Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Mortal remains of renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and four other climbers have been airlifted to Skardu after they were killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak mountain in Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday.
Tehran, Aug 6 (IANS) Iran's Acting Defence Minister, Brigadier General Majid Ebn-e-Reza, on Thursday expressed the Iranian Armed Forces' readiness to respond to any threat and emphasised that Tehran's capabilities are backed by its domestic defence industry, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) framework is increasingly emerging as a tool of international engagement, with the nation using its technology platforms to deepen cooperation with countries across the Global South while positioning itself at the intersection of digital governance and artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report.
Taipei/New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Guests from government, academia, business community, and media attended 'Chai Pe Charcha with Taiwan 2026' hosted by Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in India in collaboration with National Chung Hsing University (NCHU).
Brussels, Aug 6 (IANS) The grave human rights situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) reflects how a security-centred approach has increasingly expanded beyond addressing immediate threats. Over the past decade, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) have repeatedly raised concerns over enforced disappearances, excessive use of force, restrictions on freedom of expression, gender-based violence, and lack of accountability in the occupied territory, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to enhance mutual trust and advance defence industrial and technological cooperation during the ongoing fifth India-Russia Army Land System Sub-Group (ALSSG) meeting being held in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s central bank last week trimmed its policy rate by 50 basis points to 9.5 per cent to ease funding costs for distressed lenders but it may fail to check an "alarming slowdown in private investment," a new report has said.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The biggest concern for Pakistan amid the ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is the growing possibility of the unrest drawing international attention.
Kabul, Aug 6 (IANS) As many as 460 Afghan families, comprising 2,292 people, returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a top Taliban official said on Thursday. Sharing a daily operational report from the High Commission for Addressing Returnees’ Issues on social media platform X, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat detailed that 372 families, comprising 1,947 people, returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing. As many as 17 families, comprising 85 individuals, returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing and a total of 66 families, comprising 239 individuals, returned to the country through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz province.
Kathmandu, Aug 6 (IANS) A planned international conference on Tibetan studies in Kathmandu has been cancelled after Kathmandu University (KU) withdrew from hosting the event following a government directive. Local media reports have linked the decision to concerns raised by China, although the university says it does not know of any such pressure.
