New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Mongolia's Ambassador to India, Ganbold Dambajav on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, highlighting that over 37 initiatives - including highly successful 'Make In India' and 'Digital India' - have been implemented since 2014.
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Several protestors in Bagerhat district of Bangladesh besieged the local election office for the third consecutive day on Thursday, demanding that the district's previous four constituencies be reinstated.
Tashkent, Sep 18 (IANS) Highlighting the growing relevance of Yoga in Central Asia, the 7th ICCR International Yoga Conference 2025 in Uzbekistan on Thursday brought together experts from 10 nations, including India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Mongolia, and Russia, discussing 'Challenges and Opportunities for Yoga in Central Asia'.
Dhaka: The visit of a European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights to Dhaka, which concluded on Thursday, came at a time when Bangladesh is facing a severe assault on democracy and fundamental rights under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. The EU's five-member delegation visited Bangladesh from September 16-18 to assess governance reforms and the human rights situation in the country.
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) In an escalating political standoff ahead of February 2026 elections, the radical Islamist party, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), has severely criticised the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for objecting to the Proportional Representation (PR) system despite its claim of having public support, local media reported on Thursday.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra held a "productive conversation" with the US Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby at the US Department of War headquarters in the Pentagon recently as both sides charted an actionable path on several initiatives.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) India's response to the 2016 Uri terror attack with retaliatory surgical strikes just 11 days later on terrorist infiltration bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) marked a decisive shift in the country's counter-terrorism approach, a report stated on Thursday.
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Several members of Awami League from Dhaka Metropolitan South staged a flash procession on Thursday in the Beribadh area under Hazaribagh police station in the capital, in support of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the local media reported.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) At least 12 workers and supervisors involved in anti-dengue campaign in Pakistan's Rawalpindi have been dismissed as they were absent from duty but still marked their attendance through fraudulent means, local media reported on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) India said that it is following the developments after Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed The Strategic Mutual Agreement. The agreement says that any aggression against either country shall be considered as an aggression against both.
