Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): Former Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar and former Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday supported the proposal by the Pashtun ethnic jirga in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to hold a Loya Jirga in Balochistan.
Lhasa [Tibet], March 16 (ANI): A Tibetan tour guide, Pasang Norbu was detained by the Chinese police authorities on unreasonable charges in a bid to restrict locals from coming in contact with foreign visitors to the tightly controlled Himalayan region.
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, consequently ending time switches in the springtime and autumn should the House pass their own version.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has allowed the Sikh employees of the aviation sector to wear Kirpan at the airport.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Central government on Monday has revoked the order banning Sikh employees and passengers from carrying kirpan at the airports.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed grief over the passing away of five Indian students in an accident in Canada.
Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that due to some Static and Dynamic Data Compression, all the services of the Delhi Passenger Reservation System (PRS) will be unavailable for a few hours between March 13 to 14.
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The renowned writer Rustam Ibragimbekov who had penned the scripts for some of the iconic films including 1994 Oscar winner 'Burnt by the Sun' has died.
Abuja [Nigeria], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 12 passengers were killed following a bus-truck collision in Nigeria's southwest region early Saturday, said the traffic police.