Dhaka, Oct 8 (IANS) As the February 2026 elections approach in Bangladesh, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday pressed the country’s Election Commission for a specific decision on announcing… Continue reading Bangladesh: Jamaat seeks EC decision on February election schedule
Kathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) Nepal has been witnessing a series of corruption allegations in recent years, particularly in projects involving Chinese contractors or suppliers. The latest controversy concerns the billing… Continue reading Nepal grapples with mounting corruption claims linked to Chinese contractors and suppliers
Dhaka, Dec 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Saturday reiterated that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government continues to work towards erasing the history of the country’s 1971 Liberation War… Continue reading Bangladesh: Awami League slams Yunus govt for erasing 1971 history
Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) Russia is taking all necessary measures to ensure its national security amid the growing presence and military activities of NATO member states in the Arctic region,… Continue reading NATO’s Arctic activities pose security threat to Russia: Ambassador
Moscow/New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The just-concluded visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India underscored a clear message that the era of Western veto power over Indian grand strategic… Continue reading Russian President Putin’s visit signals India won’t bow to Western pressure
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan is living through a quiet constitutional gerrymandering whose ramifications are not loud street protests. Rather, there is a slow and a methodical shift being… Continue reading How Pakistani military is rewriting nation’s democracy (IANS Analysis)
Quetta, Dec 4 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and activists on Thursday condemned the enforced disappearance of a lecturer, Balach Khan Bali, by Pakistani forces in Balochistan. This latest… Continue reading Rights groups slam Pakistan for enforced disappearance of university lecturer in Balochistan
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation has raised its deep concerns over the Pir Sarhandi shrine in Pakistan’s Umerkot region, stating that the Sufi shrine has become… Continue reading Sufi shrine in Pakistan becomes ‘notorious’ centre for conversion of Hindu girls
Colombo, Dec 4 (IANS) India continues its unwavering humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with intensive search, rescue, medical, and logistics operations underway across multiple affected regions… Continue reading Operation Sagar Bandhu: India’s relentless relief and rescue efforts continue across Sri Lanka
Kathmandu, Dec 1 (IANS) Heavy damage to several hotel properties during Gen-Z protests in early September does not appear to have dented foreign tourists’ enthusiasm for visiting Nepal, as the… Continue reading Indian tourists throng Kathmandu as Nepal tries to recover from Gen-Z protests
Nairobi, Dec 1 (IANS) Sexual abuse in Pakistan’s madrassas forms part of a wider pattern of exploitation, with some institutions implicated in child trafficking — recruiting boys under the guise… Continue reading Madrassas in Pakistan linked to systemic child abuse and exploitation: Report
London, Dec 1 (IANS) The deteriorating condition of Sikhs in Pakistan reflects the steady erosion of religious freedom, with incidents of disappearance, forced conversion, or targetted killings eroding the fragile… Continue reading Sikhs in Pakistan face systematic abuse amid rising bigotry and targetted violence: Report
