Atleast 2 killed after small plane crashes into houses in South California
Los Angeles (California) [US]: A small plane on Monday afternoon crashed into homes in Santee, 220 km south of Los Angeles, killing at least two
Los Angeles (California) [US]: A small plane on Monday afternoon crashed into homes in Santee, 220 km south of Los Angeles, killing at least two
Moscow [Russia], October 11 : Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will discuss the implementation of the trilateral agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh
Washington [US]: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that she hoped US Congress would approve a key pillar of the global corporate tax deal
Moscow [Russia] : Moscow has no defence industry ties with the interim Afghan government and is not working to reverse-engineer American military hardware left behind
Saint Paul [US] : At least one person was killed and 14 people injured in a shooting at a bar in Saint Paul, Minnesota early
Tehran [Iran]: Iran will continue supports to the Lebanese “resistance” amid pressures, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by state TV on Sunday.Despite
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited the Taj Mahal — one of the Seven Wonders in the world — here on
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan federal minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has blamed the past governments for the current economic situation in the country and said that the
China has accused the United States of restricting and suppressing Chinese students for dozens of hours at Los Angeles airport “for no reason” Los Angeles
China has lodged representations with the United States, on lifting additional tariffs and sanctions amid tension between the two global trade powerhouses. Washington [US], October
Moscow [Russia], October 10 : A plane crash in Russia’s Tatarstan on Sunday killed 16 people and injured seven others, local media said. “Seven injured
Condemning the targeted killings of members of minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir, Supreme Sikh Council UK has urged the Pakistan Government to control terrorist
Washington [US]: Former US President Donald Trump has said US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan was not disabled and will now benefit other powers,
Tehran [Iran] : Iran’s first President Abolhassan Banisadr died Saturday at the age of 88, according to Iranian state media.After the 1979 revolution in Iran,
Lisbon [ Portugal]: Portugal has completed the vaccination of 85 per cent of its population against COVID-19, the country’s Director-General of Health Graca Freitas said
Paris [France]: France has no intention to retain its military presence in Mali for a long time, President Emmanuel Macron said.“We have no intention to
Washington [US]: Former President Donald Trump provided misleading information about the financial situation of his Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, the US House of
Cairo [Egypt]: Ten people of one family, including five children, were killed on Friday in a van accident in the desert road in the south
New Delhi [India] : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and said he is looking forward to
New Delhi [India], October 8 : The Ministry of Health will issue fresh guidelines for foreign nationals from the UK after the country ordered to
Rome [Italy], October 8: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday met Indonesian Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani and congratulated her for
New York [US]: US prosecutors have charged a former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offences related to attacks on US troops in Afghanistan including the 2008
New Delhi [India] : On the eve of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s visit to India, the issue of extradition of Kim Davy to India
New Delhi [India]: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that there can be an early solution to the India-UK travel restrictions row.Talking to
London [UK] : According to an expert, some British Parliamentarians are getting paid to frame the Kashmir issue during debates about the region. Italian political
Ottawa [Canada]: The Canadian government announced on Wednesday a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and travellers aged 12 and older.All federal employees in the
New Delhi [India]: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that India considers its relationship with the US to be of paramount importance not
Washington [US], October 6 : Facebook Chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg has rejected accusations that the social network prioritises profit over its users’ safety.This
Brussels [Belgium]: The leaders of the European Union countries discussed on Tuesday updating the EU-NATO declaration on counteracting mutual threats as well as the alliance’s
New Delhi [India] : Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with Australian counterpart Alan Tudge to
New Delhi [India]: The fifth edition of the India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise (JIMEX) will be conducted in the Arabian Sea from October 6-8.JIMEX-21 aims to
The sky roads, which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been opened. As the COVID-19 vaccination rate increases worldwide, international flights are
New York [US]: Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) TS Tirumurti during the United Nations Security Council briefing on Haiti expressed India’s
Brussels [Belgium]: An international conference held under the aegis of United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) and EU Today on Friday passed a resolution unanimously
Lagos [Nigeria]: The death toll from gunmen attacks in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state has risen to 50 following the recovery of more corpses from last
