US Congressman seeks briefing on 'plight of Hindus' in Bangladesh

Washington (IANS) US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has requested a briefing from the State Department on reports of "the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus" and other minority communities in Bangladesh following the ouster of former…

US charges former RAW officer Vikash Yadav over plot to murder Khalistani separatist Pannun

New York (IANS) US prosecutors have charged a former Senior Field Officer of RAW, Vikash Yadav, in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun residing in New York City. 

In a strongly worded statement,…

Israel confirms it has eliminated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Jerusalem (IANS) In yet another blow to Hamas, Israel on Thursday evening confirmed that it has eliminated Yahya Sinwar -- the chief planner of the horrific October 2023 attacks that killed 1200 people in Israel and resulted in over 250 being taken…

India rebukes Canada PM's no 'hard proof' admission, says responsibility for damage lies with Trudeau alone

New Delhi (IANS) As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before a Commission of Inquiry, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said what it has heard only "confirms" New Delhi's consistent stand that Canada has "presented…

Trudeau admits Canada had no hard proof of India's involvement in Nijjar's killing

Ottawa (IANS) In a massive embarrassment for Canada, the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday admitted that Ottawa only provided some intelligence inputs and no hard proof before accusing India of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep…

Nigerian President confirms over 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion

Abuja (IANS) The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this week exceeded 100, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's spokesman said.

A statement issued on Wednesday evening by Bayo Onanuga,…

India, Mauritania ink MoUs on visa exemption, training diplomats

Nouakchott (IANS) India and Mauritania signed and exchanged several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and her Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

The agreements, signed on Wednesday, aim…

SCO meeting: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stays silent on Kashmir

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday by calling on the international community to focus urgently on the…

SCO: EAM Jaishankar highlights terrorism among 'three evils'

Islamabad (IANS) Calling "terrorism, extremism and separatism" as the, "three evils," External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday at the 23rd Meeting of the SCO Council that the benefits of cooperation and integration may not accrue…

Joint airstrikes with Russia kill 30 rebel militants in Syria: Reports

Damascus (IANS) Syrian and Russian joint airstrikes targeted militant positions in the rural areas of Syria's northwestern provinces of Idlib and Latakia, killing 30 militants, according to local media. 

The airstrikes hit sites belonging…