Kathmandu, Sep 28 — A group of 50 Nepali officials have left for India to attend a five-day natural farming training programme aimed at strengthening their knowledge and skills in sustainable agricultural practices, the Indian Embassy said on Monday.The training will be held at Gurukul in…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — India on Monday sent about three tonnes of anti-tuberculosis medicines to Colombo, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka's public health system. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said that a consignment of anti-tuberculosis medicines was sent to Colombo…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — India and Poland on Monday discussed further strengthening institutional, defence and defence industrial cooperation and operationalising the 2024–2028 Joint Action Plan. The discussions were held as Secretary of Defence Production Sanjeev Kumar and Poland’s Secretary of State…
Kinshasa, Sep 28 — Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 8,000, the DRC health authorities said Monday, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the outbreak remains large, geographically expanding and marked by sustained transmission.As of…
Islamabad, Sep 28 — Pakistan continues to bleed as Baloch insurgency, Islamist terrorist sectarian violence, and political tensions test the fragile internal balance of the country. Each year, as many as 1,000 people have been killed due to militant violence in Pakistan, a report has detailed.…
Addis Ababa, Sep 28 — India and Ethiopia held the second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting in Addis Ababa on Monday, where they discussed areas of mutual interest in the fields of military training, military exercise, medical cooperation, peacekeeping and defence industries. During the meeting,…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — India and Fiji on Monday held discussions on further strengthening bilateral defence and maritime cooperation, including greater defence industry collaboration. The discussions took place during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Fiji's Permanent…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — A 60-member Armed Forces contingent from India departed on Monday for Oskemen in Kazakhstan to take part in the ninth edition of the India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise 'Kazind', which will be conducted from September 28 to October 11, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.The…
Amritsar, Sep 28 — US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday visited the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar as part of a day-long visit to the holy city, leading a 28-member American delegation. Gor paid obeisance at the Sri Harmandir Sahib, Sikhism's holiest shrine that…
Seoul, Sep 28 — North Korean land mines were highly likely the cause of a recent mine explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea's military said Monday, vowing to hold Pyongyang "fully" accountable and take corresponding measures if confirmed. The military announced its preliminary…
Colombo, Sep 28 — China has developed one of the world's most extensive information control systems over the past two decades, with the use of the Great Firewall, imposing restrictions on foreign media, removing online content and arresting journalists and activists. However, information control in…
Seoul, Sep 28 — South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Monday called in Andrii Vieshkin, acting Ambassador of Ukraine to South Korea, following Kyiv's revelation of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (PoWs) to Seoul.First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo conveyed Seoul's stern stance…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — India and Oman have significant opportunities to deepen cooperation in energy, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and security, Oman’s Ambassador to India, Issa Saleh Abdullah Al Shibani, said on Monday.Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the Second India SAF Conclave and Awards…
Dubai, Sep 28 — India's Consul General in Dubai, Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, on Monday paid a courtesy call on Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director General of Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism, and discussed ways to further strengthen economic and tourism linkages between the two sides."Dr. E. Vishnu…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — The longstanding relationship between India and Sweden has deepened and taken to a different level in recent years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sweden's Ambassador to India, Petra Menander, said on Monday."What I see is that the long-standing relationship we have has been…
Islamabad, Sep 28 — Three traffic police personnel were killed after their mobile van was attacked by unidentified assailants in the Wazirabad Bazaar area of Tank district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported, citing a senior police official. District Police Officer…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — Despite renewed international concern over Afghanistan at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, a critical question continues to linger: when will the global community move beyond expressions of concern and invest in a durable political settlement for the…
Dhaka, Sep 28 — As Bangladesh grapples with a deteriorating law and order situation, police has recovered 920 bodies from rivers across the country over the 20 months until August this year, with incidents of murder, rape, abduction and robbery continuing to surface, local media reported.…
Islamabad, Sep 28 — The explosion in Dera Ismail Khan city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which claimed lives of 13 people and injured 20 others over the weekend, should not be seen as an isolated attack, but as another warning from a rapidly deteriorating security environment along Pakistan's…
Kalimpong, Sep 28 — The Eastern Himalayas should be recognised for their contribution to India’s economic growth, environmental security, regional connectivity and engagement with its neighbourhood, top experts reckoned on Monday during a dialogue held in West Bengal's Kalimpong on the region's…
Kathmandu, Sep 28 — At least four people have died and 12 are missing following an avalanche that struck the base camp area of Mt. Himlung in Nepal’s western mountainous district of Manang, a senior government official said.“The bodies of four people have been recovered from the incident site so…