Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the groups defeated in the country's 1971 Liberation War are attempting to derail the upcoming national elections by staging street protests demanding a Proportional Representation (PR) system, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) As many as 12 people, including women and children, were injured after the Jaffar Express passenger train heading to Quetta was targetted in a bomb blast in the Spizend area of Mastung in Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) The National Citizen Party (NCP) of Bangladesh has issued a stern warning regarding the next year's general elections, hours after the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh announced that the party wouldn't be allocated the "Shapla" (water lily) symbol.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Every year, foreign ministers from around the world converge here for the United Nations General Assembly's high-level session, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar took the opportunity to catch up with many of them.
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi held extensive discussions with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo, focusing on strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation and deepening defence ties between the two nations.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, who passed away a day earlier at the age of 82.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar engaged in a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit in New York.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has proposed a multi-pronged approach by the countries of the Global South to harness their strengths and address emerging challenges.
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) A State Department spokesperson reaffirmed the United States' policy of pursuing the "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un voiced openness to engaging with Washington if it drops its demand for the North's denuclearisation.
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) In a major shift in stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine “is in a position to fight and WIN” all of the country “back in its original form.”
