Dhaka, Feb 20 (IANS) As many as 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 13th National Parliamentary Election held in Bangladesh last week face murder charges under Section 302, the local media reported citing data released by a leading civic organisation of the country.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the invitation to the landmark AI Impact Summit and also India's "exceptional support" during the recent Cyclone Ditwah that caused widespread damage in the island nation.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, congratulating him on an "exceptionally well-organised" India AI Impact Summit 2026. He later termed his meeting with PM Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi as a "historic milestone" for Slovakia–India ties.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Amidst the global spotlight on the ongoing AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, India, on Friday, formally joined the Pax Silica declaration.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities at Satkhira and Chuadanga in Bangladesh, as a fresh push is being made to send in illegal immigrants ahead of the West Bengal elections.
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) North Korea has kicked off a rare party congress, state media said Friday, as leader Kim Jong-un touted economic achievements at the country's biggest political event in five years that would set major policy directions on defence and the economy.
United Nations, Feb 20 (IANS) Iran will respond "decisively and proportionately" to any military aggression, exercising its right to self-defence under the UN Charter, its UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the secretary-general and the president of the Security Council.
Helsinki, Feb 20 (IANS) Norway will not join US President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace," the country's foreign ministry said.
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Popular African American singer Mary Millben has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “came out of this with the better deal” in the recently concluded US–India trade negotiations, arguing that patience and diplomacy gave India the upper hand.
United Nations, Feb 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is trying to position his Board of Peace (BoP) as a super international organisation that would supervise the UN while widening its own scope beyond Gaza for which it was set up.