Brussels [Belgium] : Nearly a quarter of Belgians, or approximately 24 per cent, are dissatisfied with parliamentary democracy as the current political system in the
Stockholm [Sweden]: David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and
New Delhi [India]: Around 700 passengers, who landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Monday from the United Kingdom, were sent to a
Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday criticised senior leaders in the US government and said that they didn’t really know what the mission was
A French-Greek deal signed in Paris last Tuesday by which Greece will buy three state-of-the-art frigates and provides for France’s immediate military assistance to Greece
Seoul [South Korea]: North Korea says all the communication channels with South Korea will be restored starting midnight, the Yonhap news agency reported.All inter-Korean hotlines
Anbar [Iraq] : The Iraqi security services announced on Sunday that they had prevented a terrorist attack in the country’s western province of Anbar.“Our heroic
Paris [France]: More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the
Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan on Saturday said that at least 58 Chinese warplanes entered its air identification zone (ADIZ) in the last two days of which
An event organised at Brussels Press Club highlighted that the re-emergence of the Taliban threatens peace and security of the “whole world” and expressed concern
New Delhi [India], October 3 : The seventh G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit is scheduled to be held on October 7-8 in Rome, the capital of
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden said that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7,00,000 means that more
Dubai [UAE] : India and UAE on Saturday agreed to work on a priority basis to ensure the speedy normalisation of air transport operations between
New Delhi [India], October 2 : Colombian Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on
Washington [US], October 2 : The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Space a $445 million contract to produce Trident II missiles, the Defence Department said
Washington [US]: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III and both exchanged
General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the collapse of the Afghan government was rooted
Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Friday announced that Princess Mako and her commoner fiance Komuro Kei will get married this month. Tokyo [Japan], October 1
Canberra [Australia]: Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed on Friday amid Canberra’s decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.Australia’s Minister for Trade Dan
New Delhi [India], October 1 : Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez arrived in New Delhi today to hold bilateral discussions. “Colombian
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A Milley
Jerusalem [Israel]: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed for Manama on Thursday to open the first Israeli embassy in Bahrain since the two countries established
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said that there was a “very warm embrace” of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership announcement, by the Quad
Heavy floods caused by tropical storm Dianmu have severely impacted almost half of Thailand’s provinces with at least seven people dead and one missing, the
India and Australia on Thursday participated in the fourth iteration of the biennial maritime series ‘AUSINDEX’. New Delhi [India] September 30 : Chief of Navy
French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over
Washington [US]: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration
New Delhi [India]: Indian and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on Wednesday signed a ‘Terms of Reference for the conduct of Navy-to-Navy (N2N) talks between
Top United States Defence officials were questioned by US Senate Armed Services Committee over President Joe Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic withdrawal of the
Canada saw a 431 per cent growth in international student enrollment from India in five years, increasing 161,351 students from 2015 to 2020, says a
To compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the European Union has recently launched the Global Gateway, a new infrastructure development scheme. Tel Aviv
New York [US]: China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun said on Tuesday (local time) that Beijing wants a prompt summit of the five
New Delhi [India] : France has said that it is adopting a pragmatic approach and is comfortable with the functioning of Quad and the four-nation
Tokyo [Japan]: The Japanese government will end this week the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 prefectures as well as the quasi-state of
Gothenburg [Sweden]: Between 20 and 25 people were hospitalized after the explosion in a residential building in Sweden’s southwestern town of Gothenburg, Swedish media outlets,
Pyongyang [North Korea]: North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile into the East Sea on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing South Korea’s Joint
Germany has said that it shares India’s fears that Afghanistan may be used for spreading international terror and it has told the Taliban that its
German Ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Monday said that the next government in Berlin will likely be formed by this Christmas after the
Berlin [Germany], September 27 (ANI): Germany’s left-leaning, Social Democrats Party (SPD) won in the German federal election with over 25 per cent votes, but uncertainty
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Sunday (local time) in New York and discussed Indo-Pacific developments. New York [US],
Search engine giant Google has turned 23 years old on Monday. Marking the special occasion, the company unveiled a special cake-themed doodle on its homepage.
