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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today

Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader

KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB

Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family

Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation

Swine flu: Pakistani rights group advises nationals against traveling to India

Karachi, Mar 7: A rights group in Pakistan has advised people against traveling to India as swine flu has claimed nearly 1000 lives in the neighbouring nation, media reports said.

Swine flu toll continues to soar in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Mar 6: With nine more deaths over the past 24 hours, the swine flu toll in Rajasthan on Friday stood at 295 since January 1, 2015.

"Need to work on a cooperative manner to address terrorism"

Islamabad, Mar 5: Pakistan on Thursday said the issue of terrorism should be dealt by India and Pakistan in a 'cooperative manner' and blaming 'others' for a militant attack is not a 'good approach'.

Jaishankar hands over Modi's letter to Sharif

Islamabad, Mar 4: Foreign secretary S Jaishankar has delivered a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif.

Indian foreign secretary Jaishankar in Pakistan for talks

New Delhi, Mar 3: Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar arrived at Islamabad for Foreign Secretary level talks on Tuesday.

Swine flu deaths close to 1100

New Delhi, Mar 2: As the swine flu rage continues unabated, the toll has shot up to 1,075 with more deaths and the number of affected people across the country has reached close to the 20,000-mark.

Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, Feb 28: Two militants were killed in an encounter at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

Swine Flu claims more than 800 lives

New Delhi, Feb 24: More than 800 people people have died across India as a result of the deadly swine flu.

Petition filed in Lahore HC against Pak team's poor performance in WC

Lahore, Feb 23: With two back-to-back defeats in the ongoing World Cup, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has accepted for hearing a petition filed against the poor show by the Pakistani side in the 50-over mega cricket event, media reports said on Monday.

Two terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar, Feb 21: Two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were shot dead by the security forces at Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore on Saturday, said media reports.

IAF gives wings to dreams, women officers now in Sarang team

New Delhi, Feb 20: Women officers in the Indian Air Force continue to storm new bastions. The IAF’s much heralded helicopter display team ‘Sarang’ now boasts of a women pilot Squadron Leader Deepika Misra and a woman engineering officer, Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Singh in their team marking new beginnings.

Swine flu deaths rises to 670 in India, Ministry monitors situation

New Delhi, Feb 19: About 10,025 people were infected by swine flu so far this year, according to the government, with media report adding that 670 people have died from the virus H1N1.

Coast Guard DIG remark sparks row over Pakistan terror boat incident

New Delhi, Feb 18: A new controversy has occurred over the Dec 31, 2014 night incident of a purported Pakistani terror boat blowing itself up off the Gujarat coast when chased by the Indian coast guards with a senior officer of the Coast Guard quoted in video footage saying that the boat was blown up by India and not by Pakistan itself.

UN rights chief requests 'one time only' deferral of key report on Sri Lanka conflict

New York, Feb 17: At the request of the top United Nations rights official, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council today agreed to temporarily hold off its consideration of a long-awaited report into alleged rights violations during the conflict in Sri Lanka for six months, until September 2015.

Afghanistan: 13 cops killed during clash with militants

Kandahar , Feb 16: At least 13 policemen were killed during a clash with militants in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.