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Bangladesh PM invited for bilateral visit to India: Randhir Jaiswal
India has formally invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for a bilateral visit. He has also been invited to participate in the BRICS summit.
Iran's President to visit India for BRICS summit
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit India to attend the 2026 BRICS summit, according to Asian News International (ANI), citing Iranian sources.
India on high alert as bomb threats target Delhi HC, airport and multiple locations
Bomb threats have been received at several key installations in the Indian capital, including the Delhi High Court and Indira Gandhi International Airport, ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations.
Nepal youth demand recruitment under Indian Army's Agniveer programme
Protests have erupted in Nepal demanding the inclusion of Nepali youth in the Indian Army's 'Agniveer' scheme. The agitation began on Friday in the western tourist city of Pokhara.
2.4 million girls denied school education in Afghanistan: UNESCO
Approximately 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been deprived of secondary education since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, UNESCO said on Tuesday.
7 killed, 3 trapped as floodwaters surge into Uttarakhand tunnel
At least seven workers have been killed and three others remain trapped after a powerful surge of water and debris flooded an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s Uttarakhand state, reports NDTV.
Putin’s Kuril Islands visit draws sharp protest from Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril Islands has triggered a fresh diplomatic confrontation with Japan, which has denounced the trip as “absolutely unacceptable” and reaffirmed its claim to four southern islands.
Nepal's ex-PM returns despite arrest warrant
Former Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has returned to the country despite an arrest warrant issued against him in a corruption case. The 80-year-old veteran politician returned on Thursday, August 13, after nearly six months abroad for medical treatment.
Indian teen arrested for killing mother, brother using ChatGPT in Massachusetts
A 17-year-old Indian-American teenager has been arrested and charged with killing his mother and 14-year-old brother at their family home in Acton, Massachusetts, with investigators saying he had recently used the internet and the AI chatbot ChatGPT to explore fictional ideas and theories about killing his family.
US to pull all troops from Iraq by September 30 after 23 years
The United States will withdraw all of its remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, bringing an end to the US-led military mission in the country more than two decades after American forces invaded to topple Saddam Hussein.