New York [US], September 26 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad here and exchanged views on developments in the
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 : The US has jailed a Pakistan agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for seven years over charges of
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has called Afghanistan “more stable” after the Taliban took control of the country, a media report said.
Islamabad [Pakistan]- A recent European Parliament resolution, highlighting Islamabad’s role in Afghanistan, comes in the backdrop of a growing global recognition that despite the Taliban
New York [US], September 25 : Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his UN General Assembly (UNGA) address said that countries that are
Washington [US], September 25 : Amid growing security concern over misuse of 5G technologies by Chinese companies, leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and
Washington [US], September 25 : Quad leaders on Friday renewed their commitment to promote free, open, rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.In the first-ever in-person Quadrilateral
Washington [US]: With Quad working on several initiatives including on climate change, infrastructure and new and emerging technologies, the first in-person leaders’ summit of US,
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban on Friday said that it will focus on strengthening relations with the United States, European Union, and other countries if the United
New York [US]: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the situation of Haitian families, particularly children, being expelled from the US border.According
New Delhi [India]: After meeting British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis here, National Health Authority’s CEO Dr RS Sharma on Thursday said that he
Washington [US]: A US Congressman unveiled legislation on Wednesday to “target sanctions against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military or surveillance companies”. Member of the House
The time for the US has come to unfriend Pakistan as its leaders continue to support Islamic supremacists and jihadis of various stripes. Washington [US],
Moscow [Russia]: Special representatives of Pakistan Russia and China agreed with the Taliban to maintain contacts at the recent consultations in Kabul, the Russian Foreign
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad wants strong ties with the United States (US) amid the frayed ties between the two
New York [US], September 22 : The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in New York with the US secretary
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held meetings with his counterparts from Korea, Italy and Australia on the sidelines of the 76th session of
New York [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) called Australia the most reliable ally of the United States and said that the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders will “make announcements relating to COVID-19, clean energy and climate change” following their meeting on Friday, a senior US administration
The Indian Embassy in Russia on Monday expressed shock over the shooting incident, which took place at the university in the Russian city of Perm.
Following Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, experts in the region, have renewed their focus on the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Washington DC [US], September 20
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selakovic on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Monday. New Delhi [India], September
London [UK], September 20 : A meeting between UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his French counterpart Florence Parly was cancelled because of the diplomatic
Madrid [Spain], September 20 : Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from areas close to the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma,
Hong Kong: In the first elections since modifications were made to Hong Kong’s electoral system earlier this year, the polls were closed for subsector ordinary
By John Solomou Nicosia [Cyprus], September 20 (ANI): Last week US Representative (D. Nevada) Dina Titus proposed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National
Beijing [China]: The frequent attacks by the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan raised concerns on the security and safety of Chinese projects in the country, Chinese
Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Sunday thanked the Indian government and its people for facilitating the election for State Duma in various cities
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance
New Delhi [India]: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will arrive in India on Saturday evening for a 3-day visit.During his
Canberra [Australia] (ANI/Sputnik): Australia regrets the French decision to recall its ambassador from the country over Canberra’s withdrawal from the deal with Naval Group on
Washington DC [US]: A 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred next to the city in the Los Angeles County of California, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said
San Salvador [El Salvador], September 18 : India and El Salvador held the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on September 17 and reviewed the whole
Washington [US]: The United States closed the Del Rio Port of Entry along the Texas-Mexico border and re-routed traffic to another entry point in response
Washington [US], September 17 : US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to allow new sanctions on the sides fuelling the conflict
Washington [US]: The US and Australia expressed concerns regarding China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea and called on Beijing to implement relevant
A bamboo forest called ‘Chikurin no Michi’ in Arashiyama district of Kyoto is one of the most iconic sceneries in Japan. It attracts thousands of
New York [US]: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left
Washington [US] September 16 : The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of IPS Anurag Kumar’s tenure as Minister of Personnel
New Delhi [India], September 16 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev and agreed to strengthen traditional
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Quad leaders including US President Joe Biden and other foreign leaders during his
London [UK], September 16 ): As US and NATO forces concluded military withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of presence in the country, a new
