Jakarta, Nov 30 (IANS) India's Consulate General in Medan on Sunday expressed condolences and solidarity with the people of Indonesia over the victims of floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Every time we think Pakistan has hit rock bottom, events unfold that prove there is no such thing as the lowest point for a nation that keeps discovering new depths. The world has long recognised that genuine democracy has never found a stable home in a country carved out on the basis of religious identity. Its problems run as deep as the contradictions of its own founding.
Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Health assistants continued to hold their indefinite work stoppage on Sunday to raise their six-point demand, including upgrading their posts to the 14th grade, local media reported.
Kabul, Nov 30 (IANS) More than 6000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday, local media reported.
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have intensified relief operations in Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to face harsh weather conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah.
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) At least four people were killed, and 10 others were injured in a shooting during a family gathering in Stockton city of US' California, local media reported citing authorities.
Manila, Nov 30 (IANS) The crew of Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri on Sunday conducted out a joint yoga session with Philippine Navy personnel at Manila.
Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia remains in a critical state at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she has been admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) under the supervision of local and foreign specialists, local media reported, quoting BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian rescue officials have intensified the relief operations in disaster-hit Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to battle harsh weather conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah.
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) The death toll from severe weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka has risen to 153, while at least 191 people remain missing as rescue operations intensify, local media reported, citing the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
