India and China on Wednesday decided to give “positive directions” for cross-border cooperation and exchanges, including resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, data sharing on trans-border rivers and border trade, during the visit of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval to Beijing. This was announced following the 23d meeting of the Special Representatives (SRs) of […]
Dec 17 Donald Trump said on Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” of nearly three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground. Both sides have rushed to gain an advantage on the […]
Beijing, Dec 16 National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will meet and hold discussions with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on December 18 in Beijing for the 23rd Special Representatives meeting. “As agreed by China and India, China’s Special Representative on the China-India boundary question, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of […]
New Delhi, Dec 15 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Sunday termed the opening of the Moldovan Embassy in New Delhi “an important step forward that will open new possibilities of our (Indian-Moldovan) partnership”. Taking to X, EAM Jaishankar wrote: “Delighted to jointly inaugurate the Embassy of Republic of Moldova in New Delhi alongside […]
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday at the age of 73. He had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a San Francisco hospital earlier in the day due to heart-related complications. According to his manager, the US-based musician had been dealing with blood pressure issues. The eldest son of the […]
BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of colluding with foreign forces to “destabilise India” and called him a “traitor.” Patra, while addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, alleged his involvement in a “dangerous triangle” with US businessman and investor George Soros […]
Indian-origin UK MP Priti Patel on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, calling it “senseless” and “horrendous.” Patel, a Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary, urged the Bangladeshi government to prioritise the security and religious freedom of Hindus. In a statement to IANS, Patel expressed her concerns over the instability […]
Hyderabad Transgenders will be recruited as volunteers for traffic management and ‘drunk and drive’ checks in Hyderabad. They will be deployed to manage traffic in bustling areas of Greater Hyderabad in the first phase. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked officials to appoint transgenders as traffic volunteers to address the growing traffic problems in […]
The U.K. Conservative MP Bob Blackman lashed out at the Bangladeshi interim government over the attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August this year. “I condemned the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and the imprisonment of Chinmoy Krishna Das. Freedom of religion must be preserved […]
New Delhi, Nov 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he has always stayed within the limits prescribed for him under the Constitution and did not make any attempt for encroachment. Addressing the Constitution Day celebrations at the Supreme Court, PM Modi emphasised his “nation first” vision and quoted Dr Rajendra Prasad, who […]