India-UN launch first phase of global capacity-building projects to boost South-South cooperation

IANS | August 2, 2025 7:57 AM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Marking a key milestone in advancing South-South cooperation, India and the United Nations launched the first phase of four capacity-building projects across nine partner countries. The initiative falls under the ‘India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative’, aimed at supporting nations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Bangladesh: Student leader arrested over charges of extortion

IANS | August 1, 2025 9:09 PM

Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) An former joint convener of the Bangladesh Democratic Students Union was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday, following allegations for collecting extortion money from Bangladesh's former MP Shammi Ahmed's house.

Seriously concerned, deplore situation in Myanmar: Japan

IANS | August 1, 2025 9:01 PM

Tokyo, August 1 (IANS) Japan on Friday stated that the latest announcement of holding general elections in Myanmar should serve as a process toward the restoration of the democratic political system in the Southeast Asian nation.

Pakistan: Senior lawyer shot dead in Karachi

IANS | August 1, 2025 8:45 PM

Karachi, Aug 1 (IANS) A senior lawyer in Pakistan's Supreme court, Khawaja Shamshul Islam, was reportedly shot dead in Karachi on Friday while he was attending the funeral of a local trader along with his son in the Clifton area.

Baseless, unverified and dubious: India rejects UK parliamentary committee report

IANS | August 1, 2025 7:52 PM

London/New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India on Friday rejected the allegations made by the UK parliamentary committee, terming its report that claimed New Delhi's involvement in transnational repression as "baseless." The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that these claims stem from "unverified and dubious sources", predominantly connected to proscribed entities and individuals with a "clear, documented history of anti-India hostility."