The India-Bangladesh relationship can work if it meets the “test of mutual interest”, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of Dhaka linking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible visit to New Delhi to the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina. India does not expect its neighbours to only do what is … Read more
President Donald Trump was met with an unexpected situation at the rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as he campaigned for Sen. Darline Graham’s special GOP primary bid for the United States Senate. As Trump spoke, a group of protesters in the audience started sloganeering and disrupting the speech. Protestors chanted “kill your local pedophile” … Read more
India’s attention towards Pakistan was driven largely by the continuing threat of terrorism, but China is going to be New Delhi’s main competitor across multiple domains in the long term, former Army chief General Manoj Naravane has said. While refraining from using the term “enemy” in the context of China, he stressed the need for … Read more
President Donald Trump‘s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow an early shift to winter blends of gasoline in a bid to decrease fuel costs amid ongoing tensions with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. EPA Allows Winter Blend Release With 10% Ethanol In an official statement released on Thursday, the … Read more
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was transferred back to jail early on Friday, hours after being taken to a private hospital for court-ordered medical checks, the government said. The Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that Khan, Pakistan’s most popular politician, be taken to the Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad within 48 hours … Read more
Pakistan’s parliament has granted Army Chief Asim Munir sweeping powers and total control over all military operations, senior officers and personnel matters, including the authority to retire, discharge or retain personnel and even alter the prescribed retirement limits. The parliament passed the new military laws on Thursday that bestow upon Munir full control over the … Read more
Bilibili relaunched its international app this week, and disclosed plans for an English-language website and a global creator push. The Chinese platform, long described as China’s answer to YouTube, has 376 million monthly active users. It is hiring community managers in Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Istanbul and Tokyo. There is no Indian … Read more
The Pakistani Supreme Court on Thursday returned a review petition filed by the Pakistani Federal Government against the order to shift incarcerated Former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. The SC registrar’s office returned the petition citing incomplete paper books and deficient paperwork, as reported by the Pakistani media Dawn. … Read more
North Korea on Wednesday said that the move by US President Donald Trump to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative nature of the drills. The comment was made by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “We think … Read more
Udhampur is set to get a major boost in rail connectivity as the third Vande Bharat Express between Jammu Tawi and Srinagar has been approved to halt at Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan Udhampur railway station. The new service, operating as train number 26407/26408, will run between Jammu Tawi and Srinagar via Udhampur, giving passengers in … Read more