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India’s stand vindicated as Pakistan fails to meet IMF loan conditions again

IANS | August 13, 2025 2:20 PM

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) With Pakistan failing to meet three out of the five targets fixed by the International Monetary Fund for the second review of the $7 billion bailout package, India’s stand has been vindicated that Islamabad has been a prolonged borrower, with a very poor track record of implementation and adherence to the IMF's programme conditions

Kyiv planning to foil Trump-Putin upcoming talks, says Russian Defence Ministry

IANS | August 13, 2025 1:27 PM

Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday accused the Ukrainian government of planning a provocation aimed at disrupting the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15.

Fabricated by Yunus regime: Former B'desh PM Hasina's son rejects corruption cases against him, family

IANS | August 13, 2025 1:01 PM

Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) As a Bangladesh court is set to record the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family on Wednesday, her son Sajeeb Wazed came down heavily on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for orchestrating "fabricated" cases against them.

US holds counterterrorism dialogue with terror host Pakistan

IANS | August 13, 2025 8:43 AM

New York, Aug 13 (IANS) The US has held a counter-terrorism dialogue with Pakistan, which hosts several terrorists and terror groups, and they reaffirmed their “shared commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”, according to their joint statement.

Families of Bangladesh jet crash victims warn larger protest

IANS | August 12, 2025 9:23 PM

Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) Family members of the victims of the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash in Dhaka have threatened to launch a larger protest if the investigation drags on, the perpetrators escape justice, or their demands are not swiftly implemented.

Death squads backed by Pak military launch grenade attack on civilians in Balochistan

IANS | August 12, 2025 9:21 PM

Quetta, Aug 12 (IANS) Several Baloch human rights organisations on Tuesday severely condemned the heinous grenade attack launched by Pakistan military's death squads at a civilian residence in the Aapsar area of Turbat district in Balochistan.

Trump's MAGA narrative based on series of assumptions and exaggerations

Baidya Bikash Basu | August 12, 2025 9:18 PM

Washington: Donald Trump threatening a 50 per cent tariff on India for buying Russian oil would not scare India - a country with its 5,000 years of history which has survived British colonialism. Due to high trade barriers, Trump had imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. On August 6, he imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods as India continues to buy Russian oil.

Girls from minority community abducted, forcibly married and converted to Islam in Pakistan: Report

IANS | August 12, 2025 9:16 PM

Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) At least 2,000 minor girls from Pakistan's religious minority communities are abducted, forcibly married to Muslim men, and forced to convert to Islam each year, a leading minority rights group of the country detailed on Tuesday.

PM Modi, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev reaffirm resolve to advance strategic partnership

IANS | August 12, 2025 7:57 PM

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday as the both leaders reviewed the progress achieved in key sectors of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their shared resolve to further advance India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership.

Bangladesh: Protesters block Dhaka highway against irregularities in health sector

IANS | August 12, 2025 6:45 PM

Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) Raising their three-point demand, including end of syndicate and irregularities in the heath sector of Bangladesh, dozens of protesters on Tuesday blocked the Dhaka-Barishal highway, near Nothullabad bus terminal and Sadar Road in Barishal city.

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India’s stand vindicated as Pakistan fails to meet IMF loan conditions again

Kyiv planning to foil Trump-Putin upcoming talks, says Russian Defence Ministry

Fabricated by Yunus regime: Former B'desh PM Hasina's son rejects corruption cases against him, family

US holds counterterrorism dialogue with terror host Pakistan

Families of Bangladesh jet crash victims warn larger protest

Death squads backed by Pak military launch grenade attack on civilians in Balochistan

Trump's MAGA narrative based on series of assumptions and exaggerations

Girls from minority community abducted, forcibly married and converted to Islam in Pakistan: Report

PM Modi, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev reaffirm resolve to advance strategic partnership

Bangladesh: Protesters block Dhaka highway against irregularities in health sector

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