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With an eye on China, Australia-India warily embrace

Source: AT When India recently decided against allowing Australia to join the upcoming Malabar joint naval exercises it holds annually with the United States and Japan, the move immediately sparked speculation that New Delhi’s exclusion aimed to appease China. China had recently warned against expanding the annual Malabar Exercises naval exercises, […]

One of the greatest rivalries in any sport

Source: CNN It’s described as one of the greatest rivalries in any sport, a match that stops the nations, but few expected the latest clash to end like this. Hot favorite India was supposed to trounce underdog Pakistan in the Champions Trophy cricket final in London. Defending champion India had already beaten […]

Has Zakir Naik been given KSA Citizenship?

Source: AT Naik’s whereabouts are unknown, as he keeps shifting his base. He is said to be currently living in Saudi Arabia, which, according to reports, has not only honored him for his service to Islam but has given him citizenship. Muslims in India are divided over Naik. Some feel the federal […]

Nawaz, Modi exchange greetings in Kazakhstan ahead of SCO Summit

https://www.dawn.com/news/1338302 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi exchanged pleasantries in Astana, Kazakhstan on Thursday evening ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit, an India Today report said. Since this was the first meeting between the two leaders following Sharif’s heart surgery last year, Modi enquired about the premier’s health, […]

4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in ‘massive’ US call centre scam

Four Indians and one Pakistani have pleaded guilty to the charges for their role in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres, the US Department of Justice has said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/4-indians-1-pakistani-plead-guilty-in-call-centre-scam-in-us/articleshow/59011168.cms? Three Indians – Rajubhai Patel (32), Viraj Patel (33), Dilip […]