This will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to Brunei, Secretary East said at a special media briefing. The visit will also mark 40 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Brunei, he said.
Rehman stated that Jamaat-e-Islami desires India to be a “friend and play a responsible role in bilateral ties,” while also emphasising that his party acknowledges its responsibility to improve relations but insists that these ties must remain “non-interfering in each other’s internal issues.”
Earlier on August 22, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal trashed similar reports which claimed that flooding in Bangladesh was caused by the release of water from Tripura's Dumbur dam into the Gumti River.
The MEA pointed out that the catchment areas of Gumti river that flows through India and Bangladesh have witnessed heaviest rains of this year over the last few days.
According to the police headquarters, 14 policemen have been killed across the country. Of them, 13 were killed in Sirajganj's Enayetpur police station. One person was killed in Comilla's Elliotganj, the paper said. More than 300 policemen were injured.
In the latest travel advisory, MEA said: "In view of the recent developments in the region, all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution."
Ravi Moun travelled to Russia on January 13 for a transportation job, but his brother claims he was instead recruited into the military. On July 21, Ajay Moun contacted the embassy to seek information about his brother's whereabouts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-nation visit starting July 8 from Russia. He will meet President Vladimir Putin. He will also visit Austria.
Sri Lanka Police apprehended a group of 12 Indian nationals suspected of cybercrimes at a residence in Halloluwa, Kandy, approximately 120 kilometres east of Colombo. It seized 22 desktop computers, four laptops, and more than 50 sophisticated cellular phones of advanced technology.
India has requested Pakistan to promptly grant consular access to 47 civilian prisoners and fishermen held in its custody. These individuals are believed to be Indian nationals and have not yet been afforded consular access.
Gupta was produced before a federal court in New York on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty. He is charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each charge.
Jaiswal said at least six people died on Arafah Day, four were killed in separate accidents. He said the death toll in 2023 was much higher. According to Jaiswal, at least 187 Indians were killed during hajj last year.
India Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika visited the building where a massive fire engulfed, resulting in the killing of five Indians. Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, in a statement, expressed deep shock over the incident and assured full assistance to those killed or injured.
Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah confirmed the toll and ordered the arrest of the building’s owner during a visit to the site, state TV reported.
Denying reports of offering any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) proposals to Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that if Maldives is considering FTA with India, it will surely be looked into.
India responded during the weekly MEA press briefing when a reporter inquired about the Israeli tank shelling of a tent camp in an evacuation area west of Rafah, which resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people on Sunday.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif openly acknowledged that Islamabad had "breached" a pact with India that he and his then-Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee had signed in 1999. This admission seems to allude to the Kargil misadventure led by General Pervez Musharraf.
The Czech Constitutional Court dismissed the appeal from Nikhil Gupta, an Indian citizen held in a Prague prison, challenging his extradition to the US. Gupta faces accusations of involvement in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a Khalistani leader Pannun on American territory.
The state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case after scores of explicit video clips allegedly involving the 33-year-old MP started making the rounds in recent days.
"This is important because Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, as well as a fundamental commitment to protecting all its citizens," Trudeau said.
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