Dhaka: Tension simmered across Bangladesh on Wednesday as crude bomb and arson attacks rocked Dhaka and other parts of the country ahead of a special tribunal’s announcement of the verdict date against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Unidentified assailants set fire to a branch office of Muhammad Yunus-founded Grameen Bank in eastern Brahmanbaria early in…
Ottawa: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) Outreach Session on Energy Security and Critical Minerals in Canada, and put forth India’s perspective. Jaishankar, in a social media post, said he spoke about the need on both issues to “mitigate dependence, strengthen predictability and build resilience”. Greater international cooperation…
Dubai: Turkiye on Wednesday rejected as “purely disinformative” the media reports that it was engaged in “radicalisation activities” targeting India and other countries. The media reports claiming that “Turkiye is linked to terrorist acts in India and provides logistical, diplomatic, and financial support to terrorist groups are part of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned India’s deputy high commissioner in Dhaka and expressed “serious concern” over deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s interaction with mainstream Indian media. Hasina, 78, faces multiple cases in Bangladesh after being ousted in August last year following nationwide violent protests led by students. She fled Bangladesh on August 5…
Islamabad: A suicide bomber on Tuesday detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside a court in Pakistan’s capital, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27 others, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. Naqvi, who visited the site of the blast, said the attacker wanted to enter the court complex, but on failure, he detonated…
Bamako: Five Indian nationals were abducted in Mali last week in an “unfortunate incident”, the Indian mission here has said. The kidnapping took place on November 6 in the West African nation, the Indian embassy said in a tweet on Sunday. “The Embassy is aware of the unfortunate incident of kidnapping of five of our…
Male: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has inaugurated the Hanimaadhoo International Airport, a project funded under the Indian government’s Line of Credit assistance, calling it a “gateway to prosperity” for the country’s north. Muizzu inaugurated the airport on Sunday and described it as a “catalyst for unlocking the potential of the northern Maldives and enhancing global…
Johannesburg: The South African government and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump’s decision to boycott the G20 Summit scheduled to take place in a fortnight in Johannesburg. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula lashed out at both Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who repeated the…
Luanda (Angola): President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said India and Angola had “unlimited possibilities” to expand their ties in sectors like energy, agriculture, food processing and medicines, while these bonds can be “strengthened” in areas like critical minerals exploration and diamond processing. Murmu is on a four-day state visit to Angola, the first by an…
New York: The Trump administration has launched about 175 investigations into H-1B visa abuse, including lapses such as low wages, non-existent work sites, and the practice of “benching” employees. According to the US Department of Labour, the probes were part of a broader effort for the protection of American jobs. “As part of our mission…
