New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Multiple international media reports, including the BBC, describe the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where extreme poverty is reportedly forcing families to sell their children for food, medical treatment, or relief from debt.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The United States Department of Justice has indicted seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturing companies for allegedly conspiring to restrict output and fix prices of standard shipping containers during the Covid-19 pandemic, a move authorities said inflated global prices and disrupted supply chains.
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed, and 11 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed parts of the province, local media reported on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will be on a State visit to India starting Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to India resulted in further deepening of economic relations between the two countries, but there is a need for Seoul to seize the opportunity to build a broader strategic partnership with India, which would help mitigate its acute vulnerabilities in maritime security, supply chains, and technological resilience, according to an article in The Korea Times.
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Several leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party staged a sit-in protest in Rawalpindi after they were once again denied a meeting with their founding chairman and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail, according to local media reports.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a light-hearted and unique gift -- a “Melody” toffee packet-- to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, bringing back the widely popular “#Melodi” moment that has often gone viral on social media.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India’s Operation Sindoor dealt a mighty blow to the terror infrastructure in Pakistan. Since the operation that was carried out to avenge the Pahalgam attack, the ISI has focused heavily on its espionage network within India.
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) India has criticised the record-keeping of the negotiations for Security Council reforms, pointing out that the document from the last meeting obfuscated the extent of support for expansion of permanent and non-permanent membership.
