Violence erupts across university campuses in Bangladesh; dozens injured
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) Clashes between rival student organisations across several universities in Bangladesh have left dozens injured, prompting authorities to launch investigations and deploy additional police to restore order, local media reported on…
Pakistani Army turned Balochistan’s Nushki into ‘open-air prison’, killed 9 civilians: Rights body
Quetta, Aug 5 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) alleged that as many as nine civilians have been killed and dozens forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan’s Nushki district over the past few days, as the region has remained…
Yemen condemns Houthi attack on Indian cargo vessel in Red Sea
Aden, Aug 5 (IANS) Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Wednesday strongly condemned the Houthi attack on the Indian commercial cargo vessel MSV Faize Noore Oliya in the Red Sea, describing it as a “terrorist attack”…
PoK unrest leaves Lashkar, Jaish, Hizbul leaderships on backfoot; weakens Kashmir narrative
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The ongoing confrontation between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has left several terror outfits increasingly frustrated. Groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen,…
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrives in Colombo, set to meet Sri Lankan leadership
Colombo, Aug 5 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday arrived in Colombo for a one-day visit to Sri Lanka, where he is scheduled to meet President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath…
India, Vietnam review defence cooperation, reaffirm strategic partnership
Hanoi, Aug 5 (IANS) India and Vietnam on Wednesday held high-level defence talks, reaffirming their shared commitment to enhance defence cooperation under the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, while exchanging views…
Portuguese PM backs migration policy amid EU border concerns
Lisbon, Aug 5 (IANS) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has defended the country’s approach to migration as a model of regulated reception and integration, contrasting it with what he described as the “lack of regulation of migration…
Pakistan has answered public discontent in PoK with bullets, blackouts, intimidation and repression: MEA
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for conducting the “so-called local elections” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming the electoral exercise as a “complete farce”, which cannot hide reality.…
Army nearly downed military drone during flight test: South Korean lawmaker
Seoul, Aug 4 (IANS) A front-line Army unit nearly shot down a South Korean military drone during a flight test earlier this week, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday, just days after the same unit mistook a US spy drone for an enemy threat. The 1st Army…
One seafarer missing after bulk carrier catches fire near Strait of Hormuz
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A bulk carrier caught fire after being struck by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one seafarer missing, a maritime intelligence firm said Tuesday. The projectile reportedly struck the vessel’s engine…