Indian OSNIT community exposes Pakistan's false claims on IAF losses: Report

IANS | August 13, 2025 9:08 PM

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Exposing Pakistan's repeated attempts to spin a false narrative, the Indian Open-Source Intelligence (OSNIT) community has debunked the claims made by Pakistani locals who circulated videos to allege that Indian jets had crashed in their vicinity during Operation Sindoor.

Bangladesh: Eight trains stranded after students hold protest in Dhaka

IANS | August 13, 2025 7:35 PM

Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Eight trains, including one carrying oil, were stranded after the students blocked railway tracks on the Dhaka-northern districts' route on Wednesday to demand the approval and full enforcement of the Development Project Proposal (DPP) for the permanent campus of Rabindra University.

From hope to havoc: Bangladesh sinks into deep abyss of chaos and authoritarian rule under Yunus (IANS Analysis)

IANS | August 13, 2025 6:22 PM

Dhaka: A year has passed since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from her long tenure as Bangladesh's Prime Minister on August 5, 2024, following a mass uprising. Just days after she fled the country, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus assumed the role of Chief Advisor to the interim government on August 8, promising sweeping reforms and heralding a new era of freedom and democratic revival. Yet, 12 months on, the reality is far from that vision. Anarchy and violence—perpetrated by both security forces and non-state actors — along with a neglected reform agenda and creeping authoritarianism, have cast a dark shadow over the nation's trajectory.

EAM Jaishankar, Russian counterpart Lavrov to hold talks in Moscow on Aug 21

IANS | August 13, 2025 5:41 PM

Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in Moscow on August 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday. The two leaders will discuss key issues on bilateral agenda and key aspects of cooperation within international frameworks.

Potential repercussions of China's Medog hydropower dam project enormous: Report

IANS | August 13, 2025 5:26 PM

Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Despite numerous natural disasters, China's “water-industrial complex” continues to move ahead with plans for developing hydropower dams in ecologically and politically sensitive areas of the Tibetan plateau, a report detailed on Wednesday citing Beijing's mega Medog Hydropower Station project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet.