Islamabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Girls in Upper Kohistan area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continue to suffer as nearly 60 per cent of primary and middle schools remain shut due to a shortage of teachers, absenteeism and administrative failures, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in New Delhi on Tuesday, with talks focused on strengthening Strategic Partnership across various sectors and also developments in the region, including the Gaza Peace Plan.
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has arrived in London on his first bilateral visit as India and the United Kingdom continue to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and advance cooperation across key sectors.
Honolulu, Nov 4 (IANS) Senior military leaders of India and the United States are holding "productive discussions" focusing on strengthening bilateral defence engagements, enhancing interoperability and promoting a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific region, during the two-day India–US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting which got underway at Hawaii, earlier today, India time.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Reaffirming India’s solidarity with Israel, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said both countries face a common challenge from terrorism and underscored the need for a global zero-tolerance approach to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Tuesday that India and Israel share "warm friendship" and their goal is to build a "long-term strategic partnership" between the two nations.
Berlin, Nov 4 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Maha (JSMM), wrote to American Congressman Brad Sherman with copies sent to several international human rights organisations, accusing Pakistan of subjecting indigenous communities, including Sindhis, to the worst forms of slavery, political repression, economic exploitation, and brutal torture of political activists.
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Six months after allegedly being assaulted by a group of British-Pakistani men, a Sikh man, Harman Singh Kapoor, has accused the UK Metropolitan Police of failing to take appropriate action against the attackers, claiming that despite providing evidence and repeated appeals, authorities have shown “complete indifference” to the incident.
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) In a growing political dispute ahead of next year’s election in Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP) accused a section within the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus of attempting to sabotage the February 2026 polls, local media reported.
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has warned on the eve of Tuesday’s election that if Zohair Mamdani, the toxically divisive Democratic Party candidate, becomes the city’s mayor, he will cut funds to it.
