United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) India has criticised as "inaccurate" a UN report that made several far-fetched claims to assert "traditional cultural expressions" are under threat in the country, and pointed out that traditional arts, crafts and performances are thriving.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Vietnamese counterpart, Gen. Phan Van Giang, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday.
United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) In a strong message to Pakistan exposing its "hypocrisy", India has demanded that it end the “grave” human rights abuses as its forces suppress the people’s open revolt in areas of Kashmir it illegally occupies.
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance defended his earlier statement that he hoped his wife, Usha Vance, a Hindu, would become a Christian like him, saying that she “encouraged” him to “reengage” with his faith many years ago.
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s foreign policy gains will remain fragile unless it confronts internal governance failures, regional inequalities and political mistrust, a report said on Friday.
Dhaka, Oct 31 (IANS) Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been exploiting the shifting political and security landscape in Bangladesh to pursue regional objectives against India, a report highlighted on Friday.
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) As Pakistan gains greater significance in the Middle East, concerns are likely to grow in the United States over nuclear proliferation in an increasingly volatile region, while prompting Israel to regard Islamabad as a more tangible threat to its security and survival, a report said on Friday.
Quetta, Oct 31 (IANS) Two Baloch children were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (IANS) Over a dozen trekkers, including three Austrian nationals and several Nepali guides, remain out of contact in the remote area of Mustang, a mountainous district in Nepal, since Friday morning amid heavy snowfall in the region, according to the company which organised their trek.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and United Kingdom, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said that the relations between the two nations have evolved from a complicated historical association to a dynamic and forward-looking partnership and the past one year has been an "exceptional year" for the "modern relationship" shared by the two nations.
