Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS) Several international bodies and rights groups have strongly condemned the grenade explosion near the Sham-e Hedayat private school in Afghanistan that injured over 52 people, most of them children.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The Baloch American Congress president, Tara Chand, has written to US President Donald Trump seeking urgent intervention over recent Pakistani military airstrikes in Balochistan’s Surab district that reportedly killed more than 30 civilians, including women and children.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) More than 100 Canadian Hindu and civil liberties organisations have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to allow Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Canada, rejecting demands that he be declared inadmissible.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect on September 18.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US Congressman Suhas Subramanyam welcomed a Pakistani Supreme Court order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a hospital, but said pressure must continue over his human rights and access to medical care.
Tel Aviv, Aug 19 (IANS) The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) in Tel Aviv hosted a hands-on mehndi workshop where the participants learned about the Indian tradition of Henna art, the Embassy of India stated on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would be accorded an "honourable reception" if he decides to visit India, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Singapore to participate in the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) which is scheduled to be held on August 19-20, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting Singapore from August 19-21 as part of India's ongoing high-level engagement with the Southeast Asian nation under the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) framework, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States recorded its largest year-to-year decline in the violent crime rate in nearly nine decades in 2025, with murders and robberies falling sharply, according to detailed FBI data released by the White House.
