New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Indian security agencies arrested 700 individuals linked to proscribed terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, stalling major subversion plans including surveillance installations at crowded locations, targeted attacks, and cross-border drug smuggling, officials have said.
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) Several leading international human rights organisations strongly condemned the violence against garment workers in Bangladesh, who have been protesting for fair wages and basic labour rights.
Naypyidaw, Nov 6 (IANS) The integrated India-Myanmar Joint Exercise for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Exercise Rahat Mitra, is being conducted at Chennai.
Geneva, Nov 6 (IANS) Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch raised grave concerns over systematic repression and human rights abuses by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan, during his meeting with members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva urging the Committee to hold Pakistan accountable for failing to meet its international obligations.
Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Northeast India’s growing geopolitical significance, its strategic location at the intersection of South and Southeast Asia, and its potential to emerge as a key gateway for regional connectivity and economic integration were highlighted by experts during a two-day series of academic engagements in Guwahati organised by the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF).
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case from Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported, citing the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) Three US House committee chairmen have asked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to explain his contacts with a businesswoman reportedly linked to Chinese intelligence and the company’s safeguards against espionage.
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) As many as 11 people were killed, and 33 others were injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck near Pakpattan in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported on Friday.
Quetta, Nov 6 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for killing more than seven Pakistani personnel and injuring several others in three operations carried out by its aerial and drone warfare unit, “QAHR”, in Balochistan's Surab, Kharan and Kalat districts, local media reported.
United Nations, Nov 6 (IANS) India has said enhancing peacekeeping is a priority for it in seeking election to the Security Council with a firm commitment to bolstering the operations and protecting peacekeepers.