London [UK], September 16 : Amid the growing Chinese aggression and ongoing developments in Afghanistan, the European Union will seek new digital partnerships with Japan,
Paris [France]: French President Emmanuel Macron said on early Thursday that the head of Islamic State, Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui has been “neutralised” by
Wellington [New Zealand]: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on early Thursday while welcoming the announcement of trilateral security partnership between Australia, UK and US – AUKUS
Florida [US], September 16 : American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX on Thursday launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket that placed the Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India]: Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the US has shown its interest in transferring its capital from China
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in which the two leaders reviewed the rapid progress
Moscow [Russia], September 15 : The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Wednesday announced the real-world data of Belarus’s Health Ministry on the Russian Sputnik
An Indian military contingent participated in the 6th edition of exercise SCO ‘Peaceful Mission’ 2021 at Orenburg, Russia, to foster close relations between SCO member
New Delhi [India]: Ahead of a maiden in-person meeting called by US president Joe Biden in Washington later this month, India said Quad should not
Beijing [China]: China has been strengthening security relations with African countries for a long time as part of its bigger strategy to secure a stronger
Lisbon [Portugal], September 14 : Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Monday met Portugal’s Secretary of State for International Affairs
Washington [US], September 14 : US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the southeastern state of Louisiana in connection with tropical
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the US to attend the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders Summit to be hosted by President Joe
Washington [US]: Climate change could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050.The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds
As the Taliban continue to tighten their grip on Afghanistan, reports of harassment and brutalities against women have started emerging from the country. Tel Aviv
Prague [Czech Republic], September 13 : The Czech Republic on Sunday said that the country would not recognise the Taliban “under any circumstances”. However, the
London [UK]: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, during the United
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 : Japan’s forces on Friday detected a foreign submarine navigating in the contiguous zone, just outside the country’s territorial waters east
Bejing [China], September 12 : In an unprecedented move by the Chinese authorities that show the chinks in their armour, Beijing has released crude from
Paris [France], September 12 : France refuses to recognise the government of the Taliban and have any relations with it, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le
Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 : Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous
Twenty years after the ghastly terror attack on the US, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumoured dead, has surfaced in a video released on the
Washington [US]: Former US President George W Bush on Saturday called on Americans to confront domestic violent extremists, saying there is “growing evidence that the
Lower Manhattan [US], September 11 : A moment of silence was observed on Saturday at a memorial in Lower Manhattan to mark the 20th anniversary
New Delhi [India]: Following China’s reference to Quad as an ‘Asian NATO’, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday said NATO was a “looking
Shijiazhuang [China], September 11 : As many as six people died of suffocation at a factory in the city of Baoding, in China’s Hebei Province,
Washington [US], September 11 : US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday said that over 250 foreign nationals, including US citizens, were
Washington [US] September 11 : On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, US President Joe Biden commemorated the lives of
New York [US]: India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Friday chaired UNSC meet on Libya Sanctions Committee and reported on activities of
New Delhi [India]: Australia will contribute 10 million dollars to India’s initiative towards disaster-resilient infrastructure, the country’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday.Speaking at
New Delhi [India]: India is set to host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia on September 11. Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister
Washington [US] September 10: On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time)
Los Angeles (California) [US]: A small plane on Monday afternoon crashed into homes in Santee, 220 km south of Los Angeles, killing at least two
Moscow [Russia], October 11 : Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will discuss the implementation of the trilateral agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh
Washington [US]: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that she hoped US Congress would approve a key pillar of the global corporate tax deal
Moscow [Russia] : Moscow has no defence industry ties with the interim Afghan government and is not working to reverse-engineer American military hardware left behind
Saint Paul [US] : At least one person was killed and 14 people injured in a shooting at a bar in Saint Paul, Minnesota early
Tehran [Iran]: Iran will continue supports to the Lebanese “resistance” amid pressures, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by state TV on Sunday.Despite
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited the Taj Mahal — one of the Seven Wonders in the world — here on
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan federal minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has blamed the past governments for the current economic situation in the country and said that the
China has accused the United States of restricting and suppressing Chinese students for dozens of hours at Los Angeles airport “for no reason” Los Angeles
China has lodged representations with the United States, on lifting additional tariffs and sanctions amid tension between the two global trade powerhouses. Washington [US], October
