Dhaka, Oct 10 (IANS) In an escalating political standoff in Bangladesh ahead of next year’s election, the National Citizen's Party (NCP) has threatened to reject its registration if the Election Commission (EC) does not allocate the Shapla (water lily) as its electoral symbol, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday proposed to introduce the Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025, in the Parliament, aiming to ensure comprehensive emigration management, establish regulatory mechanisms for safe and orderly migration, and govern overseas employment of Indian nationals.
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) China, which plays the responsible stakeholder abroad, exploits fragile environments and ignores the voices of local communities at home, particularly in occupied territories like Tibet, a report has detailed.
Kabul, Oct 10 (IANS) Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Friday slammed Pakistan for conducting airstrikes on Kabul and Paktita, terming the action a "clear violation of international rules." He urged Pakistan to review its "misguided and harmful policies" and engage with Afghanistan on the basis of friendly and civilized ties.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Former Indian diplomats on Friday welcomed Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India, highlighting the historic relations between both countries.
Dhaka: Amidst the developments in Bangladesh's political trajectory, the resurgence of Islamists has been the one catching everyone's attention. A country with about 90 per cent Muslim population, this surely is not supposed to be alarming. But Bangladesh is no Middle East or Central Asia — wherein religion profoundly shaped their political systems. Religion, albeit a strong influence, has more cultural and symbolic presence than a political one — whereby Bangladesh's political establishment is influenced by principles of nationalism, socialism, secularism and democracy. Here, cultural and ethnolinguistic identity have historically taken precedence over religious one.
Kathmandu, Oct 10 (IANS) The government of Nepal has approved a land swap agreement between its Consulate General in Kolkata and the Indian Railway Development Corporation Limited to facilitate the construction of the Kolkata Metro's Purple Line project.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan could never imagine that a group it once raised and used to spread terror in neighbouring countries would one day run a government and realise that diplomacy does not flow out of the barrel of a gun.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Amid political turbulence in Venezuela and its standoff with the US, bringing the spectre of conflict - embroiling major parts of the globe - to the Americas too, veteran politician María Corina Machado Parisca, a steadfast and vocal opponent of her country's strongmen, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, for over two decades, has become the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Abu Dhabi, Oct 10 (IANS) India and the UAE hold immense potential in leading the conservation and management of biodiversity, said the government on Friday.
