SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR: River Jhelum, the lifeline of the city of Srinagar and people living across the divided Jammu and Kashmir, is shrinking at a rapid pace because of encroachments, heavy siltation and incessant pollution, according to experts. Also called Vyeth in the local Kashmiri language, the river Jhelum is the main waterway of ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India and Australia on Saturday signed a trade agreement that removes tariffs on 96% of Indian exports, a government statement said. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) was signed in a virtual ceremony by Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan....
Brussels, Belgium – AFP Top EU officials warned China’s leader Xi Jinping at a virtual summit Friday that any attempt to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine could hurt business ties. The EU and the US worry that Beijing’s failure to condemn the invasion means it could be willing to help the Kremlin sidestep the impact […...
NEW DELHI – India will continue to buy cheap oil from Russia at discounted prices, the country’s finance minister has said. “India’s overall interest is what is kept in mind,” Nirmala Sitharaman said during a business event. She was responding to a question about the reports that Russia is offering deep discounts on oil...
ANKARA (AA) – In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, the Turkish president on Friday stressed the mutual benefits of energy cooperation between the two countries. Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Isaac Herzog discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, according to a statement from Turkiye’s Communications Directorate. Er...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that if he wins a looming no-confidence motion in parliament, he may call a new election. Speaking to local ARY TV, Khan said opposition parties sent him three options through the military establishment: resign, face a no-confidence motion, or announce a fresh election. “...
KABUL (AA) – At least five people were killed in a bomb attack in western Afghanistan on Friday, said a local hospital. According to a statement by Herat Hospital, 25 people were injured in the attack that hit the Jibril area of Herat city. Some of them were in critical condition. Eyewitnesses claimed that 10 […]
The University of Michigan is adding a professorship in South Asian Art and launching a collaboration with the South Asia Institute in Chicago. The new position in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ Department of History of Art is made possible by a gift from Drs. Shireen and Afzal Ahmad. The $2.75 million […]
Indian media professionals have appealed to institutions to uphold their constitutional mandate amid open calls for attacks on religious minorities, especially Muslims. In an open letter, they wrote “The concerted amplification of hatred has been growing over the past years and months.” Some groups have advocated violence during elections, pol...
ANKARA (AA) – Important steps are ongoing to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We didn’t have a negative attitude towards Saudi Arabia in terms of normalizing relations, either commercially, economically, or politically,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told Turkish news broadca...
