LeT Co-Founder Targeted in Lahore Attack
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group’s co-founder Amir Hamza suffered bullet injuries in an attack by motorcycle-borne unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Thursday, police said.
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South Asia
Bangladesh: IMF withholds loan tranches over reform failures, fresh deal proposed
Bangladesh’s ongoing loan programme with the International Monetary Fund has hit a major roadblock, with the lender declining to release the next 1.3 billion US dollars tranche due by June, citing failure to implement…
South Asia
Bangladesh court to hear charge-framing in sedition case against Hasina
A court in Bangladesh on Friday will hear arguments on framing of charges in a sedition case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others.
South Asia
Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression in China’s Xinjiang region
A court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what experts and advocates said was the largest move yet by the Kazakh…
World
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to visit India from April 19–21
President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung will pay a state visit to India from 19th to 21st April. He will be accompanied by First Lady Kim Hea Kyung and a high-level delegation comprising Ministers, senior officials and…
South Asia
China asks Iran to ensure freedom of navigation through Strait of Hormuz
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a first such call issued by Beijing ever since Tehran started to put a squeeze on the critical waterway in…
World
US Senate rejects Bill seeking approval for further strikes on Iran
The US Senate has rejected a bill that would have required congressional approval for any further American strikes on Iran.
National
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari calls Women’s Reservation Bill historic and revolutionary
On the Women’s Reservation Bill, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that it is a historic bill for women. Talking to reporters at the Parliament premises, the minister termed it a revolutionary bill in the history of the…
Defence
7th Edition of India–Uzbekistan Military Exercise ‘Dustlik’ Begins in Namangan
The seventh edition of the annual India-Uzbekistan bilateral military exercise “Dustlik” has commenced with an opening ceremony held at the Gurumsaray Field Training Area in Namangan, Uzbekistan, yesterday.
National
Union Minister Piyush Goyal holds virtual talks with South Korea on boosting bilateral trade cooperation
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a virtual meeting with the Trade Minister of South Korea, Yeo Han-koo yesterday.