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Office of Tibet in Brussels releases a series of postal stamps marking Dalai Lama's 90th birthday

Office of Tibet in Brussels releases a series of postal stamps marking Dalai Lama's 90th birthday

The Office of Tibet in Brussels, Belgium, has released a series of commemorative postal stamps to mark the Year of Compassion to honour the 14th Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Sixty-eight migrants die after boat capsizes off Yemen coast

Sixty-eight migrants die after boat capsizes off Yemen coast

At least 68 migrants died after a boat carrying 157 people sank off the Yemen coast on Sunday, media reports said.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Aviation tragedies continue in US: Small aircraft crashes in ocean, pilot survives

Aviation tragedies continue in US: Small aircraft crashes in ocean, pilot survives

A single-engine aircraft crashed in the ocean close to the Oak Island Pier at 705 Ocean Drive, North Carolina, US, on Saturday.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Indian-origin 12th Solicitor General of Ohio Mathura Sridharan is facing flak for wearing 'bindi'

Indian-origin 12th Solicitor General of Ohio Mathura Sridharan is facing flak for wearing 'bindi'

An Indian-origin woman, who has been appointed as Ohio’s 12th Solicitor General, is facing online racial trolls over her complexion and for wearing a bindi on her forehead.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Indian-origin 12th Solicitor General of Ohio Mathura Sridharan is facing flak for wearing 'bindi'

Indian-origin 12th Solicitor General of Ohio Mathura Sridharan is facing flak for wearing 'bindi'

An Indian-origin woman, who has been appointed as Ohio’s 12th Solicitor General, is facing online racial trolls over her complexion and for wearing a bindi on her forehead.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Sydney: Julian Assange joins pro-Palestine demonstration

Sydney: Julian Assange joins pro-Palestine demonstration

A large number of pro-Palestine marchers, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, joined a protest march on Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, forcing the landmark structure to close to traffic.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Trump again claims to settle the recent India-Pakistan conflict

Trump again claims to settle the recent India-Pakistan conflict

US President Donald Trump on Sunday took credit for stopping 'five wars', including the clash between India and Pakistan in May.

IBNSAug 04, 2025
Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP ahead of August 5 anniversary

Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP ahead of August 5 anniversary

National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Tajnuva Jabeen has said Bangladesh needs a fundamental reform ahead of the anniversary of the August 5, 2024 uprising that led to the removal of former PM Sheikh Hasina from power.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesting government employees 

Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesting government employees 

Pakistani police recently launched a crackdown on government employees who were on a sit-in protest at the Provincial Assembly Chowk in the South Asian country's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Pakistan court sends Mahrang Baloch, BYC leaders to police custody for 20 days

Pakistan court sends Mahrang Baloch, BYC leaders to police custody for 20 days

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday remanded Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to police custody for 20 days.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Pakistan: Roadside bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 2 dead

Pakistan: Roadside bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 2 dead

A roadside bomb blast in Dera Bugti district in Pakistan left at least two people dead and one other injured on Saturday, media reports said.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Israeli strike in Khan Younis leaves Palestine Red Crescent Society staff dead

Israeli strike in Khan Younis leaves Palestine Red Crescent Society staff dead

An Israeli strike on the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Khan Younis has left one of its staff members dead, the humanitarian organisation said on Sunday.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Pakistan: Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway, several Chinese nationals stranded

Pakistan: Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway, several Chinese nationals stranded

The local traders, affiliated with Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass, continued their protest against taxes intensified on Tuesday by blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH).

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Brazil: 20-year-old woman dies on bus with 26 iPhones glued to her body

Brazil: 20-year-old woman dies on bus with 26 iPhones glued to her body

Police have begun investigating the death of a 20-year-old Brazilian woman inside a bus who had over 20 iPhones glued to her skin, media reports said on Sunday.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Donald Trump removes 'Biden political appointee' Dr. Erika McEntarfer over 'rigged' employment report

Donald Trump removes 'Biden political appointee' Dr. Erika McEntarfer over 'rigged' employment report

US President Donald Trump has removed 'Biden appointee' Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by accusing her of faking the monthly jobs reports.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
USCIS updates policy manuals to fight marriage fraud in green card applications

USCIS updates policy manuals to fight marriage fraud in green card applications

USS. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched fresh guidelines aimed at curbing immigration fraud based on family-based immigrant visa applications.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Four Indian-origin family members die in vehicle crash in US

Four Indian-origin family members die in vehicle crash in US

Four Indian-origin people, who went missing while on their way to a spiritual site, died in a road mishap in the US city of West Virginia, officials said on Sunday.

