New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India and Japan on Tuesday held discussions on strengthening bilateral defence technology collaboration, joint exercises and regional security cooperation for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
Karachi, Sep 22 (IANS) A leading Pakistani women's rights movement, 'Aurat March', on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of family members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including his sisters, nieces, nephews and minors, describing the crackdown as a "horrific" attempt by the state to silence dissent.
Lhasa, Sep 22 (IANS) China's invasion of Tibet in 1950 has not been able to win the hearts of the Tibetans as for them, it has resulted in the loss of sovereignty, suppression of culture and the erosion of basic freedoms. If China thinks to prove otherwise, it must hold a referendum in Tibet in which residents can freely take a decision regarding their future, a report has detailed.
Oslo, Sep 22 (IANS) India and Norway held the 12th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Environment in Oslo and reviewed ongoing cooperation in marine pollution, environmental research, plastic and chemical pollution, waste recycling, and ocean management.
London, Sep 22 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Tuesday expressed serious concern over a recent judgment by Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court upholding restrictions on Ahmadi religious literature, including the continued ban and forfeiture of all 23 volumes of "Rohani Khazayeen," the collected writings of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, attended an event on Franco-Mexican Initiative in New York and underscored the need to achieve comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) In yet another case of honour killing, an 18-year-old woman who recently got married was allegedly killed by her brother in Orangi town in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Sep 22 (IANS) Bangladesh government’s latest fuel price hike threatens to trigger another wave of inflation, with higher transport, freight, irrigation and production costs expected to ripple across the economy, local media reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) urged US President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming meeting in Washington over Beijing’s “ongoing genocide” against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
United Nations, Sept 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to discuss the situation there days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and stressed the need to end the war.
