Kathmandu: As many as 15 people have been killed and many are still missing following an avalanche in Nepal's Annapurna range which triggered a massive flood in the Seti river Saturday, local media reports said. The flood caused massive destruction to human settlements around the area in Kaski district. With Saturday being a holiday in the country, many people were enjoying their leisure time when the flood created havoc. According...
12:03 PM, May 06, 2012
Beijing: Blaming India and its multi-party political system for the delay in solving the vexed Sino-India border issue, Chinese state media on Wednesday said the two sides were "far away" from reaching a "fair" agreement due to "suspicion and distrust", which is also impeding progress in bilateral ties. Though the 15th round of border talks were concluded last month leaving a "good trend" in the bilateral relations, some contradictions and...
01:48 AM, Feb 16, 2012
London: Pop star Lady Gaga has gone topless, and wrapped a clear plastic sheet around her, for a poster to promote her Born This Way Ball world tour. The only cover up underneath the transparent wrap is a pair of lace-up platform boots, and she has not let go of a hat, reports thesun.co.uk. The 25-year-old unveiled the artwork for the forthcoming tour earlier this week, showing a ghostly, gothic...
02:30 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Beijing: Concerned over the Chinese troop presence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India has taken up the issue with the top leadership here. The matter was raised by visiting External Affairs Minister SM Krishna during his talks with the Chinese leaders on Wednesday. Krishna, who met four Chinese leaders including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, said India's concerns in this regard were conveyed during the talks. "On the issue of Chinese presence in...
06:57 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Beijing: India's concern over the presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was raised by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday in his talks with leaders. Krishna who met four Chinese leaders including Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi said India's concerns in this regard were conveyed during the talks. "On the issue of Chinese presence of POK, Pakistan is in illegal occupation of certain areas of Jammu and...
07:21 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: In poll-bound Uttarakhand, migration of youth has always been a major issue but these elections, even the top state leadership seems to be migrating away from the hills. They're contesting elections from the more comfortable Tarai region. Unlike the past, the Chief Minister BC Khanduri this time has been forced to reach out to new voters even the Muslims. The new delimitation forcing Khanduri to migrate himself from...
08:35 AM, Jan 18, 2012
Jammu: A top Army Commander on Sunday said nearly 2,500 militants were camping in terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Some 300 ultras were also camping in launching pads in Pakistan and PoK, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen KT Parnaik told reporters in Jammu. "Camps in PoK and Pakistan have 2,000 to 2,500 terrorists as per our own sources. However, in launching pads (along the borderline...
09:13 PM, Jan 15, 2012
New Delhi: Warning that partial revocation of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir will create terrorist 'sanctuaries', Army Chief General VK Singh has said dilution of the controversial Act will be 'detrimental' to national interest. The Army Chief said, "Just one summer of peace does not mean normalcy... Diluting of AFSPA in any form will be detrimental to national interest." He said though the Army has not operated in some parts...
07:38 PM, Dec 30, 2011
Nagpur: Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday revealed that former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao had asked him to make preparations for nuclear tests, which were subsequently conducted (at Pokhran) during the NDA government, headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Kalam was addressing the probationers at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) here. The former President said that in May 1996, he had received a call from Narasimha...
07:19 PM, Dec 06, 2011
New Delhi: The US on Monday night removed from the State Department's website a map of India showing Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of Pakistan after New Delhi raised objections to it. "Map of India that was used on the State Department (website) had inaccuracies but was not meant to represent the same precision and intricacies of professional or scientific map," the US Embassy spokesperson stated here. "Any inaccuracies...
12:09 AM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: India has protested with the United States over a US Department of State map that shows Pakistan occupied Kashmir as a part of Pakistan. The map did not show the region as disputed, neither did it show Kashmir as a part of India. The US number two in the embassy in New Delhi was summoned to South Block and asked to ensure the map was corrected to show...
07:32 PM, Nov 21, 2011
New Delhi: The official website of the US Department of State carries a map of the Indian subcontinent that shows PoK as a part of Pakistan. In the case of Aksai Chin region in the north which shares a boundary with China and is currently occupied by Beijing, the map carries a pointer which does mention 'Indian claim'. But in the case of PoK, it fails to take note of...
08:48 AM, Nov 21, 2011
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02:25 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistani military scrambled a combat jet after an Indian army helicopter strayed into the country's airspace and warned the Indian crew that the aircraft would be fired at if it tried to escape, a media report said on Monday. Pakistani authorities forced the Indian helicopter with a four-member crew to land after it flew across the Line of Control near Skardu on Sunday. The helicopter and crew were allowed...
04:20 PM, Oct 24, 2011
New Delhi: The official sources have confirmed that the issue of Army helicopter being forced to land in PoK by Pakistani military, has been resolved. Military and diplomatic channels of the two countries were activated and the Army Aviation Corp's Cheetah helicoper with three middle-level officers and a JCO on board was released and returned safely back to Kargil just before sunset less than five hours after it inadvertently crossed...
06:20 PM, Oct 23, 2011
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