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Failure to seek UNHRC vote cost Sri Lanka potential support from China, Russia, and Cuba

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1, titled "Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka," without... Read More


AIP Holds High-Level Meeting to Discuss Rajya Sabha and Bye-Elections of Budgam & Nagrota

Srinagar, Oct. 8 -- A high-level meeting of the Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) was held today under the chairmanship of Mr. Ishtiyaq Qadri, Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee. The meeting was atte... Read More


Qatar, Turkey to join third day of Gaza peace talks in Egypt

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Qatar's prime minister and Turkish delegates will join Hamas and Israeli negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the Gaza war. Indirect negotiation... Read More


Trillion dollars, Trump hollers

India, Oct. 8 -- The US President Donald Trump is making American manufacturing great again, at least on paper, and in terms of long-term (spread over a decade) investment promises. Recently, the Whit... Read More


Malaysia signals openness on Zakir Naik extradition

India, Oct. 8 -- As diplomatic gears turn ahead of the high-profile ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, the Malaysian High Commissioner to India, Dato' Muzafar Shah Mustafa, has spoken on India's long-pending e... Read More


ICT takes cognisance of charges in 2 enforced disappearance cases against 30, including Hasina

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today took cognisance of charges against 30 accused, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in two cases filed over enforced disappea... Read More


France pays tribute to victims of Hamas attack, two years on

France, Oct. 7 -- A homage will take place at the headquarters of the French Foreign Ministry in Paris on Tuesday to commemorate the 51 French citizens killed on 7 October 2023 in attacks carried out ... Read More


Kazan to host business forum 'TIME: Russia - India. Mutual Efficiency' to strengthen bilateral ties

Kazan, Oct. 7 -- The Rais (Head) of Tatarstan, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, Rustam Minnikhanov, believes that the business forum, which will be held on October 8-9, opens a new chap... Read More


Israelis mark 2 years since October 7 Hamas attacks

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Tuesday, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US propo... Read More


'Sanctioned mass rape of 400,000 women': India calls out Pak 'propaganda' at UN

India, Oct. 7 -- India hit back hard at Pakistan in the UN Security Council, reminding the world of Islamabad's 'sanctioned campaign of mass rape of 400,000 women' during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberatio... Read More