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“Tianjin summit will be a gathering of friendship”: China welcomes PM Modi for SCO Summit
Aug 8, 2025New Delhi , August 8 (ANI): China has officially extended a welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, which will be held in Tianjin at the end of this month.Addressing... -
China marks 60 years of cultural destruction in Tibet, not liberation, says International Campaign for Tibet
Aug 8, 2025Dharamshala , August 8 (ANI): As the Chinese Communist Party gears up for grand celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called "Tibet Autonomous Region" (TAR) on September 9, Tibetan advocacy groups have... -
India “carefully monitoring” China’s mega hydropower project on River Brahmaputra: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh
Aug 8, 2025New Delhi , August 8 (ANI): The Indian government has taken note of reports about China's commencement of construction on a massive hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River, in Tibet.The Ministry of External Affairs said in... -
China ramps up naval and Coast Guard operations in South China Sea to counter India-Philippines joint patrols
Aug 8, 2025Maryland , August 8 (ANI): China has ramped up its naval and coast guard presence in the South China Sea over the past week in direct response to India and the Philippines conducting their first-ever joint... -
Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala halted: Shia community accuses Pakistan of sectarian bias
Aug 8, 2025Balochistan , August 8 (ANI): A long march by Shia pilgrims protesting the federal government's ban on overland travel to the shrines of Iran and Iraq was halted by Balochistan police at the Hub River Bridge,... -
China opposes “abuse of tariffs” by US against India
Aug 8, 2025Beijing , August 8 (ANI): China voiced its opposition to the US announcement of tariffs against India. The Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, in his press briefing while responding to media queries... -
Recognise Balochistan, Reject Pakistan: Activist writes to Trump on Human Rights abuses
Aug 8, 2025Balochistan , August 8 (ANI): In a written appeal, prominent Baloch human rights activist Mir Yar Baloch has urged US President Donald Trump to formally recognise the Republic of Balochistan as an independent state, separating it... -
Pakistan: Women’s Action Forum reports over 2000 gender violence cases in Sindh
Aug 8, 2025Sindh , August 8 (ANI): In a scathing indictment of Pakistan's systemic failure to protect its women, the Women's Action Forum (WAF) released a comprehensive report on Monday documenting 2,176 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in... -
Khyber tribes reject TTP-Bar Qambarkhel Pact, call it threat to regional peace
Aug 8, 2025Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , August 8 (ANI): In a deeply controversial move that has sparked alarm across Khyber district, various political and tribal stakeholders have strongly criticised the so-called "peace agreement" inked between the banned Teh......Read More -
India flags 3,582 attacks on Hindus, other minorities in Bangladesh; raises 334 major cases with Pakistan
Aug 8, 2025New Delhi , August 8 (ANI): The Government of India has raised at least 334 major incidents of violence against minorities with Pakistan and flagged 3,582 such cases in Bangladesh since 2021, Minister of State for...
