FGN73: PAK-BOMB-3RDLD BLAST
*3 children among 6 killed in suicide attack targeting school bus in Pakistan's Balochistan
Islamabad/Karachi: A suicide attacker targeted a school bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least six people, including three children, and wounding 38 others, officials said.
FGN74: DENMARK-JAISHANKAR
EAM Jaishankar, Danish minister Bodskov discuss strengthening India-Denmark ties
Copenhagen: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Morten Bodskov here on Wednesday during which they discussed deepening bilateral ties between India and Denmark and exploring new possibilities.
FGN66: PAK-SHEHBAZ
Pak PM Shehbaz says it was his decision to promote Army chief to field marshal rank
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that it was his decision to promote Army chief Gen Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal for his role in the recent conflict with India.
FGN75: NEPAL-INDIA-ELECTRICITY
Nepal starts exporting electricity to India: NEA official
Kathmandu: The Nepal Electricity Authority has begun to export power to India at the real-time market price owing to an increase in production during the rainy season, an official said.
FGN55: WHO-TEDROS-MODI
WHO Chief Tedros lauds PM Modi for supporting Pandemic Accord
Geneva: Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for virtually joining the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly that adopted the Pandemic Agreement.
FGN20: UN-INDIA-MARITIME
At UN, India calls maritime, anti-terror strategy vital to national security amid Indo-Pacific shifts
United Nations: India told the UN Security Council that it views maritime security and countering terrorism as central to its national security and economic interests as it continues to evolve its strategy in response to new threats and geopolitical shifts in the Indo-Pacific region.
FGN52: CHINA-PAK-AFGHAN-LD CPEC
China, Pak, Afghanistan meet in Beijing, decide to expand CPEC
Beijing/Islamabad: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to be expanded to Afghanistan with the foreign ministers of the three countries agreeing on it as part of broader efforts to boost “trilateral” cooperation.
FGN51: PAK-INDIA-AIRSPACE
Pakistan to extend closure of its airspace for Indian flights by another month: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to extend the closure of its airspace for Indian flights by another month, a media report said on Wednesday.
FGN48: UK-LD BOOKER
Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’
London: Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ (Hridaya Deepa) has become the first Kannada title to win the coveted International Booker Prize in London.
FGN17: US-IMMIGRATION-FRAUD
Indian national pleads guilty in US immigration fraud case involving fake robberies
Houston: An Indian national living in the United States has pleaded guilty to staging armed robberies at retail stores across several American states to help individuals fraudulently obtain US immigration benefits.*