US President-elect Joe Biden announces his cabinet

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced key figures for his cabinet, picking longtime foreign policy advisor Antony Blinken to be his secretary of state and former US chief diplomat John Kerry as his special climate envoy. Mr Biden also nominated... View Article

Israeli military says that Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip

Afghanistan: 8 civilians kill in rocket attack by IS 

In Afghanistan, eight civilians were killed and 31 injured in rocket attacks at the residential areas in capital Kabul on Saturday. An Interior Ministry official said that terrorists mounted 14 rockets in a small truck and set them off. He... View Article

Indian Navy to host 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20

Indian Navy is scheduled to host the 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 in Andaman Sea. It will continue till 25th of this month. The SIMBEX series of exercises between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore... View Article

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine shows strong immune response in elderly

The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate shows a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s, according to researchers, raising hopes that it can protect age groups most at risk from the virus. Researchers say the Lancet phase two... View Article

Terrorist  Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 10 years imprisonment 

The Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat us Dawa head, Hafiz Saeed has been sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in an illegal funding case. According to reports, an anti terrorism court in Pakistan announced him guilty on two terror charges and also ordered... View Article

Pleased to hold India-Luxembourg Summit: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was pleased to hold the India-Luxembourg Summit with Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel in virtual format. In a tweet, Mr Modi said they agreed on the potential to further deepen and expand growing bilateral... View Article

Bangladesh police arrest man who threatened  cricketer Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh Police on Tuesday arrested the person in South Sunamganj who had threatened to kill Bangladeshi star cricketer Shkib Al Hasan in a live Facebook post. A case was earlier filed against the person under the Digital Security Act (DSA)... View Article

South China Sea: Japan & Australia sign landmark defence deal 

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison have signed a landmark defence deal in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations. Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA)... View Article

South China Sea: Australian PM Scott Morrison reaches Tokyo 

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Tokyo this morning. He will meet his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga. A landmark military pact will be atop the agenda when the two leaders meet. The move is aimed at countering China’s growing influence... View Article