New Delhi, July 28 — India on Tuesday slammed the attempts being made by Pakistan to invoke the Indus Valley Civilisation, making it clear that a country promoting cross-border terrorism and religious fundamentalism cannot make any claim to any pluralistic cultural legacy. Addressing a bi-weekly…
New Delhi, July 28 — The history of Pakistan's fractures within is marked with crises, where there is a recurring pattern in which a central power dominated by political and military elites extracts resources and authority from peripheral regions while treating local populace as "second‑class…
Kampala, July 28 — Uganda's Ministry of Health on Tuesday officially declared an end to the current Ebola outbreak, saying advances in epidemiological investigations and the fully characterised nature of the outbreak provided sufficient scientific evidence that transmission had been interrupted.…
New Delhi, July 28 — Emphasising that cooperation requires goodwill, India on Tuesday reiterated its support for strong regional cooperation, while asserting that everyone in South Asia knows which country and its activities have hindered the functioning of SAARC. The remarks came after Maldivian…
Kabul, July 28 — The Taliban's Director of Information and Culture in Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri, was shot dead in a targetted attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday, local media reported, citing information from local officials. The Taliban's police command in Badakhshan, Hesanullah Kamgar, said that…
New Delhi, July 28 — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said that New Delhi and Beijing were moving ahead with their earlier understanding on the resumption of border trade through the designated trading points of Lipulekh, Shipki La and Nathu La Pass. Addressing the bi-weekly media…
New Delhi, July 28 — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday confirmed that there are currently six Indian ships with 125 seafarers west of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints for oil shipments. With India being the second-largest…
New Delhi, July 28 — India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for conducting the "so-called" assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), terming it as a "cosmetic electoral exercise" which is nothing but an attempt by Islamabad to camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its grave…
Kabul, July 28 — As many as 57 people have been killed and 342 others injured in cross-border armed violence in Afghanistan between April 1 to June 30, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday. In a report, the UNAMA said airstrikes and ground engagements were…
Beijing, July 28 — Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a meeting with Communist Party of China's (CPC) Central Party School's Vice President Li Wentang on Tuesday, discussing opportunities for future cooperation and exchanges. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in China said: "Foreign Secretary…
New Delhi, July 28 — Hundreds of Pakistani families protested at Karachi Press Club demanding accountability after a surge in paediatric HIV infections allegedly due to unsafe medical practices at government clinics, a new report has said.At least nine children have died and hundreds infected due…
Manila, July 28 — The Philippines and China have made "strong" protests over an encounter between the vessels of the two countries in South China Sea waters. The protests were exchanged during a meeting between Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister…
Washington, July 28 — The US has been reconsidering its options to recalibrate its influence and power balance in West Asia after facing serious security credibility issues and Iran's rise, as Washington is at the losing end of the conflict with Tehran, according to a report. However, the US now…
New Delhi, July 28 — Pakistan's inflation challenge cannot be addressed through interest rate policy alone, as the underlying problem lies in the allocation of credit rather than the expansion of money supply, according to a recent economic analysis comparing the country's monetary system with…
Kabul, July 28 — Afghan police seized 25 kilograms of opium and detained eight suspected drug traffickers and smugglers during separate counter-narcotics operations in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika and Logar provinces, local authorities said Tuesday. Police arrested six suspected drug traffickers…
New Delhi, July 28 — There has been a major crackdown on groups calling for a boycott of the elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).The Pakistani security forces have primarily targeted the Awami Action Committee (AAC), which has been spearheading the campaign to boycott the ongoing polls,…
New Delhi, July 28 — China’s industrial profits climbed 15.1 per cent in June from the previous year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed, pointing to a two‑month slowdown as easing energy costs trimmed the price gains that helped drive a rebound earlier this year, a new report…
Tokyo, July 28 — A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 jolted southwestern Japan on Tuesday. Japan's weather agency said tsunami advisories have been issued for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas, local media reported. The earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at a depth of 10 kilometres at 4:27 p.m.…
Dhaka, July 28 — Bangladesh is facing a “deep national crisis” of violence against women and girls, with rape, gang rape, attempted rape, murder, suicide, sexual harassment, dowry-related violence and child marriage continuing at alarming levels, local media reported citing a study by a Dhaka-based…
New Delhi, July 28 — The debate surrounding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become trapped between two extremes. One side portrays it as a transformational success that modernised Pakistan’s infrastructure and the other treats it as the source of many of the country’s current…
Dhaka, July 28 — As violence against minorities continues unabated across Bangladesh, a leading minority human rights organisation documented at least 257 incidents of communal violence across the country during the first half of this year, resulting in 44 deaths.In its latest findings, the…