New Delhi/Ottawa, Aug 28 (IANS) India on Thursday announced that Dinesh K. Patnaik, presently Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner to Canada.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India and Bhutan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen cooperation in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors, including livestock.
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) The Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced the electoral action plan setting timelines to complete all measures needed to conduct the 13th parliamentary polls before Ramzan in February, next year.
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) A total of 432 dengue cases have been reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2025 to 30,376, local media reported.
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Thursday approved 14-day judicial remand of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's nephew Shershah Khan over his alleged involvement in the 2023 May 9 riots case, local media reported.
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) The 56th Director General (DG)-level border conference between Border Security Force (BSF) of India and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) concluded in Dhaka on Thursday, with both sides signing a Joint Record of Discussions (JRD) and pledging stronger cooperation to ensure peace and stability along the 4,096 km-long frontier.
Kabul, Aug 28 (IANS) Over 2.3 million Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan this year, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UN Refugee agency warned that these Afghan refugees face severe hardship and called for support to meet their basic needs, local media reported.
Brussels, Aug 28 (IANS) Several European leaders on Thursday strongly condemned Russia's overnight strike on Kyiv, which killed 10 people and injured 30 others and severely damaged the European Union's delegation building. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also confirmed that the EU delegation building in Kyiv was hit in the Russian strike though the delegation staff is safe.
Tokyo/New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on his first standalone visit to Japan in nearly seven years to participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, on Friday. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s eighth visit to Japan, and the first Summit meeting with Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 50 students were injured in violent clashes with police in Bangladesh as engineering students attempted to march towards Jamuna, the residence of interim government Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, to press their three-point demand, local media reported on Thursday.
