FGN44: CHINA-BRAHMAPUTRA-DAM
*Dam on upper reaches Brahmaputra will not impact India, Bangladesh: China
Beijing: China on Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region and allayed concerns over its impact in the lower riparian countries such as India and Bangladesh.
FGN13 UN-INDIA-PAK
Pakistan steeped in fanaticism, terrorism: India tells UNSC meeting
United Nations: India told a UN Security Council meeting presided over by Pakistan that there should be a “serious cost” to nations who foment cross-border terrorism, as it described the neighbouring country as a “serial borrower” steeped in “fanaticism”.
FGN25 CHINA-INDIA-LD VISA
After a gap of five years, India resumes issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens
Beijing: India has announced resuming issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals from this week, a move that comes as part of efforts to repair bilateral ties that came under severe strain following the military clashes in Galwan Valley.
FGN12 TRUMP-INDIA-PAK
War between India, Pakistan was probably going to end up nuclear: Trump
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent "war" between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict.
FGN21 BANGLA-CRASH
Grief, angst continues as toll in jet crash on school rises to 32 in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Grief and angst continued to grip Bangladesh on Wednesday, two days after a jet crashed on a school building as the death toll climbed to 32, with most victims being children.
FGN32 NEPAL-POLITICS-BHANDARI
Nepal: PM Oli's party rejects former president's bid to re-join party politics
Kathmandu: Nepal's ruling CPN-UML has blocked former president Bidya Devi Bhandari’s bid to re-enter active politics, saying it would be inappropriate for a former head of state to engage in a partisan role.
FGN22 LANKA-COURT-RIGHTS
Sri Lankan Supreme Court rules 2022 emergency declaration violated fundamental rights
Colombo: A three-member Supreme Court bench in Sri Lanka on Wednesday ruled that the imposition of a state of emergency in July 2022 to quell months of public protests was a violation of fundamental rights.
FGN24 UK-SANCTIONS
UK’s ‘world-first’ sanctions target people smuggling gangs in illegal migration crackdown
London: Gang ring leaders, key intermediaries and suppliers of people smuggling equipment are among the first-ever set of global sanctions imposed by the UK government on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on illegal migration.
FGN49: UN-COURT-CLIMATE-RULING
UN's top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change
The Hague: Judges with the United Nations's top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. (AP)*