Kabul, August 1 (IANS) Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report. In the report, the UNHCR noted that many of the Afghans who have returned, face dire conditions and called for urgent aid to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India’s economy is on a strong growth path, and the recent 25 per cent tariff announcement by US President Donald Trump should be seen as a short-term challenge rather than a roadblock, Raymond Vickery, Senior Associate at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and former US Assistant Secretary of Commerce said on Friday.
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that India’s continued purchase of Russian oil remains a “point of irritation” in its relationship with the United States, even as both countries maintain strategic ties.
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) The 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports announced by US President Donald Trump officially comes into effect, starting Friday.
Quetta, July 31 (IANS) A leading Baloch human rights organisation on Thursday severely condemned the "egregious human rights violations" committed by the Pakistani security forces against the residents of Noora Mohammad Hassani village in Awaran District of Balochistan.
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Bangladeshi courts on Thursday brought charges against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and several others in connection with six cases over alleged corruption under the Purbachal New Town project.
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sentenced National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub, Senate Opposition Leader Shibli Faraz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zartaj Gul to 10 years each in prison in a case pertaining to May 9 protests. The day had witnessed vandalisation of military installations by mobs in Pakistan following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday accused the Pakistani authorities of "calculated state repression" against Baloch protesters who have been holding the sit-in outside the National Press Club in Islamabad for the last 16 days. The BYC said that daily surveillance and racial profiling of protesters continue and accused the intelligence personnel of regularly conducting filming of students and male protesters.
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Two more people have died due to dengue in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh in 2025 to 83.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations during a phone call, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
