New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India and the African nation of Lesotho reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, particularly development cooperation, capacity building, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and cooperation at the United Nations (UN) and other international fora, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Friday.
Paris, July 31 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has strongly condemned the recent indictment of several journalists and a blogger before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), describing the move as "politically motivated."
Quetta, July 31 (IANS) At least four people were killed, and one critically injured after a Pakistani drone strike targeted a civilian house in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Friday, a leading human rights organisation stated.
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday strongly condemned the deaths of at least 34 coal miners in a methane gas explosion near Balochistan’s capital Quetta and the killing of as many as seven labourers by unidentified armed men in Kech district of the province.
Kathmandu, July 31 (IANS) Four climbers have died and six others are missing after an avalanche struck Pakistan's Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains, Pakistani authorities confirmed on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday held a telephonic conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, during which he expressed India’s deep concerns at the ongoing hostilities in the region.
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) Islamabad's brutal crackdown on the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) reveals the hollow hypocrisy of its lectures on Kashmiri rights. Pakistan's repression in PoJK is the logical outcome of a political project which considers Kashmiris as instruments instead of citizens, a report has detailed.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Uzbekistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Saidov Bakhtiyor Odilovich, will be on an official visit to India from August 2-5, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. During his visit, Odilovich will call on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and also meet External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar. He is scheduled to attend a business forum in Delhi.
Moscow, July 31 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, held a meeting with Sakhalin Oblast Governor Valery Limarenko on Friday with discussions focused on strengthening collaboration between India and Sakhalin in Russia's Far East in the fields of trade, technology, education, tourism, energy, pharmaceuticals, health services, and other emerging areas.
Colombo, July 31 (IANS) India's assistance for development projects in Sri Lanka has exceeded USD 7.5 billion with the projects covering all 25 districts, India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha detailed while chaired a review meeting on India-assisted development projects in island nation along with Sri Lanka's Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Anil Jayantha Fernando.
