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Pakistan intensifying pain and sufferings of genocide victims in Bangladesh: Report

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:45 PM

Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) The "unapologetic" Pakistan, which orchestrated one of the worst genocides in South Asia's history to stop the birth of Bangladesh, unleashed another salvo recently that further intensified agony, pain and sufferings of millions of victims and survivors affected by gruesome war crimes in 1971, a report highlighted on Thursday.

Unregulated groundwater extraction poses threat to Pakistan’s environmental stability: Report

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:41 PM

Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan is standing at the precipice of an environmental catastrophe due to climate change and country’s own unchecked exploitation of its vital resource: water. Unchecked groundwater extraction is an existential threat to Pakistan's environmental and social stability, a report has stated.

PM Modi, EU leaders reaffirm commitment for early conclusion of FTA negotiations

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephonic conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirming the shared commitment for an early conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEEC) Corridor.

ISI’s Bangladesh blueprint: Jamaat and Hefazat push country towards Talibanisation

Vicky Nanjappa | September 4, 2025 6:50 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The enforced regime change in Bangladesh was meant to take the country in the right direction. However, under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus, almost everything, including human rights and women’s rights, seems to be on a downward trajectory.

NSA Doval and Singapore PM discuss geopolitical developments, growth and stability in region

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss recent geopolitical developments and their impact on global and regional stability.

Russia expels Estonia's diplomat in tit-for-tat response

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:25 PM

Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) Russia on Thursday summoned Estonia's Charge d'Affaires in Moscow, Marek Uhtegi to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed that a diplomatic employee of Estonia would be expelled as a retaliatory move.

Singapore PM bats for boosting education and skill development cooperation with India

IANS | September 4, 2025 5:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held a meeting with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Thursday, discussing strengthening cooperation between two nations in the fields of education and skill development.

Portugal: Death toll in Gloria funicular derailment rises to 17

IANS | September 4, 2025 4:39 PM

Lisbon, Sep 4 (IANS) Two people who were injured in the derailment of a Gloria funicular in Portugal's Lisbon have died, raising the death toll to 17, according to the Director of the Lisbon Municipal Civil Protection Service, Margarida Castro Martins, local media reported on Thursday.

Scale meets precision: PM Modi, Ishiba and India–Japan compact (IANS Special)

Sanjay Kumar Verma | September 4, 2025 4:31 PM

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Japan was not just another item on the diplomatic calendar — it was a strategic inflection point. Over the last decade, PM Modi has elevated India–Japan relations from ceremonial cordiality into a comprehensive partnership that shapes Asia’s political, technological, and economic landscape. This visit, with its sweeping Joint Vision for the Next Decade, marks the consolidation of that effort and signals how Prime Minister Modi intends to anchor India's role in Asia's emerging order.

Increasing brain drain of nurses threatening Pakistan’s healthcare

IANS | September 4, 2025 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) An increasing number of nurses in Pakistan are leaving the country in search of better salaries, safer working environments, and professional opportunities abroad. However, this will cause a severe impact on an already fragile health infrastructure in the country, according to a report.

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Pakistan intensifying pain and sufferings of genocide victims in Bangladesh: Report

Unregulated groundwater extraction poses threat to Pakistan’s environmental stability: Report

PM Modi, EU leaders reaffirm commitment for early conclusion of FTA negotiations

ISI’s Bangladesh blueprint: Jamaat and Hefazat push country towards Talibanisation

NSA Doval and Singapore PM discuss geopolitical developments, growth and stability in region

Russia expels Estonia's diplomat in tit-for-tat response

Singapore PM bats for boosting education and skill development cooperation with India

Portugal: Death toll in Gloria funicular derailment rises to 17

Scale meets precision: PM Modi, Ishiba and India–Japan compact (IANS Special)

Increasing brain drain of nurses threatening Pakistan’s healthcare

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