Quetta, Dec 3 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed to have inflicted significant losses on “occupying” Pakistani army forces in four separate operations across several regions in Balochistan, including Mastung, Turbat, Kohlu and Chamalang, while apprehending security personnel of “exploitative companies” and seizing their weapons.
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the Trump Administration to work with Pakistan to amend or repeal its blasphemy law, warning that the statute remains a central driver of mob attacks, wrongful imprisonment, and escalating threats against Christians, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and other religious minorities.
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump referenced India and Pakistan while highlighting what he called a sweeping record on ending global conflicts, telling his Cabinet that several international disputes "never would have happened" under his leadership and that he had already "ended eight wars," including those involving South Asia.
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told his Cabinet that the United States has recorded “zero” illegal entries for six consecutive months, even as senior officials outlined sweeping crackdowns on visa fraud and undocumented migration, developments being closely watched by Indian nationals, H-1B professionals, students, and diaspora families.
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The US government has asked a federal court in Virginia to impose tight controls on classified material in the criminal case against Indian American strategic analyst Ashley J. Tellis, whose arrest this month sent ripples through policy and academic circles in Washington’s South Asian community.
United Nations, Dec 3 (IANS) Stefan Priesner of Austria has taken over as the UN’s head in India, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
Tel Aviv, Dec 2 (IANS) India’s readiness to impose costs on an ecosystem that enables terrorism without waiting for external validation created new opportunities for enhancing Israel-India strategic coordination, a report said on Tuesday.
Colombo, Dec 2 (IANS) As part of India’s continued humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Tuesday delivered essential relief supplies to Poramadulla in Kandy district and airlifted personnel from Nuwara Eliya district to support ongoing response operations.
Johannesburg, Dec 2 (IANS) With tensions rising between Washington and Pretoria, potential mediators, such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and South Korea, must step in to push for reconciliation and failure to do so could push the G20 towards a North-South divide, a report said on Tuesday.
Kabul, Dec 2 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his Tajik counterpart, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, condemning the deadly attack in Tajikistan's Khatlon region last week that killed three Chinese nationals.
