New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his visiting Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis and held discussions for further strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations.Both the leaders also exchanged perspectives on regional and international issues, including the conflict in Ukraine.The meeting, following the 75th-year celebrations of the India-Switzerland friendship

Male: Only 24 Maldives Members of Parliament (MPs) attended the opening sitting of the People’s Majlis, where President Mohamed Muizzu delivered his first presidential address, Maldives-based online news outlet Adhadhu reported.The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and the Democrats decided to boycott the sitting due to the "undemocratic ways of the government."A total of 56 MPs

A Naxalite was killed in a gun battle with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday, police said. The exchange of fire took place in a forest between Nagaram and Pantabheji villages under Bheji police station limits during an anti-Naxal operation, he said.The operation was launched based on inputs about the presence of a member of Konta area committee of Maoists, Sodhi

Commander-In-Chief of BLA Basheer Zeb Baloch with members of special tactical squadQuetta: Nearly 46 hours after launching ‘Operation Darra-e-Bolan’, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) this evening announced “conclusion” of its massive and unprecedented military action targeting the occupying Pakistani military and its affiliates in Mach city in Baluchistan, saying “all the desired objectives” had been

Baluchistan freedom fighter Dr Mahrang Baloch addressing her people during a protest marchQuetta: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a rights group advocating against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Baluchistan, convened a press conference at Civil Hospital Quetta on Monday, condemning the alleged fake encounters of missing persons. Present at the conference were family members

Father of Baluchistan freedom struggle the late Akbar Khan BugtiAmidst the pre-election atmosphere, multiple hand grenade attacks and explosions targeted political entities and election-related offices. An explosion occurred outside the Election Commission of Pakistan office in Baluchistan adding to the wave of unrest. Although no casualties have been reported, the explosive device was detonated