Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) A fifteen-member delegation from the National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, arrived in Bangladesh as part of their Strategic Neighbourhood Study Tour, the Indian High Commission said on Monday.
Belgrade, Aug 31 (IANS) Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs, on Monday, called on Duro Macut, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade and discussed further strengthening ties between the two nations.
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IANS) The Nepali Army has rescued 279 people from various hydropower projects affected by last week’s Bhotekoshi floods, while search and rescue operations continue at several project sites and inside tunnels, Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said.
Bishkek, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games in Bishkek on Monday and wished the participating Indian contingent the best.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday confirmed that 158 Indian nationals were rescued from Nepal after devastating floods hit the Himalayan nation last week.
Bishkek, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday shared perspectives on key regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region which have impacted maritime trade and the safety and security of Indian seafarers, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated after their meeting in Bishkek.
Quetta, Aug 31 (IANS) Another four civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Monday.
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) At least six children died from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Monday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 973 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported.
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) The dope tests of two accused in the case involving the deaths of four members of a Hindu family in Bangladesh's Rangpur returned negative amid mounting scrutiny over the investigation by Bangladesh police into the murder case, local media reported on Monday.
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The United States should be able to call out the tearing of the Indian national flag outside Madison Square Garden in New York by Khalistani extremists a “disgrace”, with the same clarity it uses to condemn antisemitic vandalism, mosque attacks and temple graffiti. Until it does so, America's invocation of “free speech” will sound less like a commitment to principle and more like a justification for looking the other way, a report has stated.
