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Dhaka hails India's initiative to take relations forward, but fails to contain hate crimes in Bangladesh

IANS | January 2, 2026 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s Dhaka visit to attend former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral on Wednesday and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visiting the High Commission in New Delhi to pay respects to the departed leader is significant, given the current situation, observed a leading Bangladesh daily.

Afghanistan: Explosion hits court building in Faryab

IANS | January 2, 2026 2:11 PM

Kabul, Jan 2 (IANS) An explosion occurred at the court building in Faryab, creating panic and sparking fresh security concerns in northern Afghanistan, local media reported on Friday. Following the explosion, the emergency responders reached at the site of the incident.

Broken promises spark fresh anger in PoK, protests expected to intensify

Vicky Nanjappa | January 2, 2026 1:24 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The calm that was restored in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) in October is all set to end with talks being called off between the PoK’s Joint Awami Action Committee and the government.

Religion should not be politicised: JD(U), Shiv Sena as Zohran Mamdani takes oath on Quran

IANS | January 2, 2026 1:11 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) As Democrat leader Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim mayor of America’s largest city, placing his hand on the Holy Quran while taking the oath of office, leaders from the JD(U) and Shiv Sena on Friday said that religion should not be politicised.

Bangladesh Awami League expresses concern over killings, custodial deaths under Yunus-led govt

IANS | January 2, 2026 1:05 PM

Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) As the law and order situation continues to deteriorate in Bangladesh, the Awami League on Friday expressed grave concern amid accusations by critics over the prevailing climate of total impunity under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.

Major achievement for country: Political leaders welcome India’s first bullet train announcement

IANS | January 2, 2026 12:40 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s first bullet train project has once again come into focus after Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the country is likely to witness the launch of its first high-speed rail service on August 15, 2027.

ISI-backed Khalistan network expands to Milan, injects Bangladesh into propaganda

Vicky Nanjappa | January 2, 2026 12:30 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A poster has been in circulation in Milan, Italy, calling for a lockdown by the pro-Khalistan elements. While one was aware of the presence of Khalistanis in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia, the poster featuring a protest in Italy signals a new shift.

Myanmar: Three Indian nationals trapped in cyber scam centres repatriated via Yangon

IANS | January 2, 2026 12:05 PM

Yangon, Jan 2 (IANS) Three Indian nationals were repatriated from Myanmar’s Myawaddy cyber scam centres through Yangon, the Embassy of India in Yangon informed on Friday, following cooperation with Myanmar authorities and organisations.

Baloch human rights defender writes to EAM Jaishankar, flags Pakistan’s rights violations in Balochistan

IANS | January 2, 2026 10:31 AM

Quetta, Jan 2 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, has written to External Affairs Minister (EAM) S.Jaishankar underscoring Pakistan's occupation, state-sponsored terrorism, and grave human rights atrocities faced by the people of Balochistan over the past seventy-nine years.

Touches of his South Asian heritage sparked at Mamdani's inauguration as New York Mayor

Arul Louis | January 2, 2026 10:12 AM

New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Zohran Mamdani brought touches of his South Asian heritage to his formal inauguration as this multicultural city's Mayor on New Year's Day.

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Dhaka hails India's initiative to take relations forward, but fails to contain hate crimes in Bangladesh

Afghanistan: Explosion hits court building in Faryab

Broken promises spark fresh anger in PoK, protests expected to intensify

Religion should not be politicised: JD(U), Shiv Sena as Zohran Mamdani takes oath on Quran

Bangladesh Awami League expresses concern over killings, custodial deaths under Yunus-led govt

Major achievement for country: Political leaders welcome India’s first bullet train announcement

ISI-backed Khalistan network expands to Milan, injects Bangladesh into propaganda

Myanmar: Three Indian nationals trapped in cyber scam centres repatriated via Yangon

Baloch human rights defender writes to EAM Jaishankar, flags Pakistan’s rights violations in Balochistan

Touches of his South Asian heritage sparked at Mamdani's inauguration as New York Mayor

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