Seoul, Sep 18 (IANS) India's Ambassador to South Korea, Gourangalal Das, met Friday with Miryang Mayor Ahn Byeong-gu to discuss opportunities to strengthen further cooperation in culture and people-to-people exchanges.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has called on the US President Donald Trump and his administration to raise the issue of Uyghur genocide in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, as well as transnational repression of diaspora communities by Chinese authorities, during President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US on September 24.
Hong Kong, Sep 18 (IANS) India and Russia are seeking to deepen their decades-old defence relationship by moving beyond conventional arms sales towards greater technology and industrial cooperation, with missile exports and fighter-jet offers emerging as indicators of the evolving partnership, a report said this week, citing analysts.
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Several leaders of Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami had repeatedly urged the party’s top leadership to issue a formal and unconditional apology for opposing the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971. Despite multiple drafts being prepared over the years, the efforts failed to materialise amid resistance from influential figures within the party, local media reported, citing the posthumous memoir of former Jamaat leader Abdur Razzaq, who died in May 2025.
Helsinki, Sep 18 (IANS) Ambassador of India to Finland, Hemant Kotalwar, on Friday met Soile Lahti, Mayor of Kuopio and discussed India-Finland bilateral relations and opportunities for closer cooperation.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Nepal's Finance Minister, Swarnim Wagle, on Friday thanked the Government of India for its support in rescue and relief efforts following the recent flash flood in Rasuwa, the Embassy of Nepal in India stated.
Colombo, Sep 18 (IANS) The government of India has extended the Viability Gap Funding for the Nagapattinam–Kankesanthurai passenger ferry for another year, marking the third consecutive year of support.
Geneva, Sep 18 (IANS) An Indian civil society representative has raised concerns over the shrinking civic space and alleged human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) during the ongoing 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International condemned the re-arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha just hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court granted them bail, accusing authorities of misusing the justice system to target critical voices.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Christians held prayers in Dallas for the pastors, preachers and family members of China's house churches who have been detained, sentenced or placed under surveillance, a report has detailed.
