Saturday, …