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Confident that my visits to Japan and China would further national interests and priorities: PM Modi

IANS | August 28, 2025 9:32 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his visits to Japan and China would further the country's national interests and priorities. PM Modi made the statement ahead of his departure for Japan, the first leg of his two-nation visit, which will also take him to China for the SCO Summit later this week.

Bangladesh: Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments

IANS | August 28, 2025 9:23 PM

Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) on Thursday expressed disappointment over the absence of representation of minority communities among the newly-appointed judges in the country.

Pakistan must table resolution for 1971 apology and asset settlement in Parliament: Report

IANS | August 28, 2025 9:18 PM

Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Pakistan must move beyond diplomatic rhetoric and introduce a resolution in the country's National Assembly and Senate offering an apology for the atrocities committed in 1971 against Bangladeshis, naming those institutions responsible, a report cited on Thursday.

BLF appeals for global intervention in Balochistan, terms Pakistan a 'terrorist state'

IANS | August 28, 2025 9:18 PM

Quetta, Aug 28 (IANS) Asserting that Pakistan is not only a terrorist state but a hub of terrorism, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has reiterated its appeal to world powers to intervene in the 'Baloch–Pakistan' conflict by providing moral, diplomatic, and financial support to the Baloch national liberation movement.

Khalstani Pannun's meeting with trucker Harjinder signals disturbing link: Report

IANS | August 28, 2025 8:57 PM

Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) The meeting between pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group, and Harjinder Singh, an Indian-origin trucker involved in a widely-publicised tragic incident in the US, exposes the troubling influence of certain Khalistan-linked factions rather than mere solidarity within sections of the diaspora, a report cited on Thursday.

Rights group spotlights surge in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings in Balochistan

IANS | August 28, 2025 8:52 PM

Quetta, Aug 28 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Thursday highlighted that hundreds of Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared and several killed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan during the month of July as the cycle of persecution continues amid a surge in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

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Confident that my visits to Japan and China would further national interests and priorities: PM Modi

Bangladesh: Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments

Pakistan must table resolution for 1971 apology and asset settlement in Parliament: Report

BLF appeals for global intervention in Balochistan, terms Pakistan a 'terrorist state'

Khalstani Pannun's meeting with trucker Harjinder signals disturbing link: Report

Rights group spotlights surge in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings in Balochistan

Pak govt failed to address challenges hindering governance, reforms: Report

Baloch human rights defender alleges Pakistan of indiscriminate aerial strikes

MoS Margherita inaugurates ASEAN-India Youth Summit in Goa

Fragile thaw: Pakistan’s August strikes on TTP hint at shifting Taliban calculus

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