Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards its 13th Parliamentary elections in February, National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Sarjis Alam has come under scrutiny after submitting inconsistent income figures to the country’s Election Commission, local media reported.
Quetta, Jan 6 (IANS) A Pakistani court has acquitted human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Deputy Organiser Lala Abdul Wahab Baloch and 11 other activists, a development which the BYC described as a legal relief after a “prolonged and politically motivated trial”.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for February 12.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth launched a month-long “Arsenal of Freedom Tour,” announcing a sweeping push to expand shipbuilding, overhaul defence procurement, and boost military power as the Trump administration seeks to reassert American strength and deterrence.
Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolted the Japanese prefectures of Shimane and Tottori on Tuesday, local media reported.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has helped build and sustain America's public radio and television system since the 1960s, will shut down after its board voted to dissolve the organisation in the wake of Congress' decision to strip it of federal funding.
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) Two Hindu men were killed in separate incidents within a 24-hour period in Bangladesh, as violence against religious minorities, particularly the Hindu community, continues to rise, according to local media reports.
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who was captured by the US and brought here to face narco-terrorism charges, told a federal judge that he is innocent and is a “prisoner of war”.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela sparked a sharp clash in Washington, with Democrats warning of reckless regime change and Republicans insisting the operation was lawful, limited, and justified.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Russia at one point signaled a willingness to allow the United States latitude in Venezuela in exchange for Washington easing its position on Ukraine, according to seven-year-old congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, a former senior National Security Council official, an account that has resurfaced amid renewed scrutiny of great-power bargaining.
