Yangon (Myanmar), Aug 19 — The launch of a new Small Development Project (SDP) for construction of a warehouse in Yangon for disaster relief and assistance materials along with the groundbreaking ceremony of a pre-school building was held in Naypyitaw on Wednesday, the Embassy of India in Yangon…
Abidjan, Aug 19 — Experts from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have reaffirmed their commitment in Abidjan to strengthening the response to epidemics and other public health emergencies. Health experts, representatives of member states and technical partners are…
Sydney, Aug 19 — Police have commenced an investigation after a man was fatally stabbed at a residence in Sydney's inner-south on Tuesday night, the security agencies stated on Wednesday. A police statement said that officers were called to an assault at a unit in Waterloo, 3 km south of central…
Kinshasa, Aug 19 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as the epidemic surpasses 5,000 cases, spreads into new areas and prompts authorities to pursue…
Singapore, August 19 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday discussed ways to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, while exchanging views on the current geopolitical situation.Following…
Kabul, August 19 — Several international bodies and rights groups have strongly condemned the grenade explosion near the Sham-e Hedayat private school in Afghanistan that injured over 52 people, most of them children. The incident took place on Monday in Dasht-e Barchi region, a densely populated…
Washington, August 19 — The Baloch American Congress president, Tara Chand, has written to US President Donald Trump seeking urgent intervention over recent Pakistani military airstrikes in Balochistan’s Surab district that reportedly killed more than 30 civilians, including women and children. In…
Washington, Aug 19 — More than 100 Canadian Hindu and civil liberties organisations have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to allow Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Canada, rejecting demands that he be declared inadmissible. In a joint letter addressed to Carney…
Washington, Aug 19 — Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect on September 18. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said officers may consider housing assistance, food stamps,…
Washington, Aug 19 — US Congressman Suhas Subramanyam welcomed a Pakistani Supreme Court order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a hospital, but said pressure must continue over his human rights and access to medical care. “I welcome the news that former Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Tel Aviv, Aug 19 — The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) in Tel Aviv hosted a hands-on mehndi workshop where the participants learned about the Indian tradition of Henna art, the Embassy of India stated on Wednesday. "A touch of India through Mehndi (Henna)! As we count down to the 80th Independence…
Dhaka, August 19 — Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would be accorded an "honourable reception" if he decides to visit India, local media reported. Addressing a reception hosted for leading Bangladeshi business leaders and…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Singapore to participate in the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) which is scheduled to be held on August 19-20, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.Taking to the social media…
Tokyo, Aug 19 — Japan's Prime Minister's Office has asked the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) to "go a step further" in reconsidering the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles, local media reported. Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles refer to "not possessing, not producing and not…
Washington, Aug 19 — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US local time) instructed his top envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a CNN report, citing US officials. Trump told his negotiating team, including Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting Singapore from August 19-21 as part of India's ongoing high-level engagement with the Southeast Asian nation under the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) framework, an official statement said on…
Washington, Aug 19 — The United States recorded its largest year-to-year decline in the violent crime rate in nearly nine decades in 2025, with murders and robberies falling sharply, according to detailed FBI data released by the White House. Violent crime fell an estimated 9.3 per cent from 2024,…
Washington, Aug 19 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the United Arab Emirates’ National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed Iran, Lebanon and security in the Strait of Hormuz during a telephone call. The State Department said the two officials reviewed a range of…
Washington, Aug 19 — The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court’s president and a senior trial lawyer, widening the Trump administration’s campaign against the tribunal and threatening further measures to curb its operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ICC…
Washington, Aug 19 — US law enforcement agencies recorded as many as 189 anti-Sikh and 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offences in 2025, according to newly released FBI data that provide no separate count for crimes targeting Indian Americans. The figures were calculated from the FBI’s Reported Crimes in…
Washington, Aug 19 — Indian-American educator Pia Dandiya has won the Democratic primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, setting up a closely watched November contest that could determine control of the US House of Representatives. Dandiya defeated attorney Kaysia Earley with 61.3 per…