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Truce extended: Pakistan, Afghanistan eye peace in DohaPublished on: October 17, 2025 8:13 PM

PESHAWAR, Oct. 17 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until planned peace talks conclude in Doha, security sources confirmed Friday. The extension follows deadly ... Read More


$100,000 H-1B visa fee row: US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump admin, claims federal law violation

India, Oct. 17 -- President Donald Trump's plan to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications has triggered a lawsuit from one of the nation's largest business groups. The US Chamber of Comm... Read More


New OTT releases: Movies, web series to watch during Diwali weekend; Baaghi 4, Santosh, Bhagwat, Kishkindhapuri, more

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- This Diwali weekend, a number of new movies and web series will be available on OTT on platforms like SonyLIV, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, SunNXT, Netflix, Aha and JioHot... Read More


India-Nepal discuss strengthening defence cooperation, reaffirm commitment to regular defence dialogue

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi met Nepal Army's Lieutenant General Pradeep Jung, ACOAS on the sidelines of the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' C... Read More


Afghanistan's Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire foll... Read More


Vietnam, Indonesia seek to tap multi-sector economic cooperation potential

Jakarta, Oct. 17 -- Vietnam and Indonesia are stepping up efforts to strengthen their economic partnership across multiple sectors, aiming to unlock new opportunities in trade, investment, and innovat... Read More


Noor Wali Mehsud resurfaces in video week after Pakistan's strike in Afghanistan. Who is TTP chief?

India, Oct. 17 -- A week after a suspected Pakistani airstrike in Kabul targeted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Noor Wali Mehsud, the militant leader appeared in a video message on Thursday, d... Read More


Why's Pakistan Burning?

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- The recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistan against suspected terrorist facilities inside Afghanistan were meant to salvage Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir's i... Read More


UN Maritime body to decide on emission cuts, Trump asks countries to vote against "first global carbon tax"

Washington DC, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump has urged member countries to vote against a proposal to impose what it calls the world's "first global carbon tax," aimed at curbing shipping pollu... Read More


Trump calls for end to 'stupid and outdated' Blue Slip mechanism: What is the century-old Senate tradition?

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at an age-old Senate tradition, calling on Republicans to abandon a procedural mechanism known as the Blue Slip. Describing the me... Read More