Islamabad, Aug 1 — India's decision to place the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the heinous Pahalgam terror attack last year by Pakistan-backed terrorists that killed 26 innocent civilians is both “strategic and logical” given that international agreements cannot be disregarded to…
Los Angeles, Aug 1 — The US government has released a final environmental review outlining a 10-year framework to operate the country's two largest reservoirs, enabling it to impose steep water cuts amid ongoing divisions among the seven basin states on how to share the dwindling water supply. The…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — China's factory activity unexpectedly slipped into contraction in July for the first time since February as weak domestic demand and weather-related disruptions weighed on production, increasing pressure on policymakers to roll out additional measures to support the economy,…
Cape Town, Aug 1 — As it seeks to unlock the potential of its Blue Economy, South Africa can learn a lot from India on how stronger maritime security can support economic growth and also help in becoming a leading maritime power, a report has detailed. It noted that India inducted four…
Madrid, Aug 1 — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday called on the European Union to convene an extraordinary meeting of interior ministers to coordinate a common response to the recent migrant crisis in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, while criticising what he described as the…
Lisbon, Aug 1 — Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has said that Portugal will not suspend Schengen free movement rules with Spain over deadly migrant crossings into Ceuta, but will strengthen border controls along the country's southern maritime and land frontiers. "There is no reason to…
Kuwait City, Aug 1 — Kuwait said on Saturday that its armed forces had detected and destroyed hostile drones in the country's airspace, while several vital installations were targeted in what it described as "Iranian aggression." The drones, which had been detected since early Saturday, targeted…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — Even as China presents itself as a global champion of low-cost, open-source artificial intelligence, the Chinese Communist Party is increasingly concerned that advanced artificial intelligence could undermine its control over information and national security, a new report has…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — Leaders in China have stressed need to strengthen economy which is stumbling amid weak consumer spending, high youth unemployment and a weakening stock market, according to a new report.The New York Times report that China’s Communist Party leadership has urged the government to…
Kathmandu, Aug 1 — Construction of a school building at Khajura Rural Municipality in the western Banke district of Nepal's Lumbini Province has begun with financial assistance from the Government of India, the Indian Embassy said. Gitanjali Brandon, Counsellor at the Embassy of India in…
Canberra, Aug 1 — South Australian state authorities are investigating a mass bird mortality event after more than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns were found on an island off the state's southeast coast. Testing is underway to determine whether the birds were infected with the H5 strain of…
New Delhi, Aug 1 — China is entering its first major wave of electric‑vehicle battery retirements, a new report has said, pointing to instances of the country's failures to safely recycle millions of tonnes of used lithium‑ion cells.China reported 4 lakh metric tonnes of EV battery waste last year,…
Tehran, Aug 1 — Iran has prepared an "extensive" plan for responding to potential attacks on Iranian infrastructure, the country's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday. Tasnim cited a senior security official as saying that Iran has prepared an "extensive" plan in response to US…
Quetta, July 31 — The death toll from the methane gas explosion at a coal mine in the Sorange area of Pakistan's Balochistan has climbed to 34 while rescue operations are still underway to recover the remaining miners trapped under the debris, local media reported citing the Provincial Disaster…
Islamabad, July 31 — Despite the introduction of Pakistan’s anti-torture law in 2022, torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment continue to be reported in detention facilities across the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said, citing poor…
New Delhi, July 31 — While for the last 20 years, Western governments have seen India as indispensable to the 21st-century order, they have not matched this with capital investment which has instead been flowing into China over the last 30 years and created a strategic adversary, according to an…
New Delhi, July 31 — There is a new headache for the Indian security agencies as it has been noticed in recent weeks that foreign networks are using the online space to instigate some youth in the country. Multiple foreign networks have been working in tandem to run a massive propaganda campaign in…
Thimphu, July 31 — Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri called on Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Friday and shared progress in bilateral development cooperation. During the meeting, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck reiterated Bhutan's support for strengthening ties with India."At the…
Quetta, July 31 — Several students staged a peaceful march in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district against the closure of a Digital Library by Pakistani authorities, alleging that the move had disrupted their education and left them with no option but to study along the roadside, local media reported on…
Rome, July 31 — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced that Rome was ready to take "extraordinary measures" to defend Italy's borders and the safety of citizens, including through the suspension of the Schengen area with Spain. In a statement shared on X, Meloni stressed that the…
Kabul, July 31 — Police set on fire more than 14 tonnes of illegal substances, including illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing illegal drugs, in central Afghanistan's Daykundi province on Thursday, provincial police spokesman Ghulam Ali Jawed said Friday. The contraband, which…