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Pakistan's minorities face relentless persecution amid violence and forced conversions

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:20 PM

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Fifteen years after the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti - Pakistan’s first Catholic federal minister for minorities and a prominent champion of religious freedom, minority communities including Christians -Hindus and Ahmadis continue to face discrimination and attacks on places of worship across the country. The abuses also include abductions, forced conversions and child marriages, alongside the misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws, a report has stated.

Concerns grow over resurgence of extremist networks in Bangladesh

IANS | August 22, 2026 3:00 PM

Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a series of explosions and explosive recoveries over the past month. At least two bomb blasts have claimed one life, while security forces have recovered explosive devices from more than half a dozen locations across the capital Dhaka, including near busy transit hubs such as metro stations, a report has stated,

EAM Jaishankar to visit Russia for 27th Session of IRIGC-TEC

IANS | August 22, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on a two-day official visit to Russia starting Sunday to co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

HinduPACT hits back at USCIRF over RSS chief

IANS | August 22, 2026 9:11 AM

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) HinduPACT has accused the US Commission on International Religious Freedom of running a “smear campaign” against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat ahead of his proposed visit to the United States.

Trump says tariffs made America ‘rich’

IANS | August 22, 2026 8:57 AM

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has mounted a forceful defence of his global tariff policy, claiming that import duties have made the United States wealthy and compelled foreign companies to shift manufacturing to America.

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