Pakistan intensifying pain and sufferings of genocide victims in Bangladesh: Report

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:45 PM

Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) The "unapologetic" Pakistan, which orchestrated one of the worst genocides in South Asia's history to stop the birth of Bangladesh, unleashed another salvo recently that further intensified agony, pain and sufferings of millions of victims and survivors affected by gruesome war crimes in 1971, a report highlighted on Thursday.

PM Modi, EU leaders reaffirm commitment for early conclusion of FTA negotiations

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephonic conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirming the shared commitment for an early conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEEC) Corridor.

Russia expels Estonia's diplomat in tit-for-tat response

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:25 PM

Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) Russia on Thursday summoned Estonia's Charge d'Affaires in Moscow, Marek Uhtegi to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed that a diplomatic employee of Estonia would be expelled as a retaliatory move.

Portugal: Death toll in Gloria funicular derailment rises to 17

IANS | September 4, 2025 4:39 PM

Lisbon, Sep 4 (IANS) Two people who were injured in the derailment of a Gloria funicular in Portugal's Lisbon have died, raising the death toll to 17, according to the Director of the Lisbon Municipal Civil Protection Service, Margarida Castro Martins, local media reported on Thursday.

Scale meets precision: PM Modi, Ishiba and India–Japan compact (IANS Special)

Sanjay Kumar Verma | September 4, 2025 4:31 PM

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Japan was not just another item on the diplomatic calendar — it was a strategic inflection point. Over the last decade, PM Modi has elevated India–Japan relations from ceremonial cordiality into a comprehensive partnership that shapes Asia’s political, technological, and economic landscape. This visit, with its sweeping Joint Vision for the Next Decade, marks the consolidation of that effort and signals how Prime Minister Modi intends to anchor India's role in Asia's emerging order.