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Can't win today's warfare with outdated weapons: CDS General Anil Chauhan seeks upgradation of India's defence system | Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth after his 18-day mission to space | India's Got Latent host Samay Raina, other influencers appear in SC over remarks mocking disabled | Drunk teenager who rammed Porsche into two-wheeler leaving two dead won't be tried as an adult | Jaishankar calls on China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing | Jaishankar calls on China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing | Supreme Court slams cartoonist Hemant Malviya for 'inflammatory' cartoon of PM Modi, RSS | Donald Trump threatens Russia with 'very severe tariffs' if no Ukraine negotiations within 50 days | 'We tried everything but there is a limit to what we can do': Govt on Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen | 'India-China open exchange of views and perspectives is very important': Jaishankar in Beijing

Afghanistan: Surging returns from Iran overwhelm fragile support systems, warns UN

Jul 01, 2025, at 03:05 pm

More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran so far this year, including 256,000 in June alone, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday, warning of immense pressures on Afghanistan’s overstretched support systems.

Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan emir announces protest march on July 25 for 'depriving' people of province

Jun 30, 2025, at 06:30 pm

Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan emir, has announced a long march from Quetta city to Islamabad on July 25 to protest against the federal government for “depriving the people of the province of their due rights”.

Pakistan, China working on proposal to form new bloc that can potentially replace SAARC

Jun 30, 2025, at 02:51 pm

Pakistan and China, the all-weather allies, are working on a proposal to form a regional organisation that will potentially replace the now defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which also included India, media reports said.

Taliban rejects Pakistan's claim that India is using Afghanistan's soil to operate against it

Jun 29, 2025, at 11:53 pm

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has rejected Pakistan's claim that India is using its territory to operate against Islamabad.

Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Balochistan

Jun 29, 2025, at 10:12 pm

Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed two terrorists and apprehended two others during an operation conducted in the Balochistan region, media reports said.

Pakistan finalises $3.7 billion loan deals with China

Jun 29, 2025, at 10:04 pm

China has signed a $3.7 billion equivalent commercial loan deal with Pakistan, which has pulled the South Asian country's foreign exchange reserves back to the double-digits from the critically low level of $8.9 billion last week, media reports said.

Hindu woman raped in Bangladesh, BNP leader among five arrested

Jun 29, 2025, at 03:50 pm

Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said.

July-August uprising: Owner of prominent Bangladeshi bookstore Dipankar Das briefly detained, released later

Jun 28, 2025, at 05:36 pm

Dipankar Das, owner of the Bangladesh-based bookstore Baatighar, was briefly detained by the Chattogram's Kotwali police over a case filed against him in connection with the July-August mass uprising in 2024, which led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Pakistan is rebuilding terror camps, launchpads that were destroyed by Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor: Reports

Jun 28, 2025, at 04:50 pm

Pakistan is re-establishing the terror camps and terrorist launchpads that were destroyed by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor last month.

Pakistan: 13 soldiers killed in suicide blast in KP

Jun 28, 2025, at 03:20 pm

At least 13 soldiers died and several others were injured after a suicide bomb blast rocked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghanistan border, on Saturday, media reports said.

India feels 'dismayed' over demolition of Hindu temple in Bangladesh, criticises Muhammad Yunus-led govt

Jun 27, 2025, at 02:02 pm

The Indian government has criticised Bangladesh for the demolition of the makeshift Durga Temple in Dhaka's Khilket area.

Bangladesh: Hearing in ousted PM Hasina's crimes against humanity case scheduled on July 1

Jun 25, 2025, at 10:32 am

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will hear on framing charges against ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising last year.

Pakistan: Banned BLA claims responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal

Jun 24, 2025, at 06:39 pm

The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) outfit has claimed responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal in Pakistan's Khuzdar district.

Unknown gunmen burn down government offices, attack the Levies post in Pakistan

Jun 23, 2025, at 07:15 pm

Unknown gunmen burned down several government offices, attacked a Levies post and blocked the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Khadkocha and Kirdgab areas of Mastung district in Pakistan, media reports said.

BNP files complaint over alleged poll rigging during ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's regime

Jun 23, 2025, at 12:37 pm

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the political outfit that has competed against the fallen Awami League for decades in the country, on Sunday filed a case against 24 individuals, including three former chief election commissioners, 10 election commissioners, and top government and police officials, for their alleged role in irregularities and bias during general polls held between 2014 and 2024.

Pakistan: Suspected drone attack in KP leaves a child dead

Jun 22, 2025, at 11:10 pm

A suspected drone hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan District on Friday, killing a child and injuring five others.

Sri Lanka deports 85 Chinese nationals convicted of cyber and other criminal offences

Jun 22, 2025, at 10:24 pm

Sri Lanka deported 85 Chinese nationals convicted of various crimes, including cyber-related offences, last week, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan condemns US for bombing Iran a day after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Jun 22, 2025, at 02:51 pm

A day after Islamabad nominated Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his "decisive diplomatic intervention" during last month's India-Pakistan conflict, the foreign ministry of the country on Sunday condemned the US for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities.

Pakistan: Terrorist killed after police party targeted in KP

Jun 21, 2025, at 07:06 pm

Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed a terrorist and injured two others belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group in Dera Ismail Khan region in the country after they attempted to attack the police.

Indian politicians conspiring to 'rehabilitate' Awami League, says BNP leader

Jun 21, 2025, at 04:59 pm

Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has accused Indian politicians of conspiring to "rehabilitate" the Awami League, the political outfit led by ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina.

Pakistan recommends Donald Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize over 'role during India-Pak crisis'

Jun 21, 2025, at 12:06 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has recommended US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize over his "role" during the India-Pak military conflict last month.

China to supply 40 J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan

Jun 20, 2025, at 11:06 pm

China is set to supply 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan, media reports said.

Sheikh Hasina's ouster: Bangladesh to observe August 5 as public holiday

Jun 20, 2025, at 10:27 am

The interim government in Bangladesh will mark August 5 as Student-People Uprising Day to mark the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to India amid violent protests against her regime.

Canadian intelligence agency confirms Khalistani extremists are operating on its soil

Jun 20, 2025, at 09:58 am

Canada’s top intelligence agency has confirmed that a 'small group' of Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) is continuing to pose a national security threat to the country.

China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country: SIPRI

Jun 18, 2025, at 07:37 pm

China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country’s, by about 100 new warheads a year since 2023, said Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its report.

Careem shuts down ride-hailing arm in Pakistan amid intensifying competition

Jun 18, 2025, at 04:03 pm

Careem, Uber's ride-hailing arm in the Middle East, has announced it will end its service in Pakistan.

Overseas Pakistanis demonstrate against Syed Asim Munir during his Washington DC visit

Jun 17, 2025, at 05:57 pm

Pakistani Army chief  Syed Asim Munir faced embarrassment recently when overseas Pakistanis demonstrated against him during his visit to Washington DC.

China: Explosion in fireworks factory leaves nine dead

Jun 17, 2025, at 04:43 pm

At least nine people died and 26 others were injured after an explosion rocked a fireworks factory in a village in central China's Hunan province on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Bomb planted in motorcycle explodes in Balochistan, two die

Jun 16, 2025, at 06:55 pm

A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and 11 others injured, media reports said.

Did Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif write 'I condom' in Israel-Iran X post? ROFL moment for netizens

Jun 16, 2025, at 02:14 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's alleged accidental post featuring the word "condom" instead of "condemn" while reacting to the Israel-Iran conflict has triggered a memefest online.