Another Awami League leader arrested in Bangladesh

IANS | August 19, 2025 2:12 PM

Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) In the ongoing crackdown on Awami League leaders under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh, police have taken another party member, Shariful Islam, into custody on charges linked to last year's July demonstrations.

India-China ties on upward trend, borders quiet: NSA Doval tells Wang Yi

IANS | August 19, 2025 1:10 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that India-China relations have witnessed an "upward trend" and that the borders have remained peaceful since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last year.

Zelensky gives Melania Trump a letter days after she sent personal note to Putin

IANS | August 19, 2025 7:53 AM

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened his one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday by thanking the First Lady Melania Trump for sending a personal letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading for peace on behalf of the children in Ukraine and Russia, who are suffering amid the ongoing war.