Another Awami League leader arrested in Bangladesh

IANS | August 19, 2025 2:12 PM

Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) In the ongoing crackdown on Awami League leaders under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh, police have taken another party member, Shariful Islam, into custody on charges linked to last year's July demonstrations.

India-China ties on upward trend, borders quiet: NSA Doval tells Wang Yi

IANS | August 19, 2025 1:10 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that India-China relations have witnessed an "upward trend" and that the borders have remained peaceful since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last year.

Zelensky gives Melania Trump a letter days after she sent personal note to Putin

IANS | August 19, 2025 7:53 AM

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened his one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday by thanking the First Lady Melania Trump for sending a personal letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading for peace on behalf of the children in Ukraine and Russia, who are suffering amid the ongoing war.

Trump says he is arranging meeting between Zelensky, Putin; trilaterals will follow (Ld)

IANS | August 19, 2025 6:44 AM

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) After meetings with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, US President Donald Trump has announced that he is arranging a meeting between Zelensky and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in his effort to end the devastating war that has killed hundreds of thousands, civilians and military personnel.

Pakistan’s $5 billion investment in LNG infrastructure turns out to be a big fiasco

IANS | August 18, 2025 9:28 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s massive $5 billion investment in infrastructure to import LNG from Qatar on the basis of a long-term contract has turned out to be huge liability for the country as there is now a mismatch between demand and supply due to the high cost of the natural gas, according to a report in the country’s largest English daily, The News International.