Kabul, July 21 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed and over 80 others injured due to floods in Parun city of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, local media reported on Tuesday.
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) said on Tuesday that the voluntary shutdown and wheel jam strike continues in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) while terming July 23 as a "day of utmost importance".
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) At least nine people were killed as torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc in Khyber and several other districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi/Paris, July 21 (IANS) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General N S Raja Subramani on Tuesday held strategic talks with his French counterpart, General (Air) Fabien Mandon, in New Delhi as India and France continue to bolster defence ties across key domains.
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday called on the Pakistani government to strengthen the country’s legal framework against torture and custodial abuse, warning that abuses remain “endemic” in the country's criminal justice system and are routinely inflicted in lockups, prisons, and interrogation rooms.
Paris, July 21 (IANS) Several leading international press freedom and human rights organisations have urged Thai authorities not to deport detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China, warning that he faces a grave risk of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other cruel or inhuman treatment because of his reporting on corruption at the highest levels of the Chinese government.
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Pakistan federal government has increased the price of high-speed diesel by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 5.71 per litre and reduced the price of petrol by 35 paisa per litre for one day on Tuesday, local media reported.
Canberra, July 21 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the opening ceremony of Exercise Pitch Black 2026 at Darwin.
Kathmandu, July 21 (IANS) The Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Biratnagar, eastern Nepal, on Monday received its first-ever cargo train carrying industrial raw materials imported from third countries.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India on Tuesday summoned the Russian Charge d'Affaires, Vladimir Ladanov, to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and condemned the attack on the commercial vessel MV Golden Leo, which claimed the lives of four Indians.