IBNSAug 03, 2025
Pakistan: Five children die in Lakki Marwat while playing with mortar shells

Pakistan: Five children die in Lakki Marwat while playing with mortar shells

At least five children were killed and 12 others were injured when the mortar shell with which they were playing exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area on Saturday.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
Pakistan: Action Committee leader, woman shot dead in the name of honour

Pakistan: Action Committee leader, woman shot dead in the name of honour

The Vice Chairman of GB Awami Action Committee, Javed Iqbal, commonly known as Javed Naji, and a married woman were shot dead in the name of honour in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area, media reports said.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
Pakistan: US temporarily limits the visit of government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi amid report of threat

Pakistan: US temporarily limits the visit of government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi amid report of threat

The United States has temporarily limited the visit of government personnel to high-end hotels in Pakistan's Karachi city after receiving a report of a threat, officials said.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
Russian amateur aviator, 88, dies while flying homemade helicopter

Russian amateur aviator, 88, dies while flying homemade helicopter

An 88-year-old amateur aircraft model creator in Russia died while attempting to take off his homemade helicopter.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
Russian amateur aviator,88, dies while flying homemade helicopter

Russian amateur aviator,88, dies while flying homemade helicopter

An 88-year-old amateur aircraft model creator in Russia died while attempting to take off his homemade helicopter.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
'Good step': Donald Trump claims India won't buy oil from Russia; New Delhi sources deny

'Good step': Donald Trump claims India won't buy oil from Russia; New Delhi sources deny

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) claimed India will no longer buy oil from Russia amid the conflict between New Delhi and Washington over tariffs and a trade deal.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
Pakistan: 29 hurt after Islamabad Express derails

Pakistan: 29 hurt after Islamabad Express derails

At least 29 people were injured after Islamabad Express passenger train derailed near Kala Shah Kaku in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district in Punjab on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
US: 4 killed in Anaconda bar shooting, search for gunman underway

US: 4 killed in Anaconda bar shooting, search for gunman underway

A suspect is currently on the run after at least four people were killed in a shooting incident at a bar in the US city of Anaconda on Friday, officials said.

IBNSAug 02, 2025
US President Donald Trump eyes exploring Pakistan's 'massive' oil reserves, hints at future supply to India

US President Donald Trump eyes exploring Pakistan's 'massive' oil reserves, hints at future supply to India

US President Donald Trump has announced that his nation signed a deal to develop and explore "massive oil reserves" in Pakistan, a nation where people need to pay INR 272.15 to buy a litre of the fuel.

IBNSAug 01, 2025
'Rights challenges' abound in Bangladesh a year since Hasina fled nation amid violent protests

'Rights challenges' abound in Bangladesh a year since Hasina fled nation amid violent protests

The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens of thousands of people took to the street to successfully depose their authoritarian government, Human Rights Watch said today.

IBNSAug 01, 2025
Yunus praises Bangladesh's trade deal with US, refers Trump administration imposing 25 percent tariff on India

Yunus praises Bangladesh's trade deal with US, refers Trump administration imposing 25 percent tariff on India

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated trade negotiators after the US imposed 20 percent tariff on it, in contrast to the 25 percent slapped on neighbour India.

IBNSAug 01, 2025
Ukraine crisis: Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 31 dead, 159 injured

Ukraine crisis: Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 31 dead, 159 injured

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday confirmed that 31 people, including five children, have died after Russia launched an attack on Kyiv on Thursday.

IBNSAug 01, 2025
Trump ended conflicts including India-Pak, should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Trump ended conflicts including India-Pak, should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize: White House

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump ended multiple conflicts including the one between India and Pakistan so far in his second term so he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, the White House said on Thursday.

IBNSAug 01, 2025

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