Moscow [Russia], October 10 : A plane crash in Russia’s Tatarstan on Sunday killed 16 people and injured seven others, local media said. “Seven injured
Condemning the targeted killings of members of minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir, Supreme Sikh Council UK has urged the Pakistan Government to control terrorist
Washington [US]: Former US President Donald Trump has said US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan was not disabled and will now benefit other powers,
Tehran [Iran] : Iran’s first President Abolhassan Banisadr died Saturday at the age of 88, according to Iranian state media.After the 1979 revolution in Iran,
Lisbon [ Portugal]: Portugal has completed the vaccination of 85 per cent of its population against COVID-19, the country’s Director-General of Health Graca Freitas said
Paris [France]: France has no intention to retain its military presence in Mali for a long time, President Emmanuel Macron said.“We have no intention to
Washington [US]: Former President Donald Trump provided misleading information about the financial situation of his Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, the US House of
Cairo [Egypt]: Ten people of one family, including five children, were killed on Friday in a van accident in the desert road in the south
New Delhi [India] : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and said he is looking forward to
New Delhi [India], October 8 : The Ministry of Health will issue fresh guidelines for foreign nationals from the UK after the country ordered to
Rome [Italy], October 8: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday met Indonesian Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani and congratulated her for
New York [US]: US prosecutors have charged a former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offences related to attacks on US troops in Afghanistan including the 2008
New Delhi [India] : On the eve of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s visit to India, the issue of extradition of Kim Davy to India
New Delhi [India]: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that there can be an early solution to the India-UK travel restrictions row.Talking to
London [UK] : According to an expert, some British Parliamentarians are getting paid to frame the Kashmir issue during debates about the region. Italian political
Ottawa [Canada]: The Canadian government announced on Wednesday a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and travellers aged 12 and older.All federal employees in the
New Delhi [India]: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that India considers its relationship with the US to be of paramount importance not
Washington [US], October 6 : Facebook Chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg has rejected accusations that the social network prioritises profit over its users’ safety.This
Brussels [Belgium]: The leaders of the European Union countries discussed on Tuesday updating the EU-NATO declaration on counteracting mutual threats as well as the alliance’s
New Delhi [India] : Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with Australian counterpart Alan Tudge to
New Delhi [India]: The fifth edition of the India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise (JIMEX) will be conducted in the Arabian Sea from October 6-8.JIMEX-21 aims to
The sky roads, which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been opened. As the COVID-19 vaccination rate increases worldwide, international flights are
New York [US]: Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) TS Tirumurti during the United Nations Security Council briefing on Haiti expressed India’s
Brussels [Belgium]: An international conference held under the aegis of United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) and EU Today on Friday passed a resolution unanimously
Lagos [Nigeria]: The death toll from gunmen attacks in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state has risen to 50 following the recovery of more corpses from last
Brussels [Belgium] : Nearly a quarter of Belgians, or approximately 24 per cent, are dissatisfied with parliamentary democracy as the current political system in the
Stockholm [Sweden]: David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and
New Delhi [India]: Around 700 passengers, who landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Monday from the United Kingdom, were sent to a
Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday criticised senior leaders in the US government and said that they didn’t really know what the mission was
A French-Greek deal signed in Paris last Tuesday by which Greece will buy three state-of-the-art frigates and provides for France’s immediate military assistance to Greece
Seoul [South Korea]: North Korea says all the communication channels with South Korea will be restored starting midnight, the Yonhap news agency reported.All inter-Korean hotlines
Anbar [Iraq] : The Iraqi security services announced on Sunday that they had prevented a terrorist attack in the country’s western province of Anbar.“Our heroic
Paris [France]: More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the
Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan on Saturday said that at least 58 Chinese warplanes entered its air identification zone (ADIZ) in the last two days of which
An event organised at Brussels Press Club highlighted that the re-emergence of the Taliban threatens peace and security of the “whole world” and expressed concern
New Delhi [India], October 3 : The seventh G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit is scheduled to be held on October 7-8 in Rome, the capital of
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden said that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7,00,000 means that more
Dubai [UAE] : India and UAE on Saturday agreed to work on a priority basis to ensure the speedy normalisation of air transport operations between
New Delhi [India], October 2 : Colombian Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on
Washington [US], October 2 : The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Space a $445 million contract to produce Trident II missiles, the Defence Department said
Washington [US]: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III and both exchanged
General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the collapse of the Afghan government was rooted
Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Friday announced that Princess Mako and her commoner fiance Komuro Kei will get married this month. Tokyo [Japan], October 1
Canberra [Australia]: Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed on Friday amid Canberra’s decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.Australia’s Minister for Trade Dan
