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Is Saudi-Pakistan pact the beginning of an Arab NATO?

Dhruv Jha | September 28, 2025 9:18 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) On September 17th, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan took the world by surprise when they announced their Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement. The much-talked-about agreement formalises the collective defence principle between the two Asian countries, which means that aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.

Indian diaspora, Slovak nationals participate in Viksit Bharat Run 2025 in Bratislava

IANS | September 28, 2025 8:40 PM

Bratislava, Sep 28 (IANS) More than 75 people including the members of Indian diaspora and Slovak nationals participated in the Viksit Bharat Run 2025 organised by Indian Embassy in Bratislava on Sunday.

B'desh: 4 more fatalities due to dengue raise this year's death toll to 192

IANS | September 28, 2025 8:36 PM

Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) Four more deaths have been reported in Bangladesh due to dengue till Sunday, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 192, the media reported.

Three Baloch men latest victims of enforced disappearance by Pakistani forces

IANS | September 28, 2025 8:19 PM

Quetta, Sep 28 (IANS) Three more Baloch persons were 'forcibly disappeared' by the Pakistani security forces as the cycle of persecution continues amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearance across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Sunday.

Nepal's inquiry commission bars former PM K.P. Oli from leaving the country

IANS | September 28, 2025 8:06 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) An inquiry commission formed to investigate the physical and human losses during the recent GenZ protests has barred former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak from leaving the country.

Cricket, Kalashnikovs and Pakistan’s radicalised psyche (IANS Analysis)

IANS | September 28, 2025 7:31 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Cricket has been described as a gentleman’s game where grace, patience, and fair play come together to create a spectacle for the masses. Like any sport, its traditions have long dissuaded political sloganeering or any form of disposition to violence. Yet, when Pakistani batter Sahibzada Farhan mimicked firing an AK-47 rifle with his bat during a recent Asia Cup T20 match against India, it was a moment of dragging this celebrated sport into a darker terrain.

Naval officers of India, Kenya discuss topics of mutual interest

IANS | September 28, 2025 6:03 PM

Mombasa, Sep 28 (IANS) Senior Officer of the First Training Squadron (1TS) and Commanding Officers (COs) of visiting Indian ships met Kenyan Navy Commander Major General Paul Owuor Otieno on Sunday and held discussions on topics of mutual interest.

Vishwa Sewa Pakhwada: Special prayers held for PM Modi at 600-year-old temple in Japan

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:42 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) As part of the ongoing two-week long ‘Sewa Pakhwada’, to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, a special Buddhist prayer was organised at a 600-year-old temple in Japan -- Zojo-ji, where the head priest offered special prayers for him.

Singapore envoy offers prayers at Durga Bari Mandir in Delhi

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) With the Durga Puja festivities in full swing, Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong, on Sunday, offered prayers at the Durga Bari Mandir in New Delhi.

Four people killed in Russia's strikes on Ukraine: Zelensky

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:31 PM

Kyiv, Sep 28 (IANS) Hitting out at Russia for the new wave of attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that four people, including a child, were killed and 40 others injured in Moscow's latest strikes, adding that the main targets of Russian strikes were Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions.

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Is Saudi-Pakistan pact the beginning of an Arab NATO?

Indian diaspora, Slovak nationals participate in Viksit Bharat Run 2025 in Bratislava

B'desh: 4 more fatalities due to dengue raise this year's death toll to 192

Three Baloch men latest victims of enforced disappearance by Pakistani forces

Nepal's inquiry commission bars former PM K.P. Oli from leaving the country

Cricket, Kalashnikovs and Pakistan’s radicalised psyche (IANS Analysis)

Naval officers of India, Kenya discuss topics of mutual interest

Vishwa Sewa Pakhwada: Special prayers held for PM Modi at 600-year-old temple in Japan

Singapore envoy offers prayers at Durga Bari Mandir in Delhi

Four people killed in Russia's strikes on Ukraine: Zelensky

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