Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Nepal organised the second edition of the Indian Ambassador's Cricket Tournament from June 26-28 in Kathmandu, bringing together diplomats, government officials, media professionals, former cricketers, corporate representatives, and members of the Indian diaspora in the country, the Embassy said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) China has met with some successes but also many failures in its attempts at economic influence. Subversive carrot tactics have allowed China to make inroads in places where leaders can act with relative impunity, such as Cambodia, but have backfired in countries where leaders face accountability mechanisms such as the Philippines, according to Audrye Wong, author of a new book, titled 'Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft.'
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have approached the country's Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court's decision in the £190m Al-Qadir University Project Trust case. In the petition, the couple has requested the court to suspend their convictions and release pending appeal, local media reported on Tuesday.
Quetta, June 30 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations condemned the raid by Pakistani security forces on the residence of Sammi Deen Baloch, a member of the human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) in Karachi, describing it as part of the state's continuing campaign of coercion and aggression against the Baloch people.
Paris, June 30 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has voiced grave concern over the escalating violence and discrimination against the LGBTQI+ community in Bangladesh.
New York, June 30 (IANS) Afghanistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations strongly condemned the Pakistani airstrikes carried out in the provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar, killing and injuring several Afghan civilians, including women and children.
Bangkok, June 30 (IANS) India and Thailand on Tuesday discussed ways to deepen their strategic partnership by expanding bilateral trade and investment during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, and Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
Monaco City, June 30 (IANS) Three people were injured in an explosion that struck a residential building on rue Reverend-Pere-Louis-Frolla in Monaco at around 9 pm (local time) on Monday. The suspect is reported to have escaped on foot towards France's Beausoleil and remains at large, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) A diversion away from the developments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) is what Pakistan is in desperate need of. The Indian agencies now warn that to divert attention the ISI would attempt some misadventure during the Amarnath Yatra that is scheduled to commence on July 3.
Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation has expressed grave concern over mounting pressure on Hindu minorities, temple builders and minority rights defenders in Bangladesh, saying recent developments from Gaibandha to Chattogram indicate that religious freedom in the country is coming under increasing threat.
