Dharamsala, Aug 21 — The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile jointly organised a prayer meeting and peace march in Dharamsala on Thursday to mark the 49th day since Tibetan activist Lobsang Palden (Lobga Rangzen) made the…
Tehran, Aug 20 — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday that the United States is now further pressuring Iran under the label of an "economic war," which he views as an attempt to cover up Washington's previous failure.Gharibabadi said…
Sanaa, Aug 20 — Yemen's Houthi group said Thursday it had carried out two drone attacks targeting an airport and an oil facility in Saudi Arabia's southern region of Najran.In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group launched two drone strikes,…
Quetta, Aug 20 — Armed fighters reportedly set up blockades and seized commercial vehicles on major highways in Kalat, Mastung, Kharan, Chagai and Washuk on Thursday, local media reported. The Balochistan Post reported that the Pakistani forces were also targeted in an Ambush in Kalat while the…
Kinshasa, Aug 20 — The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be up to three times larger than the official tally, with only 30 to 40 per cent of cases currently being detected, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.The…
Berlin, Aug 20 — Around 14,000 people have died from heat-related causes in Germany since the beginning of the year as of August 9, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country's leading public health authority, said Thursday.The figure corresponds to nearly 17 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants,…
Washington, Aug 20 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday urged the global Gujarati community to participate in the state's development by investing in emerging sectors including GIFT City, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, data centres and biotechnology, as he sought greater…
Yaounde, Aug 20 — More than 100 miners were killed Tuesday after a gold mine caved in at a border village between Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR), Cameroonian officials and local media have said.Gregoire Mvongo, governor of Cameroon's East Region, which borders CAR, said Wednesday…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on being re-elected as the President of Zambia and noted that India values its partnership with Zambia."Heartiest Congratulations to President Hakainde Hichilema on being re-elected as the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined his vision for further strengthening the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan as Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is on an official visit to India, called on him on Thursday. During the meeting,…
Quetta, Aug 20 — Several leading human rights organisations and activists on Thursday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of two Baloch women and their minor children by Pakistani forces in Balochistan’s capital Quetta. The victims were identified as 27-year-old Umaira Baloch, her…
Taipei, Aug 20 — Taiwan needs a sustained India strategy of its own, a report detailed while noting that Taipei still tends to view the country through a traditional and outdated lens.While India has been a priority country for Taiwan, particularly under the New Southbound Policy Plus initiative,…
Islamabad, Aug 20 — Several media professionals, artists, academicians and human rights defenders from across Pakistan have warned that the country is witnessing one of the gravest crisis for freedom of expression in recent decades. The observations were made during a roundtable convened by the…
Tokyo/New Delhi, Aug 20 — Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who met his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, said that he will devote all his efforts to turning discussions into concrete outcomes.“When the meeting concluded, Minister of Defence Singh put his arm…
Bogota, Aug 20 — The Humanitarian assistance sent by India to Colombia arrived in Bogota on Thursday and was handed over to the local authorities in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that shook the South American nation on August 10.“The first tranche of humanitarian assistance sent by…
Hanoi, Aug 20 — Year 2026 marks a new chapter as India and Vietnam celebrate the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership, a report highlighted amid growing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Le Hoai Trung, during his remarks…
Tehran, Aug 20 — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that US "economic terrorism" threatens the global economy and the sovereignty of nations worldwide.The remarks came after US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday "the most crushing economic operation ever taken"…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairperson Manoj Kumar Dwivedi called on Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu and discussed issues related to development, civic infrastructure, with a focus on strengthening the national capital's civic landscape ahead of the BRICS Summit…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — India and Singapore on Thursday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen bilateral maritime heritage cooperation, closer ties in the area of food safety and cooperation in the fields of telecommunications and broadcasting…
Paris, Aug 20 — A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the Bangladeshi authorities’ move to implicate three prominent journalists in a crimes against humanity case reportedly arising from alleged statements and journalistic activities connected with the July 2024…
Tehran, Aug 20 — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the country will use more "devastating" weapons if a new war begins against it.Following the 12-day and 40-day wars imposed against the country in June last year and late February by the United States and Israel, Iran has…