BNP Emerges Front-Runner as India Reaches Out; Fears of Jamaat–ISI Interference Rise Ahead of Bangladesh Elections

New Delhi: Relations between India and Bangladesh have deteriorated sharply since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. The new Muhammad Yunus–led interim government, influenced heavily by Jamaat-e-Islami, has added to India’s concerns. Despite…

Putin’s India Visit to Deepen Strategic Ties, Boost Trade and Nuclear Cooperation: Kremlin

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forthcoming visit to India will deliver “significant outcomes” across strategic, defence, energy, nuclear, and trade sectors, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Speaking…

Secret Bomb Workshops and Looted Weapons Put Bangladesh’s Elections on High Alert

New Delhi: Bangladesh is experiencing a troubling surge in criminal activity, with violence and extortion becoming increasingly widespread. The unrest during 2024 — which ultimately contributed to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government —…

Pakistan: Policeman Killed, Three Injured in Suicide Blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad: A police officer was killed and three others were injured in a suicide attack targeting a security vehicle in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported.

According to Asif Hassan, spokesperson for…

Cyclone Ditwah: India Steps Up Relief Operations in Sri Lanka Under ‘Op Sagar Bandhu’

Colombo — India has intensified its humanitarian assistance to disaster-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, as the island nation continues to reel under severe weather conditions triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.

Indian rescue teams…

NDRF Intensifies Relief Ops in Sri Lanka Under Operation Sagar Bandhu

Colombo- India has stepped up its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka as the island nation battles severe weather caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has intensified relief and rescue operations…

ISI Planning Indian Mujahideen Revival; Bhatkal Brothers, PFI Eyed for New Nationwide Network

New Delhi: India’s security establishment is witnessing a noticeable shift in terror-related activity, with the recent Red Fort blast highlighting an increased push to build home-grown terror modules, according to Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials.

Shooting Fallout: President Trump Announces Plan to Halt Migration from ‘Third World’ Nations

New Delhi — Days after an Afghan national allegedly opened fire on two National Guard members near the White House, US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new immigration plan, declaring that he intends to “permanently…

Trump Condemns Shooting of National Guardsmen as ‘Act of Terror’, Orders Deployment of 500 Additional Troops

US President Donald Trump has condemned the shooting of two National Guardsmen in downtown Washington as an “act of terror,” just hours after the attack occurred on Wednesday.

Calling the incident a “heinous assault,”…

Death Toll from Vietnam Flooding Rises to 98

Hanoi- The death toll from the heavy rains and flooding that have devastated Vietnam’s central region has climbed to 98, with 10 people still missing, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.