Nepal: Cricket tournament organised by Indian Embassy strengthens ties

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:25 PM

Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Nepal organised the second edition of the Indian Ambassador's Cricket Tournament from June 26-28 in Kathmandu, bringing together diplomats, government officials, media professionals, former cricketers, corporate representatives, and members of the Indian diaspora in the country, the Embassy said on Tuesday.

China uses subversive carrots for geopolitical gains: Report

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) China has met with some successes but also many failures in its attempts at economic influence. Subversive carrot tactics have allowed China to make inroads in places where leaders can act with relative impunity, such as Cambodia, but have backfired in countries where leaders face accountability mechanisms such as the Philippines, according to Audrye Wong, author of a new book, titled 'Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft.'

Pakistan: Imran Khan, wife Bushra approach SC for suspension of convictions in £190m Al-Qadir Trust case

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:09 PM

Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have approached the country's Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court's decision in the £190m Al-Qadir University Project Trust case. In the petition, the couple has requested the court to suspend their convictions and release pending appeal, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistani forces raid Baloch activist's home in her absence; rights groups demand enquiry

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:03 PM

Quetta, June 30 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations condemned the raid by Pakistani security forces on the residence of Sammi Deen Baloch, a member of the human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) in Karachi, describing it as part of the state's continuing campaign of coercion and aggression against the Baloch people.

India, Thailand discuss strengthening strategic partnership

IANS | June 30, 2026 1:47 PM

Bangkok, June 30 (IANS) India and Thailand on Tuesday discussed ways to deepen their strategic partnership by expanding bilateral trade and investment during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, and Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

Three injured in explosion in Monaco, suspect remains at large

IANS | June 30, 2026 1:44 PM

Monaco City, June 30 (IANS) Three people were injured in an explosion that struck a residential building on rue Reverend-Pere-Louis-Frolla in Monaco at around 9 pm (local time) on Monday. The suspect is reported to have escaped on foot towards France's Beausoleil and remains at large, local media reported on Tuesday.