New Delhi [India], October 1 : Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez arrived in New Delhi today to hold bilateral discussions. “Colombian
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A Milley
Jerusalem [Israel]: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed for Manama on Thursday to open the first Israeli embassy in Bahrain since the two countries established
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said that there was a “very warm embrace” of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership announcement, by the Quad
Heavy floods caused by tropical storm Dianmu have severely impacted almost half of Thailand’s provinces with at least seven people dead and one missing, the
India and Australia on Thursday participated in the fourth iteration of the biennial maritime series ‘AUSINDEX’. New Delhi [India] September 30 : Chief of Navy
French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over
Washington [US]: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration
New Delhi [India]: Indian and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on Wednesday signed a ‘Terms of Reference for the conduct of Navy-to-Navy (N2N) talks between
Top United States Defence officials were questioned by US Senate Armed Services Committee over President Joe Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic withdrawal of the
Canada saw a 431 per cent growth in international student enrollment from India in five years, increasing 161,351 students from 2015 to 2020, says a
To compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the European Union has recently launched the Global Gateway, a new infrastructure development scheme. Tel Aviv
New York [US]: China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun said on Tuesday (local time) that Beijing wants a prompt summit of the five
New Delhi [India] : France has said that it is adopting a pragmatic approach and is comfortable with the functioning of Quad and the four-nation
Tokyo [Japan]: The Japanese government will end this week the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 prefectures as well as the quasi-state of
Gothenburg [Sweden]: Between 20 and 25 people were hospitalized after the explosion in a residential building in Sweden’s southwestern town of Gothenburg, Swedish media outlets,
Pyongyang [North Korea]: North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile into the East Sea on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing South Korea’s Joint
Germany has said that it shares India’s fears that Afghanistan may be used for spreading international terror and it has told the Taliban that its
German Ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Monday said that the next government in Berlin will likely be formed by this Christmas after the
Berlin [Germany], September 27 (ANI): Germany’s left-leaning, Social Democrats Party (SPD) won in the German federal election with over 25 per cent votes, but uncertainty
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Sunday (local time) in New York and discussed Indo-Pacific developments. New York [US],
Search engine giant Google has turned 23 years old on Monday. Marking the special occasion, the company unveiled a special cake-themed doodle on its homepage.
New York [US], September 26 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad here and exchanged views on developments in the
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 : The US has jailed a Pakistan agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for seven years over charges of
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has called Afghanistan “more stable” after the Taliban took control of the country, a media report said.
Islamabad [Pakistan]- A recent European Parliament resolution, highlighting Islamabad’s role in Afghanistan, comes in the backdrop of a growing global recognition that despite the Taliban
New York [US], September 25 : Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his UN General Assembly (UNGA) address said that countries that are
Washington [US], September 25 : Amid growing security concern over misuse of 5G technologies by Chinese companies, leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and
Washington [US], September 25 : Quad leaders on Friday renewed their commitment to promote free, open, rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.In the first-ever in-person Quadrilateral
Washington [US]: With Quad working on several initiatives including on climate change, infrastructure and new and emerging technologies, the first in-person leaders’ summit of US,
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban on Friday said that it will focus on strengthening relations with the United States, European Union, and other countries if the United
New York [US]: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the situation of Haitian families, particularly children, being expelled from the US border.According
New Delhi [India]: After meeting British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis here, National Health Authority’s CEO Dr RS Sharma on Thursday said that he
Washington [US]: A US Congressman unveiled legislation on Wednesday to “target sanctions against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military or surveillance companies”. Member of the House
The time for the US has come to unfriend Pakistan as its leaders continue to support Islamic supremacists and jihadis of various stripes. Washington [US],
Moscow [Russia]: Special representatives of Pakistan Russia and China agreed with the Taliban to maintain contacts at the recent consultations in Kabul, the Russian Foreign
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad wants strong ties with the United States (US) amid the frayed ties between the two
New York [US], September 22 : The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in New York with the US secretary
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held meetings with his counterparts from Korea, Italy and Australia on the sidelines of the 76th session of
New York [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) called Australia the most reliable ally of the United States and said that the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders will “make announcements relating to COVID-19, clean energy and climate change” following their meeting on Friday, a senior US administration
The Indian Embassy in Russia on Monday expressed shock over the shooting incident, which took place at the university in the Russian city of Perm.
