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IPS officer led gun battle against don Shahabuddin retires today

India, Nov. 29 -- PATNA Bachchu Singh Meena, a 1996-batch IPS officer, who shot to limelight after he took on late gangster and RJD leader Mohammed Shahabuddin in his den and his police team killed a... Read More


Afghanistan vows cooperation over cross-border attack that killed 3 Chinese workers in Tajikistan

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Afghanistan on Friday expressed "deep regret" and strongly condemned a cross-border attack into neighboring Tajikistan that killed three Chinese workers and wounded a fourth. An... Read More


Journo's house demolished in Jammu; parties condemn move

Jammu, Nov. 29 -- A day after Jammu Development Authority (JDA) tore down a decrepit house of a social media journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing in Narwal area, a blame-game has erupted between BJP and chief... Read More


An axis of good in climate diplomacy

India, Nov. 29 -- Geopolitical turbulence has become the defining feature of our times. From trade wars to real wars in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to growing protectionism and fractured globa... Read More


When the internet allows weaponisation of intimacy

India, Nov. 29 -- Had she seen the video, a colleague asked. She had not and when she did, she had to sit down. The 13-second clip had been shot, surreptitiously, by her then boyfriend, a year senior ... Read More


Millions pushed into risky migration in Asia as livelihoods collapse: OHCHR

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- The UN human rights office has warned that soaring inflation, weak job markets, and shrinking access to basic services are forcing millions of people in South and South-East Asia to ... Read More


India-France paves path to de-NATOizing Indo-Pacific

Bangladesh, Nov. 29 -- The new India–France defense pact marks a quiet shift in the Indo-Pacific. Framed as joint research and development (R&D), aimed at co-producing cutting-edge munitions and... Read More


Bringing Japan and South Korea closer

Bangladesh, Nov. 29 -- One of the ironies in Japan-South Korea relations is that their identity politics over the historical issues continues to strain their overall bilateral ties. Will it change und... Read More


Punjab crime: 3 held for gangraping widow, daughter in Jalandhar village

India, Nov. 29 -- Three youths have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 36-year-old widow and her 18-year-old daughter in a village 40km from the Jalandhar district headquarters, police said on S... Read More


US halts all visa issuance to Afghan citizens

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- The United States has paused Afghan visas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, two days after a man from Afghanistan shot and killed one National Guard soldier and critica... Read More