London, Dec 4 (IANS) Indian-origin UK MP Priti Patel on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, calling it "senseless" and "horrendous."
Jerusalem, Dec 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter called for the hostages held in Gaza to be released by Hamas the day he takes charge as the President.
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced the lifting of emergency martial law early Wednesday, as the National Assembly voted to call for its end with the US expressing "grave concern" over the hourslong political drama.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India-China ties that had been "abnormal since 2020" are moving in the direction of "some improvement" following several high-level engagements, including the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit on October 23.
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest from Bangladesh who was accused of sedition, encountered a major setback when lawyers declined to represent him at his bail hearing in court on Tuesday.
The recent spate of attacks on religious minorities, their temples including ISKCON and other Sufi Shrines in Bangladesh has unveiled a growing crisis that threatens the country’s religious harmony and the broader stability of South Asia. The systematic targeting of Hindu & Buddhist temples along with Sufis by radical Islamist groups reveals a coordinated effort to dismantle Bangladesh’s pluralistic foundations.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and foreign policy expert, criticised US President Joe Biden's unexpected decision to issue a pardon for his eldest son, Hunter Biden, and slammed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for "politically motivated actions".
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's decision to grant a sweeping pardon to his eldest son, Hunter Biden, convicted on charges of gun crimes and tax violations, has triggered sharp criticism from Indian experts, who also see double standards in the American justice system, particularly in relation to allegations against industrialist Gautam Adani.
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) The United States has announced a new semiconductor export control package against China, including curbs on high-end chips for artificial intelligence (AI) that are likely to affect the South Korean industry.
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to terrorist group Hamas that the hostages taken by it be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be "hell to pay" in the Middle East for those responsible.
