Tokyo, Dec 22 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick, called on Japan's State Minister for Disaster Management Akama Jiro on Monday, discussing cooperation in disaster risk reduction and disaster resilience.
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian security agencies are investigating various theories - one of which is linked to involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services - after the killing of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov in a car explosion in Moscow on Monday.
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, including reports of a Hindu man being burnt alive, and warned that the developments have serious implications for India's northeastern region.
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court's verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana-II case, the local media reported on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the top leadership of the island nation.
London, Dec 22 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a seminar in London to mark the fifth death anniversary of human rights activist Banuk Karima Baloch, highlighting systematic oppression by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan.
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Thousands of people participated in the 'Save Sindh's Existence and Resources March' from Bakrani Road to Jinnah Bagh Chowk in Pakistan's Larkana despite the imposition of Section 144 by the authorities and what organisers of the protest described as fake FIRs, local media reported on Monday.
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) As custodial deaths of Awami League members rise in Bangladesh, another party leader died while being transferred for remand from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur district, local media reported on Monday, citing prison authorities.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, on Monday as the two leaders jointly announced the successful conclusion of the historic, ambitious and mutually beneficial India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Several members of the British Bangladeshi community in London staged a protest condemning the recent attacks on the offices of media outlets and the rising threats against journalists in the South Asian nation.
