Dhaka, Oct 4: Bangladesh, India and Nepal inked a 40-megawatt energy deal in the presence of Syeda Rizwana Hassan, the Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources advisor of the Bangladesh government, media reports said. The tripartite power sales agreement was signed in a ceremony in a Kathmandu hotel by the Bangladesh Power Development Board...
Day: October 4, 2024
Not in talks with any party outside INDIA bloc: NC
Srinagar, Oct 4: Ahead of declaration of Assembly election results on October 8, the National Conference on Friday said that it was not in talks with any party outside the INDIA bloc for post-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. The party was responding to social media posts that suggested NC had opened negotiations with...
N Korean leader says will respond with nuclear weapons to S Korea, US attacks
Pyongyang, Oct 4 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country will respond with nuclear weapons if South Korea and the United States use force against it, the media reported. Pyongyang will not hesitate to use all available offensive forces, including nuclear weapon, if the enemy tries to use force to encroach...
EAM Jaishankar to travel to Islamabad for SCO Summit on Oct 15-16
New Delhi, Oct 4 : External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be visiting Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) summit meeting on October 15-16 in Islamabad, the MEA spokesperson announced today. Addressing the weekly press briefing on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that EAM Jaishankar will lead the...
High-level welcome to Zakir Naik by Pakistan condemnable, but not surprising: India
New Delhi, Oct 4: With radical Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive Zakir Naik receiving a red-carpet welcome in Pakistan and even meeting with the Pakistani leadership, India on Friday termed it disappointing and condemnable but said that it is not surprised. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing the weekly briefing, said: “We are...
17 Israeli soldiers killed in border clashes: Hezbollah
Beirut, Oct 4 : Hezbollah said in a statement on Thursday that the group killed 17 Israeli soldiers in border confrontations over the day. Lebanese military sources and Hezbollah sources told Xinhua that after clashes lasting for about 10 hours, Hezbollah combat groups were able to stop the Israeli advance towards the southeastern villages of...
2 soldiers injured in mine blast in Kupwara
Srinagar, Oct 4 : Two soldiers were injured in a suspected mine blast in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Friday. They said the blast took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Trehgam at around 3 am when soldiers were patrolling in the area. “A Havaldar and a Naik of...
Gulf Arab states assure Iran of neutrality amid conflict with Israel
Doha, Oct 3: The Gulf Arab countries told Iran that they intend to remain neutral amid the conflict between Iran and Israel, media reports said on Thursday. Officials from the Gulf Arab states discussed de-escalation with Iran during meetings in Qatar, the report said, citing two sources. On Tuesday, Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at...