India says it ‘repulsed’ multiple drone strikes by Pakistan along entire western border
By Reuters and published by CNA Jammu/Srinaga, India – Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple attacks” using drones and other munitions along India’s entire western border on Thursday night and early Friday (May 9), the Indian army said, as conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours intensified. The old enemies have been clashing since India on Wednesday […]
Read MoreKashmir crisis: India strikes Pakistan over tourist killings, Islamabad vows retaliation
By Agencies and published by CNA New Delhi – India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday (May 7) after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. Islamabad said 31 civilians were killed by the […]
Read MoreIndia launches strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad vows retaliation
By AFP and published by CNA Muzaffarabad, Pakistan – India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday (May 7) in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, with Islamabad vowing retaliation. The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as “precision strikes at terrorist camps” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, days […]
Read MoreWomen increasingly used to smuggle hybrid ganja from Bangkok to India
By M.P.Praveen, The Hindu Kerala India – More women seem to be increasingly deployed as carriers for smuggling in suspected hydroponic weed, also known as hybrid marijuana or hybrid ganja, mostly from Bangkok in Thailand going by the seizures by Customs at the Kochi airport. Two women were intercepted and arrested with 15kg of […]
Read MoreIndian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
By AFP and published by CNA New Delhi – Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday (Apr. 25), after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” following a deadly shooting in the region. Relations have plunged to their […]
Read MoreVisiting Indian PM Modi and Thaksin hold talks on expanding ties
.INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently in Thailand to attend the 6th Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit today (Apr. 4) met former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday during which they had a long conversation on expanding Thai-Indian cooperation, Naewna newspaper said. In a post shared […]
Read More2 Indian men charged with raping German woman at Full Moon Party
TWO Indian men holidaying on Koh Phangan were arrested today (March 16) on charges of raping a German woman during the Full Moon Party held on Thursday night to Friday morning (March 13-14), Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Col. Aphichat Chansamret, superintendent of Koh Phangan police station, said a police team including officers from Surat […]
Read MoreDrunk passenger in hot water after urinating at Phuket airport hallway
A HEAVILY drunk Saudi Arabian man who urinated at a Phuket airport hallway after an airline refused to let board the airplane for safety of other passengers was quickly charged but was too intoxicated to understand what was going on, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 31). The ruckus over the badly drunk Saudi […]
Read MoreIndian duped into buying ‘magic herb’ by two Pakistanis in Pattaya
AN Indian tourist filed a complaint at Pattaya City police station that he had been duped into buying two bottles of a “magic herb” by two Pakistani men at 10,000 baht each with police saying that other tourists too had been similarly scammed, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 7). The 34-year-old unidentified tourist […]
Read MoreMyanmar beauty’s 2nd runner-up title revoked after ruckus
By Naewna and Hindustan Times ORGANISERS of Miss Grand International beauty pageant held last Saturday (Oct. 26) revoked the title of second runner-up from Myanmar’s Thae Su Nyein after a drama whereby her team’s director removed her crown and sash in a public display of dissatisfaction with the results selecting Miss India Rachel Gupta […]
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