New Delhi/Tokyo, Aug 2 (IANS) A formal send-off ceremony was held for the nine Indian civil servants who have been selected to embark for their postgraduate studies in Japan under the Japanese government's prestigious 'Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship' (JDS) programme.
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that the United States has a "great" relationship with South Korea, after Seoul and Washington reached a trade deal earlier this week following months of gruelling tariff negotiations.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Marking a key milestone in advancing South-South cooperation, India and the United Nations launched the first phase of four capacity-building projects across nine partner countries. The initiative falls under the ‘India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative’, aimed at supporting nations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Los Angeles, Aug 2 (IANS) Four people were killed in a bar shooting in Anaconda, US state of Montana, local media reported, citing law enforcement officials.
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch on Friday wrote to India's Public and Government sector companies, urging Indian partnership to unlock the "vast potential" of Balochistan.
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) An former joint convener of the Bangladesh Democratic Students Union was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday, following allegations for collecting extortion money from Bangladesh's former MP Shammi Ahmed's house.
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Seven Baloch civilians have been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani security forces as the cycle of persecution continues amid the ongoing wave of enforced disappearance in the Balochistan province, said a leading Baloch human rights organisation on Friday.
Tokyo, August 1 (IANS) Japan on Friday stated that the latest announcement of holding general elections in Myanmar should serve as a process toward the restoration of the democratic political system in the Southeast Asian nation.
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Friday asserted that mob rule has replaced the rule of law in the country which now holds global records in murder and extortion under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Karachi, Aug 1 (IANS) A senior lawyer in Pakistan's Supreme court, Khawaja Shamshul Islam, was reportedly shot dead in Karachi on Friday while he was attending the funeral of a local trader along with his son in the Clifton area.
