Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) California state Senator Aisha Wahab has won a special election to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Afghan American elected to Congress.
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) A trade confrontation between the United States and Canada escalated sharply on Saturday after last-minute negotiations collapsed, triggering 50 per cent US tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods and a promise of dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Ottawa.
London, Aug 22 (IANS) More than 70 British Parliamentarians have written to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urging intervention over the worsening situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), while calling for an end to the bloodshed caused by Pakistani forces and measures to protect civilian lives.
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Fifteen years after the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti - Pakistan’s first Catholic federal minister for minorities and a prominent champion of religious freedom, minority communities including Christians -Hindus and Ahmadis continue to face discrimination and attacks on places of worship across the country. The abuses also include abductions, forced conversions and child marriages, alongside the misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) China’s economy slowed in the second quarter of 2026, pointing to the challenge Beijing faces in shifting from investment‑led expansion to growth driven by domestic consumption, a new report has said.
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a series of explosions and explosive recoveries over the past month. At least two bomb blasts have claimed one life, while security forces have recovered explosive devices from more than half a dozen locations across the capital Dhaka, including near busy transit hubs such as metro stations, a report has stated,
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Indian agencies have raised an alarm over the amount of propaganda content that has been doing the rounds regarding Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.
Paris, Aug 22 (IANS) France is set to get its first major Hindu temple, with the BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in the Parisian district of Bussy-Saint-Georges scheduled to be inaugurated in September.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on a two-day official visit to Russia starting Sunday to co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) The US Commerce Department has determined that Indian oleoresin paprika was sold in the United States below fair value and that its producers received countervailable government subsidies, moving the trade case closer to the possible imposition of duties.
