Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) Just days ahead of the Bangladesh general elections, fissures have emerged within the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, after coalition partner Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) announced its decision to part ways with the bloc, local media reported.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian Army has successfully constructed a third Bailey bridge on Sri Lanka’s B-492 Highway, linking Kandy and Nuwara Eliya in the Central Province, restoring a critical lifeline that was severed for over a month following Cyclone Ditwah.
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) The protests in Iran, which started in December last year, are continuing to escalate despite the large-scale mass killings of the demonstrators across the nation.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release three Indian citizens, saying they were detained without hearings or proper notice after earlier being allowed to live in the United States.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) A Hindu advocacy group has warned that the condition of religious minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh has sharply deteriorated in recent months, urging the US Congress and administration to respond more forcefully to what it described as escalating violence and persecution.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) The United States and Japan reaffirmed the central role of their alliance in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific this week, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have warned that lapses in the security screening of Afghan evacuees following the 2021 withdrawal from Kabul could leave the United States vulnerable to further attacks.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado described a harrowing escape by sea from her country, saying she feared for her life during a dangerous journey that brought her to the United States amid mounting pressure from the Maduro regime.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) A Delhi-based businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in US federal prison for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, violating American export control laws, the Justice Department said.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that her country has reached the “threshold of freedom,” declaring that a transition toward democracy has already begun following recent political developments and US action against the Maduro regime.
