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Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau launches initiative to promote tourism & trade from Indian market

9:12 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: To promote Tourism & Trade from the Indian market to Penang (Malaysia) and promote Penang as a preferred destination for corporate and association activities and holiday travel, Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) of Malaysia, is organising the road shows in four cities of India, led by a 15-member delegation from Penang, as […]

Afghan govt ready to engage in peace talks: NSA Mohib

6:14 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Afghan government is ready to engage in peace talks, but if that call is not answered by those fighting to subvert democracy then they will have to face the full force of the country, Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said on Wednesday. His remarks come amid talks between the Taliban and […]

Iranian foreign minister arrives on 3-day India visit

11:17 pm January 14, 2020

New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India in the midst of spiralling tension between his country and the US. On Wednesday, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also deliver a lecture at the Raisina Dialogue, the External Affairs Ministry’s flagship annual conference. External […]

Pakistan's counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed pleads not guilty in terror financing cases: court official

7:15 pm January 14, 2020

Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday pleaded “not guilty” in two terror financing cases against him as the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief recorded his statement in a Pakistani anti-terrorism court here, amidst mounting international pressure on Islamabad to rein in militant groups. The Counter Terrorism Department had registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and his accomplices […]

Malaysia drops sex assault probe of PM-in-waiting Anwar

7:01 pm January 14, 2020

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim will not face charges over claims he sexually assaulted a male former aide, prosecutors said Tuesday, the latest such scandal to tarnish the veteran politician’s career. Muhammed Yusoff Rawther last month accused Anwar of trying to force him to have sex and filed a police complaint, but officials said […]