Thimphu, Aug 20 — An Indian medical value travel delegation interacted with senior officials, healthcare institutions and the travel sector in Bhutan, discussing opportunities for collaboration, including quality and specialised healthcare services, and capacity building."Strengthening India-Bhutan…
New Delhi, August 20 — The feud within Pakistan’s ruling alliance stood wide open with the recently concluded sham elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari openly warning Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that his…
Dhaka, Aug 20 — India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Thursday assured that New Delhi would take all necessary steps following the deaths of Bangladeshi nationals in a hotel fire in Kolkata, local media reported. “It's very sad. We will certainly do whatever needs to be…
Seoul, Aug 20 — Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Thursday that Washington's recent decision to scale down the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise has placed Seoul "in a poor plight of cancelling 'war games' it liked very much."Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a…
Dhaka, Aug 20 — BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Thursday after defeating Oli Ahmed, the candidate backed by Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, local media reported. Fakhrul secured 255 votes, while Ahmed could manage only 88 of the…
Kolkata, Aug 20 — India and Japan will explore the possibility of joint development in naval shipbuilding and design by leveraging Japan's technological expertise and India's production capabilities in accordance with their respective relevant policies. This was announced in a joint statement…
Ramallah, Aug 20 — Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan, currently on an official visit to Palestine, inaugurated a government of India-supported Quick Impact Project at the Jericho Women’s Charitable Society School, in Ramallah on Thursday.“Amb. Sripriya Ranganathan,…
Jerusalem, Aug 20 — Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Thursday warned Turkey against "dangerous adventures" in Syria, as tensions escalated after Israel struck a Syrian airbase over alleged plans to deploy Turkish troops there.Katz claimed in a social media post that Turkish President Recep…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — A detailed Intelligence assessment relating to the future of internal security threats states that the ISI and its stooges are looking to exploit the social media platforms to the maximum their attempt to gather information and plot terror attacks.Influencers and those who…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday held a series of high-level bilateral and business engagements in Singapore, seeking to deepen India-Singapore cooperation in trade, investment, technology and business while opening up new avenues for mutually beneficial…
Seoul, Aug 20 — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, despite a recent olive branch offered by US President Donald Trump, who signalled a willingness to reengage with the North's leader Kim Jong-un.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it…
Singapore, Aug 20 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India and Singapore concluded a "very productive" Ministerial Roundtable meeting in Singapore.Along with EAM Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — Chinese technology company Baidu reported a fifth consecutive quarterly decline in revenue as weakness in its online marketing business continued to weigh on performance despite strong growth in artificial intelligence-related operations, according to a report.According to an…
Dhaka, Aug 20 — As polling for Bangladesh’s Presidential election began on Thursday, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman cast his vote alongside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nominee Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, local media reported. The voting process to elect the country’s 23rd President…
Tokyo/New Delhi, Aug 20 — India and Japan on Thursday welcomed the steady strengthening of bilateral defence cooperation, including engagement between their respective ministries and services, based on shared strategic perspectives under the 'Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership'…
Bogota, Aug 20 — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree declaring a 30-day state of economic, social and ecological emergency in parts of the country hit by the August 10 earthquake.The decree, signed after a cabinet meeting in Bogota on Wednesday (local time), covers 15…
Seoul, Aug 20 — Direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang are the first step toward halting North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday. He made the remarks while meeting with reporters at the government complex in Seoul, amid speculation that…
Canberra, Aug 20 — A flock of 28 penguins that were found dead on an island off the coast of the Australian state of Tasmania will be tested for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, authorities said on Thursday. Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that 28 penguins and…
Tehran, Aug 20 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiating with the United States did not mean surrender. At a conference in Tehran on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian stressed the need to defend Iran's territorial integrity, according to a statement posted on his office's…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — The Pakistani establishment has been further exposed after the residents of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) intensified their protests across the region.The footprint of the protesters in PoK has only widened and this has exposed Islamabad’s claim that the protests are confined…
New Delhi, Aug 20 — Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Thursday highlighted the strong cooperation between India and Japan, citing the Indian Navy's timely assistance during a medical emergency involving a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel as an example. In his opening…