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First principle of British foreign policy: Protecting England by the finances of India (From the Archives)

Santosh Kumar Verma | November 30, 2025 10:22 PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) For millions of people across the fertile lands of Hindustan in the early 1800s, the greatest enemy was not a rival prince or a neighboring army, but an invisible, all-consuming debt. This debt, manufactured by the boundless ambition of the British East India Company (EIC) under Governor-General Marquis Wellesley, was the single most destructive force unleashed upon the subcontinent.

Op Sagar Bandhu: Relief assistance facilitated by Indian High Commission reaches Sri Lanka's Trincomalee

IANS | November 30, 2025 9:12 PM

Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) A batch of relief assistance facilitated by Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka comprising essential supplies, dry rations, clothes and fuel was handed over to the Chief Secretary, Eastern Province and Trincomalee District Administration as the island nation continues to face harsh weather conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah.

Bangladesh: Two people shot dead outside Khulna court

IANS | November 30, 2025 8:54 PM

Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Two people were killed by assailants outside the gate of the metropolitan sessions judge court in Bangladesh's Khulna on Sunday, local media reported.

Israel PM Netanyahu's 'pardon request' to President Herzog over graft cases

IANS | November 30, 2025 7:31 PM

Jerusalem, Nov 30 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a pardon request to President Isaac Herzog. The document includes request from Netanyahu's lawyer Amit Hadad and a letter signed by Netanyahu, local media reported on Sunday.

Dengue claims five more lives in Bangladesh, 2025 death toll crosses 380

IANS | November 30, 2025 7:09 PM

Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) As many as five people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Sunday morning, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 382, local media reported.

IAF conducts hybrid rescue mission to extricate stranded passengers from restricted zone in Sri Lanka

IANS | November 30, 2025 7:03 PM

Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Sunday carried out a hybrid rescue mission, under Operation Sagar Bandhu, to extricate stranded passengers from a restricted zone in Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to face harsh weather conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah.

Indian mission in Medan offers condolences over floods, landslides in Indonesia

IANS | November 30, 2025 4:54 PM

Jakarta, Nov 30 (IANS) India's Consulate General in Medan on Sunday expressed condolences and solidarity with the people of Indonesia over the victims of floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

FairPoint: Pakistan - a neighbour in permanent freefall

Deepika Bhan | November 30, 2025 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Every time we think Pakistan has hit rock bottom, events unfold that prove there is no such thing as the lowest point for a nation that keeps discovering new depths. The world has long recognised that genuine democracy has never found a stable home in a country carved out on the basis of religious identity. Its problems run as deep as the contradictions of its own founding.

Bangladesh: Health assistants continue work stoppage protest for six demands

IANS | November 30, 2025 4:00 PM

Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Health assistants continued to hold their indefinite work stoppage on Sunday to raise their six-point demand, including upgrading their posts to the 14th grade, local media reported.

Over 6000 Afghan refugees forcibly deported from Pakistan, Iran in single day

IANS | November 30, 2025 2:30 PM

Kabul, Nov 30 (IANS) More than 6000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday, local media reported.

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First principle of British foreign policy: Protecting England by the finances of India (From the Archives)

Op Sagar Bandhu: Relief assistance facilitated by Indian High Commission reaches Sri Lanka's Trincomalee

Bangladesh: Two people shot dead outside Khulna court

Israel PM Netanyahu's 'pardon request' to President Herzog over graft cases

Dengue claims five more lives in Bangladesh, 2025 death toll crosses 380

IAF conducts hybrid rescue mission to extricate stranded passengers from restricted zone in Sri Lanka

Indian mission in Medan offers condolences over floods, landslides in Indonesia

FairPoint: Pakistan - a neighbour in permanent freefall

Bangladesh: Health assistants continue work stoppage protest for six demands

Over 6000 Afghan refugees forcibly deported from Pakistan, Iran in single day

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