Bangladesh: Civil society group raises alarm over ‘misuse’ of defamation cases

Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) Bangladesh’s civil society platform, Nagorik Coalition, has expressed serious concern over the alleged misuse of defamation and harassment cases targeting satire pages and social media creators in the country, local media reported. In a statement, the coalition noted that police had recently accepted multiple cases filed by Abu Shadik Kayem, the […]
India, UAE to make mobility easier for workers, tourists and businesses

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India and the UAE are taking major steps to make travel smoother and strengthen legal cooperation, marking a new phase in their fast-growing strategic partnership. Both countries are focusing on easier visas, faster extradition and closer coordination between their legal systems. The aim is to make movement simpler for workers, […]
Indian envoy hosts farewell reception for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor

Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Indian envoy to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, hosted a farewell reception for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor at India House and extended him wishes for his assignment in New Delhi. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and US Senator Jim Risch, and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs […]
Op Sagar Bandhu: NDRF rescues senior citizen, injured woman in Sri Lanka as death toll reaches 465

Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) Under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team evacuated a visually challenged senior citizen and an injured woman in Sedawatta and Nadeegama following the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah which triggered heavy rains, flash floods and landslides in the island nation. In a statement shared on X, […]
Swan on tracks briefly halts Japan’s iconic bullet train services

Tokyo, Dec 3 (IANS) Bullet train services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a swan was spotted on the tracks, country’s leading newswire Kyodo news reported citing the railway operator. “At around 10:20 a.m., the driver of a train travelling between Kurikoma-Kogen and Furukawa stations in […]
Nepal and India set to discuss aviation fuel supply via pipeline

Kathmandu, Dec 3 (IANS) Nepal is set to hold discussions with India on supplying aviation fuel through the cross-border petroleum pipeline to Nepal, as officials from the two countries are scheduled to meet next week in New Delhi, a senior Nepali official said on Wednesday. Nepal began transporting diesel via pipeline for the first time […]
MoS Singh, visiting Egyptian youth delegation discuss advancements in AI and renewable energy

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Kirti Vardhan Singh on Wednesday met a visiting Egyptian youth delegation under the bilateral youth programme, discussing ongoing advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), renewable energy and sustainable development. “Interacted with the youth delegation from Egypt under the bilateral Youth Exchange Programme. It […]
CEC Gyanesh Kumar meets Swedish Parliament committee, prepares to chair International IDEA

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) CEC Gyanesh Kumar who arrived in Sweden a day earlier while marking the beginning of his official engagements before he assumes the Chairship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on Wednesday, met the Committee on the Constitution at the Swedish Parliament and held discussions on […]
Russia calls claims of rejecting US peace plan for Ukraine as ‘incorrect’

Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday dismissed claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the United States peace plan for Ukraine, calling them “incorrect”. “No, it wouldn’t be correct to say so,” Russia’s state-run news agency Tass quoted Peskov as saying, while responding to a question about whether reports suggesting that […]
Private dinner with PM Modi ‘one of the key points’ of Putin’s India visit: Kremlin

Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will start his visit to India on Thursday with an informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence, Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said in Moscow on Wednesday, calling the upcoming meeting during a private dinner between the two leaders as “one of the key points […]