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Ishikawa on his film's India debut and Japan's love for Bollywood

India, Dec. 19 -- In a first for him, Japanese filmmaker Kei Ishikawa is excited that his directorial, A Pale View of Hills, after recently being screened at the International Film Festival of India a... Read More


Chaos hits Dhaka University: Students demand Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall be renamed after anti-India Bangladeshi leader Osman Hadi

India, Dec. 19 -- Leaders of the hall union at Dhaka University have demanded renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall after student leader Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. The hall, currently named after Bangl... Read More


Pakistan using transnational repression to target diaspora, says rights advocate Mehlaqa Samdani

Washington DC, Dec. 19 -- Pakistan's military-backed establishment is increasingly using transnational repression to intimidate critics and activists living abroad, according to Mehlaqa Samdani, execu... Read More


The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to cut off Venezuelan oil sales could devastate a country already wrangling with years of spiraling crises. The prospect added to Venezuelan... Read More


Red Fort blast: NIA arrests 9th suspect

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a resident of Jammu and Kashmir over his alleged role in the November 10 blast near Delhi's Red Fort that killed at l... Read More


'Reject violence, hate': What Bangladesh interim govt said on Osman Hadi's death

India, Dec. 19 -- Bangladesh's interim government on Friday appealed for calm and urged people to refrain from violence as police and paramilitary forces were deployed across Dhaka and other cities fo... Read More


Assistant High Commission affected by protests not welcome, host govt must ensure safety: Tharoor on Bangladesh unrest

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Expressing concerns over "anti-India" marches to its High Commission in Bangladesh, as well as marches and sit-in protests near its Assistant High Commissions across the neighbou... Read More


India Loses Billions Annually Due To Global Financial Asymmetry: World Inequality Report

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India loses billions of dollars each year due to structural imbalances in the international financial system, according to the World Inequality Report 2026 released by the World ... Read More


UN calls for calm, urges all to refrain from violence

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The United Nations Human Rights Office urges all to remain calm and to refrain from violence in the wake of the death of July protester Sharif Osman Hadi and the violence after the d... Read More


TikTok owner ByteDance agrees deal to prevent US ban

United Kingdom, Dec. 19 -- TikTok owner ByteDance has signed a deal to prevent the social media platform from being banned in the US. The Chinese company has put pen to paper on binding agreements wi... Read More