NEW DELHI: The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council over allegations that Russian troops killed civilians while pulling back from towns around Kyiv, the capital Ukraine. As many as 93 of the 193-members of the General Assembly voted in favour of the resolution, 24 countries […]
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Washington DC to hold the fourth India-US 2+2 Dialogue with their US counterparts Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Llyod Austin on Monday, April 11. The dialogue will span a range of issues of the partnership […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday said India provided assistance worth USD 55 billion to friendly nations under the Modi government in the last seven years. “In the last seven years since Mr Modi became the Prime Minister, India has given USD 55 billion worth of support to […]
NEW DELHI: Indian exporters are finding it increasingly difficult to continue their business with Russian merchants as payment issues triggered by the sanctions imposed by the US and the West following the Russian attack on Ukraine continue to persist. Many exporters have stopped supplying goods to Russia while a few others are waiting for payments […]
NEW DELHI: The 42nd birth anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go down in the party history as a special one. For the very first time, the doors of the party headquarters were thrown open to the envoys of different countries and party philosophy shared for a better understanding of rich legacy and […]
NEW DELHI: Indian Envoy to Mexico, Pankaj Sharma has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Central American country Belize, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan, Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, has also been concurrently accredited as High Commissioner of India to Kiribati, the Island state in […]
NEW DELHI: As a part of the recently-signed India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA), the Australian government has announced to provide a working holiday visa to Indian youths. Under the initiative, Indians in the age group of 18-30 years will be allowed to holiday in Australia while working and earning money within two […]
NEW DELHI: In order to expand their global relations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited the envoys from other countries to commemorate its foundation day being held on April 6 evening. JP Nadda, the National President of the BJP, Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwala, Overseas BJP Convenor, Jay Panda National Vice President, and some other senior […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke on telephone with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett, who contracted Covid-19 last week, and enquire about his health. The two leaders also discussed the Ukraine war and other geopolitical issues. The Israeli prime minister was supposed to arrive in New Delhi on April 3 on a […]
NEW DELHI: With an eye on strengthening its presence in national politics, Tamil Nadu-based Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has recently opened a state-of-the-art office in the national capital. The office, named Anna-Kalaignar Arivalayam, was inaugurated by DMK president and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi accompanying him. The event turned into […]