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Former Envoy responds to New Nepalese currency  

Former Diplomat KP Fabian called for Nepal to diplomatically engage with India on the issue territories of Lipulekh, Limiyadhura and Kalapani, which have been now represented on the newly minted currency of the country.

2025-11-28T04:01:05.053471+00:00 IST

Countless people were shot: Imran Khan’s sister warns supporters

Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi warned that PTI supporters protesting outside the Islamabad High Court risk facing violence similar to past crackdowns. She said security forces previously shot civilians, claimed Khan was being tortured in jail, and noted he urged supporters not to protest due to safety concerns.

2025-11-28T03:15:59.761071+00:00 IST

Taiwan records 4 PLA aircraft sorties operating around territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MNS) recorded on Friday 4 sorties by PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around its territory.

2025-11-28T03:06:06.231109+00:00 IST

Cuban envoy recalls Che Guevara, Nehru meeting that sparked ties

"The first visit to India by a senior Cuban leader was paid by Che Guevara in July 1959, just months after the Cuban revolution. During this visit, he met PM Nehru three times, and they agreed to open diplomatic bilateral relations between the two countries. This relationship has been alive," Aguilera told ANI.

2025-11-28T00:43:11.900964+00:00 IST

Volunteers rally after deadly Hong Kong fire claims 83 lives

Meanwhile, the firefighters are working day and night to douse the blaze that has ripped through a residential complex in Hong Kong since Wednesday afternoon.

2025-11-27T23:51:24.057945+00:00 IST

"Not allowed to speak": Imran Khan's sister narrates ordeal of...

"Censorship in Pakistan is so extreme that they apprehend media people. Shorab Barkat, who used to run a channel, has been picked up. Before, they picked up journalist Agha Sheikh Sarwar. They (authorities) oppress them so much that when they are let out, they're not even allowed to speak," Noreen Niazi told ANI in an interview.

2025-11-27T22:20:57.479510+00:00 IST

Imran Khan remains inaccessible for four weeks: Noreen Niazi...

"We don't know anything. They are not telling us anything, nor are they letting anybody meet him. His party's people went there because they had a meeting scheduled, but they were not allowed inside. We have not been allowed to meet him for the last four weeks. We got to know that news was circulating in India that he had been killed," Noreen Niazi told ANI.

2025-11-27T20:57:05.219104+00:00 IST

Pakistan facing darkest time: Imran Khan’s sister

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Noreen Niazi called Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir a "dictator" and described Shehbaz Sharif's government as the most "unpopular" in the country's history.

2025-11-27T19:31:45.479809+00:00 IST

Om Birla meets President of Transitional Assembly of Burkina Faso

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday met Ousmane Bougouma, President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly of Burkina Faso, and discussed the growing development-oriented partnership between the two countries.

2025-11-27T18:02:59.896006+00:00 IST

Hong Kong fire kills 83; dozens missing, prompts criminal probe

At least 83 people have been killed and more than 100 injured so far after the massive fire swept through an extensive public housing complex in Hong Kong, marking one of the city's deadliest disasters in decades, CNN reported, citing local authorities and Hong Kong media.

2025-11-27T17:54:46.800026+00:00 IST

India congratulates Luxembourg on accession of Grand Duke

India on Wednesday extended its warmest greetings to Luxembourg on the accession of Grand Duke Guillaume to the throne, as Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh represented the Indian side as Chief Guest at a reception hosted by the Embassy of Luxembourg in the national capital.

2025-11-27T17:13:07.164481+00:00 IST

India, Cyprus renew Parliamentary ties after 30 years

Birla described the engagement as one that underscored the "historic warmth and mutual trust" shaping India-Cyprus ties. He also recalled Cyprus conferring its highest civilian honour, the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year, calling it a symbol of deep goodwill between the two nations.

2025-11-27T16:15:32.696084+00:00 IST

Indian Navy delivers 67 tons of medical aid to Yemen

The Indian Navy delivered approximately 67 tons of medical aid to Yemen to assist communities affected by catastrophic flash floods that took place in the southern and southeastern parts of the country in August.

2025-11-27T15:47:35.733065+00:00 IST

Nepal launches new NPR 100 note with disputed map

Nepal on Thursday issued its new banknote for the NPR 100, featuring an updated map that includes Indian territories of Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani.  

2025-11-27T15:19:12.136108+00:00 IST

India-EU FTA a priority, Cyprus aims to seal deal in 2026: Annita

As Cyprus gears up for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in early 2026, the potential sealing of the highly anticipated European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a primary aspiration, according to Annita Demetriou, the President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus.

2025-11-27T14:51:07.328629+00:00 IST

South Korea sanctions 147 over Southeast Asia online scams

South Korea on Thursday announced independent sanctions against 15 individuals and 132 entities involved in transnational crimes in Southeast Asia, primarily targeting online scams that defraud South Korean nationals, Yonhap News Agency reported.

2025-11-27T14:43:22.447850+00:00 IST

UAE stops issuing visas to Pakistanis over ‘criminal activities’

Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told Pakistan's Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday that the UAE had unofficially halted visa issuance for Pakistani passport holders, except for blue and diplomatic passports.

2025-11-27T14:08:32.533029+00:00 IST

Student expelled in China for dissenting views, raising concerns

According to The Epoch Times, the expelled student, a physics major who enrolled in 2023, reportedly angered university authorities after openly rejecting Communist ideology during political theory classes. Four classmates filed reports accusing him of "challenging party doctrines" and "disrupting classroom order."

2025-11-27T14:08:27.792310+00:00 IST

Pak’s growth model unsustainable for 250 million: SBP Guv

The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad, warned that the country's existing economic growth model is no longer viable for a nation of 250 million people, stressing that stabilisation policies cannot continue indefinitely and must give way to long-term, sustainable reforms, The Express Tribune reported.

2025-11-27T13:06:34.439590+00:00 IST

Australia designates Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism af

The decision follows assessments by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which found that the IRGC orchestrated two attacks targeting Jewish Australians, the bombing at Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Sydney in October 2024 and the attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December the same year.

2025-11-27T13:03:01.625062+00:00 IST

India, Indonesia to deepen defence ties, back free Indo-Pacific

India and Indonesia on Thursday agreed to deepen the defence cooperation between the two nations by stepping up the maritime security coordination and enhancing collaboration in defence technology.

2025-11-27T12:31:16.822592+00:00 IST