New Delhi, June 23 (PTI) In a major downgrading of diplomatic ties, India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to reduce the staff in its high commission here by half in next seven days, and announced a reciprocal trimming of staff strength in its high commission in Islamabad.

BJP's MTB Nagaraj, R Shankar, Sunil Vallyapure and Pratap Simha Nayak, Congress' BK Hariprasad and Naseer Ahmed, and JD(S)' Govinda Raju were declared elected unopposed to the legislative council.

Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed the order after the Central government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, agreed to Ms. Zargar's bail plea on humanitarian grounds

The clash should call into question the necessity of territorializing these fragile and isolated environments in the first place.

The scope and level of North Korea’s next move will be determined by the extent and type of the benefits it expects.

India also strongly raised with China the "premeditated" attack on Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley during the second round of Lt General-level talks.

Kanpur: Fifty-seven girls at a state-run children’s shelter home in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district have tested positive for COVID-19, with five of them found to be pregnant, an administration official said on Sunday.

Bhopal Bureau. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are busy in finalizing their preparations for the elections for the 24 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. However, in the meantime both the parties are also setting their own pawns.

Egypt wants the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to undertake its responsibilities over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry told the Associated Press (AP) on Sunday.

Egypt requested an emergency Arab League meeting on Tuesday to address the recently heightened tensions in Libya.