Cairo, Aug 17 (IANS) Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), met Amb Khalid Manzalawi, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, on Monday and reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the partnership.
Washington/ Ottawa, Aug 17 (IANS) The recent announcement by terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to form a Khalistan Army and Sikh Homeland Security force, followed by videos showing Sikh men training with semi-automatic rifles on Canadian soil, is deeply alarming and could have catastrophic consequences for the Sikh community itself, a report has stated.
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (IANS) Despite a $5 million reward still being offered by the US State Department for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Bangladeshi terror fugitive and dismissed army officer Syed Ziaul Haque - a convicted conspirator in the 2015 killing of American citizen Avijit Roy - influential retired military officers in Bangladesh are working to suspend his convictions, drop his pending criminal cases and ultimately pave the way for his return to military service, a report has revealed.
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (IANS) The Israeli Prime Minister's Office on Monday announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Board of Peace have agreed to establish working groups on disarmament and demilitarisation of Gaza.
Islamabad/Srinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) The year 1947 did not just see the partition of Punjab and Bengal, but also the split of Kashmir following Pakistan’s occupation. 75 years since the first Indo-Pak war, Kashmir, divided into two halves by the Line of Control, has been under two different political systems. Despite the same post-colonial start, the two Kashmirs now hardly resemble each other.
Yerevan, Aug 17 (IANS) India and Armenia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in research, development, innovation and shared production in the defence industry, the Ministry of Defence stated.
Amsterdam, Aug 17 (IANS) The Red Fort attack in November 2025 and other major attacks in recent years in South Asia serve as proof that Pakistan-based terror groups are using all possible means to survive and thrive, leaving in their wake major headlines, high body counts and a palpable menace, a report has highlighted.
Nairobi, Aug 17 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, on Monday called on Musalia W Mudavadi, the Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) and the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, appraising him on recent bilateral developments.
Cairo, Aug 17 (IANS) The India-Egypt BRICS Conference in Cairo concluded with the event underscoring shared commitment to strengthening the voice and agency of the Global South, the Indian Embassy in Egypt said on Monday.
Yerevan, Aug 17 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Monday called on Armenian Defence Minister, Suren Papikyan, in Yerevan where they explored new avenues to further strengthen defence cooperation.
