New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A graffiti mural of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore was defaced outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. Following this act of vandalism, police detained four people, including a woman, for questioning.
Geneva, Oct 11 (IANS) India on Saturday rejected the remarks of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the detentions during protests in New Delhi, calling its concerns misplaced and an unwarranted interference in the country’s internal affairs.
Bucharest, Oct 11 (IANS) Three Indian nationals rescued from the commercial vessel MV Royad Mammadov, which came under attack in the Black Sea, departed from Romania for India on Saturday, the Embassy of India in Bucharest said.
Dhaka, Oct 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam, whose party has allied with the radical Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami and one of whose leaders had reportedly threatened to capture India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ and the Siliguri Corridor, on Saturday weighed in on India’s internal affairs, backing the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests.
Addis Ababa, Oct 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a conference of India’s Heads of Mission in Africa in Addis Ababa, saying India and Africa share deep linkages built upon Global South solidarity, strategic autonomy, multipolarity and common development aspirations.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday wrote to brave Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, likening his heroics to those of the Indian troops who risked their lives over a century ago to liberate cities in the Holy Land, calling the Indian pilot a hero of Israel, India and all of humanity.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday said that India stands with the Government and people of Panama following the earthquake in the Central American country, and extended his thoughts and prayers to all those injured and affected.
Reykjavik, Oct 10 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Saturday visited Porsmork Forest in Iceland and planted a Rowan sapling as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Over 35 Christian families have fled their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a Muslim mob set fire to a Christian man’s house and shop following blasphemy accusations against him, amid fears of further violence, a report has highlighted, citing sources.
Amman, Oct 10 (IANS) The strategic partnership between India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel has demonstrated considerable resilience, with the recent Flydubai terrorist attack further underscoring the importance of cooperation among the three nations. It shows that the infrastructure connecting them is not just about trade, but also sits at the intersection of regional security, political architecture and economic resilience between India, the Gulf and the Mediterranean, a report has stated.
