Quetta, Aug 25 (IANS) At least three students were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Pakistan’s Karachi, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Tuesday.
Hanoi, Aug 25 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Tuesday arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, to further advance the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
London, Aug 25 (IANS) The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has strongly condemned the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) decision to send three senior journalists to jail in connection with a “crimes against humanity” case related to the July 2024 demonstrations, warning that prosecuting journalists for their professional conduct sets a deeply troubling precedent for media freedom in the country.
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IANS) At least five more children have died from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 943 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker discussed the Indian Ocean Strategic Venture (IOSV) initiative during a phone call, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.
Ulaanbaatar, Aug 25 (IANS) Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Tuesday called for a fundamental shift in the global approach to drought at the Ministerial Dialogue on ‘Accelerating Drought Resilience’, at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Mongolia.
Shanghai, Aug 25 (IANS) Prathik Mathur, Consul General (CG) of India in Shanghai, on Tuesday inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at the Global Yarn and Inter-Textile Expo in Shanghai and appreciated the rapid expansion of exports.
Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS) India's Ambassador to South Korea Gourangalal Das met Lee Jae-jeong, Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee and discussed avenues to further strengthen cultural ties and people-to-people exchanges between India and South Korea, the Indian Embassy said on Tuesday.
Wellington, Aug 25 (IANS) India and New Zealand held the second edition of the Defence Strategic Dialogue in Wellington, discussing ways to expand military-to-military engagement through joint training exercises, cross-service personnel exchanges, and defence staff college partnerships across maritime, air, and land units.
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IANS) Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday termed "unconstitutional" the appointment of dual citizen Humaiun Kobir as State Minister for Foreign Affairs under the technocrat quota and questioned his decision to assume office without publicly clarifying his position on the issue, local media reported.
