Moscow: The Russian lower house of Parliament is set to ratify a crucial military pact with India ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s state visit on December 4-5 for the 23rd bilateral summit, according to reports. Signed on February 18, 2025, in Moscow by the Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and erstwhile Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin,…
Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to a “forward-looking” partnership and agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in diversified trade, energy, business-to-business engagements and social sectors like health and education. The 10th Pakistan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, co-chaired by Pakistan’s Energy Minister Awais Leghari and his Russian counterpart…
New York/Washington: The Trump administration has said it will conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern” in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard service members by an Afghan national. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow said that President Donald Trump…
Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment and her two children to five years each over alleged irregularities in allocation of plots under a government housing project after their trial in absentia. Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 handed down the sentences to 78-year-old Hasina, her son Sajib…
Beijing/Hong Kong: The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 44 with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday. Three men have been arrested for suspected manslaughter in the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday, Hong Kong Police…
Our Special Correspondent Guru Vinayji, Founder of the Wisdom Foundation, Hyderabad, concluded a highly successful lecture tour across Malaysia, delivering a series of talks on the Essence of the Bhagavad Gita between November 14 and 23, 2025. The programme was jointly organised by the High Commission of India in Malaysia, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose…
Islamabad: Pakistan Army on Tuesday rejected accusations by Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern Afghan provinces, a charge that comes amid worsening tensions fuelled by a surge in militant attacks along the border. The denial followed claims by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, who in a social media post…
Kathmandu: The CPN-UML led by ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday registered itself with the Election Commission (EC) to contest the March 5 general election, even as it continues to oppose the polls and demand reinstatement of the dissolved parliament. CPN-UML Central Election Department chief Niraj Acharya, accompanied by senior leaders, visited…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has a “very nuanced and commonsense opinion” on the issue of H-1B visas and does not support American workers being replaced, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “The President does not support American workers being replaced,” Leavitt said Monday while talking to reporters in the White House. To…
Dhaka: Several eminent Bangladeshi civil society figures on Monday denounced the arrest of a ‘baul’ singer on charges of “hurting” the public’s sentiments and the subsequent Islamist attack on fellow mystic minstrels in the past few days. They claimed that religious strife had increased since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government. “In the period…
