Kathmandu, Sept 10 (IANS) Rapper-turned-politician and Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah has issued a public appeal urging calm and patience as Nepal prepares for a transition into an interim government-led regime.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Balochistan has been the theater of insurgency since 1948, the year after Pakistan’s creation, when the princely state of Kalat was forcibly annexed against the wishes of its people. From that moment onward, the relationship between Balochistan and the Pakistani state has been defined not by partnership but by coercion.
Ankara: Turkey's internal political landscape in 2025 has been marked by intensifying conflict and sharpening discord. Domestic political environment included detentions of opposition mayors and other personalities under the garb of anti-corruption investigations, social media restrictions, violent crackdowns, pressurising opposition figures to join ruling dispensation, etc. Municipalities run by the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), a Kemalist and social democratic political party in Turkey, have faced waves of arrests this year.
Geneva, Sep 10 (IANS) At the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, an event titled 'Voices from the Margins: Protecting Minority Rights in South Asia' drew attention to the concerning situation across South Asia, particularly religious persecution in Pakistan and the targetting of Hindus and indigenous groups in Bangladesh. It also highlighted restrictions on cultural and religious freedoms in Tibet, and the ongoing marginalisation of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) The US media on Wednesday welcomed the positive exchange of messages between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Donald Trump earlier in the day, expressing optimism in resolving issues on tariffs and holding negotiations to address the trade barriers.
London, Sep 10 (IANS) The United Kingdom has in recent months witnessed mass anti-immigrant protests fueled by decades of simmering resentment, rooted in the State’s abject failure to address key issues, including the grooming gang scandals where men of predominantly Pakistani heritage orchestrated systemic abuse of vulnerable British girls, some barely 10-year-old, a report cited on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The Pakistani military establishment has exploited its "fake victory narrative" from the May conflict with India to silence dissent, marginalise civilian institutions, and deflect attention from structural failures in Pakistan, a report cited on Wednesday.
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS) Russia on Wednesday warned that sending any foreign troops to Ukraine is fraught with serious consequences, a risk many Western countries do not understand.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, expressing his deep concern over the recent attacks in Doha.
Dhaka, Sep 10 (IANS) Thousands of residents in Faridpur district of Bangladesh blocked two highways for the third day on Wednesday, protesting against the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to redraw parliamentary constituencies ahead of next year’s election, local media reported.
