Sydney, Dec 15 (IANS) Australia's leaders at a snap National Cabinet meeting on Monday agreed to take decisive action to strengthen gun laws following a fatal mass shooting Sunday night at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Tokyo, Dec 15 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mohamed Mallick held a meeting with the Speaker of Japan's House of Representatives Fukushiro Nukaga on Monday, discussing various aspects of bilateral ties.
Suva, Dec 15 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Fiji, Suneet Mehta called on Fiji's Minister for Immigration Viliame B Naupoto on Monday, discussing matters of mutual interest, including on skilled mobility, people-to-people ties and further strengthening of bilateral ties.
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, a radical platform in Bangladesh, who was shot in Dhaka's Bijoynagar area and remains in a critical condition, is being flown to Singapore on Monday for advanced medical treatment.
Kabul, Dec 15 (IANS) Refugees, who have recently returned to Afghanistan and are now residing in designated camps, have urged the Taliban to provide them shelter, employment opportunities and access to necessary supplies as the winter season is approaching.
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Legal proceedings were initiated against senior journalist Anis Alamgir after he was taken into custody by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for questioning relating to "specific issues", local media reported on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The ISI and Jamaat-e-Islami have been pushing hard a propaganda campaign against India, whereby it is claimed that New Delhi is interfering with the electoral process in Bangladesh. While India has categorically rejected this claim, Intelligence agencies say that this propaganda would increase as the election date nears.
Abu Dhabi, Dec 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will co-chair the 16th Joint Commission and 5th Strategic Dialogue in Abu Dhabi on Monday with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs following his participation in Sir Bani Yas Forum in the UAE, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday claimed 16 lives, while injuring over 40. The incident occurred when over a crowd of 1,000 had gathered at the venue on the first day of Hanukkah. The two shooters have been identified as 24-year-old male Naveed Akram and 50-year-old Sajid Akram.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, and conveyed India's condolences over Sydney's Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 innocent people were killed.
