India and Bhutan inaugurate friendship Tsirang multi-sports hall project

IANS | September 19, 2025 5:09 PM

Thimphu, Sep 19 (IANS) The Tsirang Multi-Sports Hall, an India-Bhutan friendship project, was inaugurated on Friday, the Indian Embassy in Thimphu announced in a social media post highlighting how the new indoor sports complex will tremendously serve the local community.

'I have been to Pakistan and Bangladesh, felt at home': Sam Pitroda stirs row

IANS | September 19, 2025 2:49 PM

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi’s close aide and Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) chief Sam Pitroda sparked a controversy on Friday, over finding ‘striking similarity’ between people of India and neighbouring nations including Pakistan and Bangladesh and also advocating for ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’ with trouble-torn nations including Nepal.

US return to Bagram faces logistical, diplomatic challenges

Jayanta Bhattacharya | September 19, 2025 12:53 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly stated that he is considering a return to the strategic Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. It has been four years since the American-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) withdrew from the airbase, which is about 60 km north of Kabul.