Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Indian Americans are on course to keep six seats in the US House of Representatives, matching their record, after five Democrats from the community won on Tuesday and Arizona physician Amish Shah held a lead in a race that had still not been called on Wednesday night (local time).
St. John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Nov 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar urged Commonwealth partners to de-risk and diversify supply chains through shorter, trusted routes, adding that more connectivity corridors benefit business.
Brussels, Nov 4 (IANS) Ambassador of India to Belgium, Pranay Varma, on Wednesday led the Commonwealth-Belgian Joint Committee Commemoration Ceremony and Rekindling of the Eternal Flame at the iconic Colonne du Congres in Brussels.
Quetta, Nov 4 (IANS) At least 10 civilians, including a 15-year-old student, have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in separate incidents across Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Ami Bera, the son of Indian immigrants and the longest-serving Indian American now in Congress, has won an eighth term in the US House of Representatives, returning as a senior Democrat on foreign affairs and intelligence at a time of strain in ties between Washington and New Delhi.
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed grave concern over the arbitrary punishment of scores of academics and students at public universities in Bangladesh over their alleged affiliation with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party.
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Pramila Jayapal, the India-born Democrat who became the first South Asian American woman elected to the US House of Representatives and is the only member of Congress to have held both a student visa and an H-1B work visa, has won a sixth term.
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) As atrocities against women and children continues to rise in Bangladesh, at least 261 women and girls were subjected to various forms of violence across the country last month, local media reported, citing a human rights organisation.
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) At least six children have died from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths from the disease to 1,269 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported.
Kathmandu, Nov 4 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday held a series of meetings with Nepali cabinet ministers and senior government officials, discussing ways to deepen bilateral relations and expand cooperation in several areas during his visit to the Himalayan nation.
