Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, the White House asserted that it’s committed to cracking down on alleged abuses in the visa system.
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a series of bilateral and multilateral engagements at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meetings in Niagara, Canada, meeting a host of world leaders and attending sessions on energy security and critical minerals and maritime security.
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) The US sanctioned an Indian company, alleging it has links through one of its directors to Iran’s missile programme.
Paro-Thimphu, Nov 12 (IANS) Thousands of Bhutanese people, from schoolchildren to elders, stood shoulder-to-shoulder along the entire 45-kilometre stretch from Paro International Airport to Thimphu, creating a living corridor of warmth for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Niagara, Canada.
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar attended a special session on maritime security on Wednesday, along with other G7 foreign ministers in Niagara, Canada.
Quetta, Nov 12 (IANS) At least two Baloch civilians, including a minor, were forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearance across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s persistent disinformation campaign exposes a broader pattern of manipulating information flows to serve its geopolitical objectives, a report said on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS) Since the political realignment in Bangladesh following the fall of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, Western powers have recalibrated their interests in the country with Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairman of Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), formerly seen as a "symbol of kleptocratic government and violent politics", now emerging as a "viable political partner and a possible future Prime Minister", a report said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Pakistan's proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment (PCA) demonstrates not only a structural change to Pakistan's defence system but also a constitutional change in civil-military ties. The amendment, which is being hurried through parliament, introduces changes to Pakistan's judicial and military structure, a report has stated.
