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At ITEC Day 2026 in Male, India's mission revealed that over 4,200 Maldivian professionals — from civil servants to defence personnel — have been trained in India in just six to seven years, with 600…
Bangladesh is caught in a double bind: thousands of university graduates cannot find jobs matching their qualifications, while…
The Saudi-led coalition says it shot down a Houthi drone over the Mecca region on 30 October — but the Houthis flatly deny it.…
The BLA's newly unveiled aerial wing 'QAHR' struck Pakistani forces camps in Balochistan's Kharan district with at least five…
India's First Training Squadron wrapped up a multi-day Colombo port call that went well beyond ceremony — a live sea exercise…
In Faisalabad, wheat is selling at nearly 47% above the official government rate and enforcement bodies are visibly absent — and…
A UN Special Rapporteur, Amnesty International, Front Line Defenders, and Baloch rights groups have all condemned Pakistan's…
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri used DRDO's first-ever outreach event for foreign defence attachés to deliver a sweeping…
New Zealand heads into its 7 November 2026 general election with a provisional enrolment rate of 93.6% — below both 2023 and 2020…
