Tehran, Oct 4 (IANS) The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted at least seven "violating" oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in the past five days, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel and the entire world, during a telephone conversation with him on Sunday.
Nicosia, Oct 3 (IANS) India and Cyprus held the first meeting of their Joint Maritime Committee (JMC) in Limassol, co-chaired by Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Venkatesapathy S, and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus, Theodoulos Mesimeris, the High Commission of India in Nicosia said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India on Saturday rejected Pakistan's "baseless and motivated allegations" regarding an incident in the Ferozepur sector of Punjab along the International Border.
Paris, Oct 3 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is quietly cultivating a network of influencers to amplify its narrative on Greek social media.
Male, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan government’s response to dissent has repeatedly gone far beyond maintaining public order, with protesters being assaulted, subjected to violence, and in some cases killed. The installation of large spikes on roads to prevent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from protesting further underscored the authorities’ disregard for protesters’ safety, a report has stated.
Rome, Oct 3 (IANS) The August 2026 flood tragedy that struck the Tibet-Nepal border continues to raise questions weeks later, particularly over the sharply different reactions in Nepal and China — a contrast between Kathmandu’s open information environment and Beijing’s tightly controlled flow of information, a report has flagged.
New Delhi: The meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and the foreign ministers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 21 has been described as a "historic occasion".
Dhaka, Oct 3 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing a disturbing rise in mob attacks and vandalism, with almost anyone vulnerable to being targeted day or night, while a stream of narratives emerges afterwards to justify the violence, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) While the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) drew international attention for its growing cultural and cinematic outreach, a starkly different picture emerged from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) over the last week of September, with activists at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva raising concerns over human rights abuses by Pakistani authorities in PoJK, a report has stated.
