Paris, May 25 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Monday strongly condemned the alarming and systematic wave of violence against religious and ethnic minorities, including indigenous communities, in Bangladesh between January and April.
Quetta, May 25 (IANS) A woman commander in the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), identified as Shaynaz Baloch, has highlighted the role of Baloch women in history, politics and armed struggle, terming the conflict in Pakistan's Balochistan province as entering what she termed as a "decisive phase". She urged Baloch women to participate in the movement not only through emotion or symbolism but through "knowledge, consciousness and wisdom," local media reported.
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Monday alleged that gross negligence and policy failures during the tenure of the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has triggered an escalating measles outbreak in the country that has claimed over 500 lives. The party claimed that the recent remarks by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have confirmed that this crisis was not an accident, but the result of Yunus’ “deliberate negligence and destruction”.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) China's influence in Africa now goes beyond economic projects to exerting diplomatic and political pressure on governments to toe the Beijing line when it comes to relations with other countries, according to an article.
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) A total of 17 more children have died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 am on Monday, raising the death toll since March 15 to 545, local media reported.
Washington, May 25, (IANS) Canada has started taking India’s security concerns seriously and is now acting against extremist and criminal networks linked to pro-Khalistan elements, India's High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik, said in an interview with IANS.
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Minority rights organisations have requested Pakistan's federal government to introduce constitutional reforms with a goal to strengthen protection for religious minorities, women and children as part of the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment Bill, a report has stated.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday met Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi ahead of Tuesday's Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, highlighting that the special strategic and global partnership between both countries remains rooted in their joint vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday received a call from Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, during which they discussed the ongoing developments in the region and also reviewed the bilateral cooperation.
Washington, May 25 (IANS) India and Canada are aiming to nearly double bilateral trade to $50 billion within the next five years as both countries push to reset economic ties and fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive trade pact, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik, said in an exclusive interview to IANS.
