Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) The US Embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered the departure of family members and non-essential employees besides cancelling all routine consular services until further notice following continuing violence in capital Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Amid the Middle East's gradual slide into a wider conflict, three incidents are telling - a ceasefire proposal announced by the leader of a superpower is gradually undermined and soon vanishes from discourse, a ceasefire negotiator is assassinated in a provocative gambit, and a hardliner is elevated to replace him. Does diplomacy have a future in resolving conflict in the region?
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday opted to hold its formal response on the overnight verdict given by a New York federal court that charged a Pakistani national of being involved in a plot to assassinate Former US President Donald Trump.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) AAP MP Raghav Chadha made a heartfelt appeal to the Central government on Wednesday, urging it to hold talks with Pakistan to establish a safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the spiritual leaders and founder of the Isha Foundation, said on Wednesday that atrocities are being perpetrated against Hindus in violence-torn Bangladesh and called for swift action for ensuring their safety.
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Democratic Party's vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz had co-sponsored when he was in Congress, a resolution praising the US government's decision to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visa when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in a joint Op-ed have described the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy as a latticework of bilateral and multilateral ties in which the US and India are "investing together across sectors that will shape the future" such as Artificial Intelligence and semiconductors in addition to cooperation as members of the Quad.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Making a suo-moto statement in the Rajya Sabha on the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed India's deep concern over the attacks on minorities, their businesses, and temples at "multiple locations" in the neighbouring country.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chaired on Tuesday an all-party meeting on the situation in violence-struck Bangladesh, during which he said that India is keeping a close watch on the developments in the neighbouring country.
London, Aug 6 (IANS) The UK government called for a United Nations-led probe into the unrest that led to the resignation of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
