JD Vance arrives in Pak; Munir receives him at airport

United States Vice President J D Vance has arrived in Pakistan to hold crucial peace talks with Iran aimed at ending the Middle East conflict. Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar received Vance at the airport. Vance was accompanied by the US...

As many as 32 persons, including policemen, were injured after a bus collided with a container lorry at Koyilandy in Kozhikode on Saturday, officials said.According to police, the bus was carrying personnel of the Malabar Special Police (MSP) who were returning to their base after election duty...

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will undertake a three-day visit to Paris and Berlin beginning Sunday for high-level talks on energy, trade and defence against the backdrop of the West Asia conflict.Misri's visit to France and Germany comes at the end of his trip to the US, where he met Secretary...

An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude struck parts of Hingoli district in Marathwada region of Maharashtra on Saturday morning, while tremors were also felt in parts of neighbouring Nanded and Parbhani districts, officials said. There are no reports of immediate loss to life, they said. Some houses and...

The boat that capsized here in the Yamuna river on Friday, leaving 10 tourists dead, 22 injured and five missing, has been retrieved, and no bodies have been found trapped underneath it, said a senior police officer involved in the search and rescue operation.The boat was retrieved early on...

The Iranian delegation that arrived in Islamabad for crucial talks with the United States, also carried pictures of victims from the Minab school attack on the official flight.The delegation, led by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and accompanied by Foreign Minister Abbas...

The European Union issued a sharp condemnation following Israel's recent decision to establish more than 30 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.In a formal statement released on Friday, the EU labeled the expansion a 'flagrant violation' of international law and a direct threat to the...

India’s foreign exchange reserves increased after four weeks of consecutive fall by $9.06 billion to $697.12 billion during the week ended April 3 on the back of a rise in gold reserves, latest data by the Reserve Bank of India showed.Gold reserves increased by $7.22 billlion during the...

United States President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled an ambitious plan for NASA exploration of Mars after the Artemis II crew was extracted from their spacecraft.Trump said that the lunar mission was successful and called the crew to the White House.In a post on Truth Social, he said,...

All the Artemis II crew have now been extracted after the splashdown, and will then be escorted to the medical bay, NASA stated on Friday.As of now, they are on the USS John P Murtha and will go through post-mission medical evaluations.In a post on X, NASA stated, 'All four of the Artemis II...

Lebanon is weighing the possibility of engaging in direct talks with Israel, even as supporters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group staged protests opposing any such move, reflecting deep divisions within the country.The development comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced...