Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League Party has alleged that last year’s violent July demonstrations were not a spontaneous revolution, but a "carefully orchestrated coup" executed by unelected technocrats, backed by foreign powers, and led by Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in the country.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Exposing Pakistan's repeated attempts to spin a false narrative, the Indian Open-Source Intelligence (OSNIT) community has debunked the claims made by Pakistani locals who circulated videos to allege that Indian jets had crashed in their vicinity during Operation Sindoor.
Beijing/New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on August 18 for talks under the Special Representative mechanism, reports indicated on Wednesday.
Jerusalem, Aug 13 (IANS) The United States cannot afford to ignore "dangerous double games" of Pakistan, particularly when they threaten global security and strain ties with steadfast ally India, a leading Israeli daily reported on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Eight trains, including one carrying oil, were stranded after the students blocked railway tracks on the Dhaka-northern districts' route on Wednesday to demand the approval and full enforcement of the Development Project Proposal (DPP) for the permanent campus of Rabindra University.
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of ramping up attacks ahead of the August 15 meeting between the US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Dhaka: A year has passed since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from her long tenure as Bangladesh's Prime Minister on August 5, 2024, following a mass uprising. Just days after she fled the country, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus assumed the role of Chief Advisor to the interim government on August 8, promising sweeping reforms and heralding a new era of freedom and democratic revival. Yet, 12 months on, the reality is far from that vision. Anarchy and violence—perpetrated by both security forces and non-state actors — along with a neglected reform agenda and creeping authoritarianism, have cast a dark shadow over the nation's trajectory.
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in Moscow on August 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday. The two leaders will discuss key issues on bilateral agenda and key aspects of cooperation within international frameworks.
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Despite numerous natural disasters, China's “water-industrial complex” continues to move ahead with plans for developing hydropower dams in ecologically and politically sensitive areas of the Tibetan plateau, a report detailed on Wednesday citing Beijing's mega Medog Hydropower Station project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India and Singapore on Wednesday held the third Ministerial Roundtable in New Delhi, discussing bilateral cooperation between two nations under the six pillars of digitalisation, skill development, sustainability, healthcare, connectivity and advanced manufacturing.
