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A Kaduna State High Court will on Thursday hear the application of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zazaky and wife, Zinat, seeking to travel to India for medical attention. The IMN leader is standing trial…

India has imposed retaliatory tariffs on over 20 products imported from the U.S., a government official said on Friday, after Washington withdrew certain trade privileges this month. The move came after the U.S. decided to end preferential…

Temperatures topped 48 degrees Celsius as a heat wave gripped large swathes of northern, western and central India, news reports and officials said on Friday. The Indian Meteorological Department said there were “heat wave to severe heat…

China’s massive Belt and Road infrastructure programme should only go where it is needed and where the debt it generates can be sustained, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Friday. In brief…

Authorities across India have made adequate arrangements for the second phase of the ongoing general elections,officials said on Wednesday. Voting for the second phase of country’s 17th general elections is scheduled to take place on…

 Authorities across India have made adequate arrangements for the second phase of the ongoing general elections, officials said on Wednesday. Voting for the second phase of country’s 17th general elections is scheduled to take place on…

The bodies of victims from New Zealand’s mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch’s Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday. The bodies, wrapped in white cloth, were…

Sri Lanka on Friday said that preparations were underway to issue visa free for tourists from U.S., Britain and other countries effective from May 1, to boost arrivals during lean months. Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian…

India welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday at a time when it is trying to build diplomatic support against Pakistan, following a militant attack in the disputed region of Kashmir. The crown prince this…

Germany is prepared to consider issuing visas to Afghans, who wish to join family members already in Germany, Foreign Ministry answered to a lawmaker’s query. The German Foreign Ministry, however, noted that those who want such a visa…