Beijing: China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. “The Pentagon’s report distorts China’s defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday called on countrymen to join hands to maintain law and order, in his first address to party supporters hours after his arrival in Dhaka after a gap of 17 years. “Whatever political party we belong to, whatever religion we believe in, whether we are non-partisan…
New York/Washington: The successful LVM3 rocket launch of US BlueBird Block-2 is a very important day for the India-US partnership in the field of space, India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra has said. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM3 rocket on Wednesday successfully launched the 6,100 kg US communication satellite AST SpaceMobile’s…
New York: India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met with his American counterpart Sergio Gor in Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida. “It’s always a pleasure to meet with India’s Ambassador to the US @AmbVMKwatra. This was his first visit to Mar-a-Lago!” US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South…
New York/Washington: China probably seeks to capitalise on the de-escalation of tension along the Line of Actual Control with India to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India ties, according to a report by the US Department of War. In its annual report to Congress on Tuesday on ‘Military and Security Developments Involving…
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s senior adviser on Tuesday said that the state will take responsibility of the family of the Hindu worker who was lynched on blasphemy charges last week. Education adviser C R Abrar met the bereaved family of 25-year-old Dipu Das, who was killed by a mob and his body set on fire…
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has taken steps to ease strained ties with New Delhi while his administration was working to develop economic relations with India by separating economic interests from “political rhetoric.” “The chief adviser is working to improve diplomatic relations with India, and…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has lashed out at commentators for remarks against his Indian-origin wife Second Lady Usha Vance. Vance’s remarks came in response to comments by right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes, who used an ethnic slur to describe Usha and had referred to the Vice President as a “race traitor” on…
London: A British Pakistani gang member of an organised crime group was on Tuesday jailed for 21 years and six months, after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) found 8.5 million pounds worth of drugs from Pakistan in her home. Sidrah Nosheen, 34, was found to have played a crucial role as part of the…
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case. Shehbaz made the offer while presiding over a federal cabinet…
