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Guterres condemns attack on Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued strong condemnation over the drone attacks targeting a United Nations Interim Force logistics base in Sudan's Kadugli, leaving six Bangladeshi peacekeepers dead and eight injured.

2025-12-15T01:09:59.478582+00:00 IST

Jharkhand CM meets Australian High Commissioner

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren, met with Australia's High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, along with other officials, at the Chief Minister's residence in Ranchi.

2025-12-14T22:38:36.211941+00:00 IST

Pakistan: Lahore DSP held for killing wife, daughter

A Lahore-based Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) has been arrested after confessing to the murder of his wife and minor daughter as well as fabricating a kidnapping case to mislead investigators, The Express Tribune reported, citing the police.

2025-12-14T20:33:01.683607+00:00 IST

PTI demands end to Imran Khan’s ‘solitary confinement’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced serious concern over a report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, alleging that party founder and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to degrading and inhuman treatment during his incarceration at Adiala Jail, Dawn reported.

2025-12-14T20:16:57.287604+00:00 IST

South Korea, China, Japan agree to boost health cooperation

Health leaders from South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to deepen trilateral cooperation on universal health coverage and mental health, with a strong focus on using artificial intelligence and digital technologies, despite recent diplomatic tensions in the region.

2025-12-14T16:55:12.967593+00:00 IST

FIA busts prostitution, smuggling racket at Karachi airport

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration has uncovered a human trafficking network during operations at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, exposing schemes to smuggle women and other passengers abroad under false pretences.

2025-12-14T16:41:56.382936+00:00 IST

Uttarakhand’s Kavita Chand scales Antarctica’s highest peak

Kavita Chand from Uttarakhand successfully summited Mount Vinson in Antarctica, marking a major step in her Seven Summits quest. The Mumbai-based climber carried the Indian tricolour to the peak, inspiring professionals to balance ambition, fitness and career success.

2025-12-14T16:33:16.914235+00:00 IST

PM Modi condemns “ghastly” terror attack at Bondi Beach

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the terrorist attack at Australia's Bondi Beach during Hanukkah celebrations, offered condolences to the victims' families, expressed solidarity with Australia, and reaffirmed India's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism.

2025-12-14T13:37:20.713340+00:00 IST

Tibetan Youth Congress condemns China-appointed Panchen Lama

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest independence advocacy group within the Tibetan diaspora, publicly denounced the recent statements made by the China-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen (Gyaincain) Norbu, on Friday, describing them as a political tactic intended to strengthen Beijing's influence over Tibetan religious matters

2025-12-14T13:28:07.449005+00:00 IST

India reject Bangladesh claim reaffirm support for fair elections

India on Sunday "categorically rejected" the assertions made by the interim Government of Bangladesh, responding to Dhaka's recent press note and clarifying its position amid heightened diplomatic exchanges between the two neighbours.

2025-12-14T13:10:32.383723+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar condemns Hanukkah terror attack

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar condemned the terror attack on Hanukkah celebrations at Australia's Bondi Beach, expressing solidarity with the victims and their families and saying India stands with those affected.

2025-12-14T12:43:51.068938+00:00 IST

President Murmu extends Hanukkah greetings to Israeli Prez

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday extended greetings to Israeli President Isaac Herzog and to people celebrating the Hanukkah festival worldwide.

2025-12-14T12:14:03.561739+00:00 IST

Closed session of Oli’s UML starts in Kathmandu to select party’s

Closed session of the 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) has started in Kathmandu to select party's new leadership.

2025-12-14T11:56:19.542519+00:00 IST

Taiwan condemns China policy paper

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) accused China of misrepresenting the facts after Beijing, in a policy document, stated that "Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory" and expressed opposition to "Taiwan independence in any form.

2025-12-14T11:34:46.768219+00:00 IST

Lack of basic services, weak law enforcement worsen crisis in Tir

Frontier Corps officials indicated that the void caused by inadequate governance has been taken advantage of by extremist and criminal organisations, including Fitna-al-Khawarij, which they claim fosters instability and finances their actions through drug trafficking and extortion.

2025-12-14T09:19:49.318383+00:00 IST

Curfew imposed in Thailand’s Trat Province amid border clashes

In an official order, the military said a curfew has been enforced with immediate effect in five districts of Trat Province--Khlong Yai, Bo Rai, Laem Ngop, Khao Saming and Mueang Trat. Residents in these areas have been instructed not to leave their homes between 7:00 PM and 05:00 AM the next day.

2025-12-14T08:21:28.860440+00:00 IST

BASC webinar highlights widespread human rights abuses against Ba

Sabiha Baloch painted a grim picture of the realities in Balochistan, Pakistan, underscoring the systematic and complex nature of the human rights violations endured by the Baloch populace. She noted the pervasive occurrence of enforced disappearances. She highlighted the escalated targeting of Baloch women, in addition to extrajudicial killings and the harassment faced by human rights defenders and their families, as per the BASC press release.

2025-12-14T07:36:44.514743+00:00 IST

Indian Coast Guard rescues Ukrainian national after heart attack

According to the Indian Coast Guard, Coast Guard Ship C-420 conducted the emergency medevac of the crew member from the Malta-flagged merchant vessel MV Interasia Amplify. The rescue operation was carried out promptly after the distress call was received, ensuring the patient was safely evacuated for urgent medical treatment.

2025-12-14T07:11:10.909019+00:00 IST

Baloch American Congress President urges Bollywood to expose

In a post on X, Chand asserted that Balochistan had attained independence before being forcibly occupied by Pakistan in March 1948. He claimed that since the occupation, the Pakistani army has invaded and maintained control over Balochistan and its regions, leading to decades of conflict and repression.

2025-12-14T07:00:03.173486+00:00 IST

Flu surge alarms Punjab as over 50,000 cases reported in 12 days

Punjab's health department has said that more than 50,000 people have been treated for influenza-like illness in government hospitals across the province in just 12 days, according to a report by Samaa TV.

2025-12-14T05:27:56.607474+00:00 IST

Indian Army steps up efforts to restore connectivity in Sri Lanka

The Engineer Task Force is currently holding four sets of Bailey bridges, airlifted by C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force, for the restoration of disrupted connectivity. In addition, the task force is equipped with pneumatic boats, outboard motors, HESCO bags and new-generation equipment such as heavy-payload drones and remotely controlled boats.

2025-12-14T05:24:11.618381+00:00 IST