New York, June 2 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Tuesday urged Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to begin delivering on his electoral promise to protect media freedom in the country, calling for an end to "partisan persecution of journalists” following his government's first 100 days in office.
Rome, June 2 (IANS) Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of four migrants - three of them confirmed as Afghans - who were burnt alive in Amendolara town of Italy's Calabria region, the local media reported on Tuesday.
Kampala, June 2 (IANS) A special C17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived in Uganda on Tuesday with further medical assistance from New Delhi amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the continent.
Dhaka, June 2 (IANS) Several retired Bangladesh Airforce veterans have raised serious questions on the country's proposed purchase of China-Pakistan made JF-17 fighter jets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in case of war, as it was also witnessed during India's decisive Operation Sindoor last year.
Colombo, June 2 (IANS) High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Tuesday, presented scholarships to the students at the University of Jaffna under India’s support scheme for economically vulnerable students.
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has challenged Pakistan Supreme Court's May 12 order that directed Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide on the sentence suspension pleas of lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in the social media posts case within two weeks, local media reported.
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Security situation in Pakistan deteriorated in May, particularly due to increase in terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to the monthly security assessment released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) South African Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Kyiv, June 2 (IANS) Humanitarian aid sent by the India was handed over to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on Tuesday by the Charge D’affaires of the Indian Embassy in Ukraine.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Emphasising that India and Bangladesh have an established bilateral mechanism to address issues related to shared rivers, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said that matters concerning the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty would be considered within the existing cooperation frameworks.
