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Adapt to rapidly evolving character of modern conflict: COAS Gen Dwivedi in Sri Lanka

IANS | January 8, 2026 8:16 PM

Colombo, Jan 8 (IANS) India's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited the Army War College (AWC) in Sri Lanka and interacted with Major General D K R N Silva, Commandant, AWC. He also witnessed the foundation laying ceremony of the India-Sri Lanka Friendship Sports Complex and the handing over of a military ambulance to AWC.

'Very unfortunate': Yunus advisor on US adding Bangladesh to visa bond list

IANS | January 8, 2026 7:43 PM

Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain on Thursday described Trump administration's decision of adding Bangladesh to visa bond list as "very unfortunate", the local media reported.

Pakistan: Police personnel injured after attack on vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IANS | January 8, 2026 7:33 PM

Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) At least two police personnel were injured as the police vehicle carrying prisoners to Hangu was attacked by unknown assailants in Bannu area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, local media reported, citing sources.

63 pc Pakistan’s youth never went to school: Data

IANS | January 8, 2026 7:21 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A staggering 63 per cent of Pakistan’s youth population and 23 per cent of adolescents have never received any formal education -- highlighting a deep and persistent crisis that continues to push millions of young people to the margins of society, according to the country's Census 2023 data, media reports said.

France: Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur FTA

IANS | January 8, 2026 6:50 PM

Paris, Jan 8 (IANS) Farmers in France on Thursday stormed into central Paris with around 100 tractors to protest the European Union's intention to sign the Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South American nations. The protesters bypassed police blockades to reach prominent sites like the Eiffel Tower.

'Pakistan facing food crisis, urban areas or middle classes not exempt'

IANS | January 8, 2026 6:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES 2024-25), released on January 2 this year, indicates a significant increase in household food insecurity, with roughly one in four persons experiencing moderate-to-severe food insecurity in 2024-25, compared to about one in six in 2018-19, according to an article in the Pakistani media.

Nervous CCP's 'religious management' on display as Guangxi temple is demolished again

IANS | January 8, 2026 6:40 PM

Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) Human rights magazine Bitter Winter has highlighted that by demolishing reconstructed Longfu Temple in Guangxi, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has once again showcased its unique interpretation of "religious management".

India to continue support for International Solar Alliance despite US pull-out

IANS | January 8, 2026 6:27 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India will continue to work with member countries of the International Solar Alliance, one of the 66 international organisations from which the US announced its withdrawal on Thursday.

Nepali Congress divided house ahead of March parliamentary polls

IANS | January 8, 2026 6:11 PM

Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IANS) As most political parties move ahead to consolidate cadre for the March 5 parliamentary elections, the Nepali Congress (NC) appears to be a divided house.

Pakistan: Citizens paid price every time judicial independence has been compromised

IANS | January 8, 2026 5:34 PM

Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International's call for a review of the 27th amendment is a reminder that constitutional legitimacy flows from restraint and not concentration of power, an editorial in Pakistan's leading daily The Express Tribune has mentioned. The rule of law, it states, becomes conditional if judicial freedom is reduced and a conditional rule of law is no rule at all.

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Adapt to rapidly evolving character of modern conflict: COAS Gen Dwivedi in Sri Lanka

'Very unfortunate': Yunus advisor on US adding Bangladesh to visa bond list

Pakistan: Police personnel injured after attack on vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

63 pc Pakistan’s youth never went to school: Data

France: Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur FTA

'Pakistan facing food crisis, urban areas or middle classes not exempt'

Nervous CCP's 'religious management' on display as Guangxi temple is demolished again

India to continue support for International Solar Alliance despite US pull-out

Nepali Congress divided house ahead of March parliamentary polls

Pakistan: Citizens paid price every time judicial independence has been compromised

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