Following Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, experts in the region, have renewed their focus on the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Washington DC [US], September 20
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selakovic on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Monday. New Delhi [India], September
London [UK], September 20 : A meeting between UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his French counterpart Florence Parly was cancelled because of the diplomatic
Madrid [Spain], September 20 : Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from areas close to the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma,
Hong Kong: In the first elections since modifications were made to Hong Kong’s electoral system earlier this year, the polls were closed for subsector ordinary
By John Solomou Nicosia [Cyprus], September 20 (ANI): Last week US Representative (D. Nevada) Dina Titus proposed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National
Beijing [China]: The frequent attacks by the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan raised concerns on the security and safety of Chinese projects in the country, Chinese
Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Sunday thanked the Indian government and its people for facilitating the election for State Duma in various cities
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance
New Delhi [India]: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will arrive in India on Saturday evening for a 3-day visit.During his
Canberra [Australia] (ANI/Sputnik): Australia regrets the French decision to recall its ambassador from the country over Canberra’s withdrawal from the deal with Naval Group on
Washington DC [US]: A 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred next to the city in the Los Angeles County of California, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said
San Salvador [El Salvador], September 18 : India and El Salvador held the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on September 17 and reviewed the whole
Washington [US]: The United States closed the Del Rio Port of Entry along the Texas-Mexico border and re-routed traffic to another entry point in response
Washington [US], September 17 : US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to allow new sanctions on the sides fuelling the conflict
Washington [US]: The US and Australia expressed concerns regarding China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea and called on Beijing to implement relevant
A bamboo forest called ‘Chikurin no Michi’ in Arashiyama district of Kyoto is one of the most iconic sceneries in Japan. It attracts thousands of
New York [US]: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left
Washington [US] September 16 : The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of IPS Anurag Kumar’s tenure as Minister of Personnel
New Delhi [India], September 16 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev and agreed to strengthen traditional
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Quad leaders including US President Joe Biden and other foreign leaders during his
London [UK], September 16 ): As US and NATO forces concluded military withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of presence in the country, a new
London [UK], September 16 : Amid the growing Chinese aggression and ongoing developments in Afghanistan, the European Union will seek new digital partnerships with Japan,
Paris [France]: French President Emmanuel Macron said on early Thursday that the head of Islamic State, Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui has been “neutralised” by
Wellington [New Zealand]: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on early Thursday while welcoming the announcement of trilateral security partnership between Australia, UK and US – AUKUS
Florida [US], September 16 : American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX on Thursday launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket that placed the Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India]: Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the US has shown its interest in transferring its capital from China
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in which the two leaders reviewed the rapid progress
Moscow [Russia], September 15 : The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Wednesday announced the real-world data of Belarus’s Health Ministry on the Russian Sputnik
An Indian military contingent participated in the 6th edition of exercise SCO ‘Peaceful Mission’ 2021 at Orenburg, Russia, to foster close relations between SCO member
New Delhi [India]: Ahead of a maiden in-person meeting called by US president Joe Biden in Washington later this month, India said Quad should not
Beijing [China]: China has been strengthening security relations with African countries for a long time as part of its bigger strategy to secure a stronger
Lisbon [Portugal], September 14 : Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Monday met Portugal’s Secretary of State for International Affairs
Washington [US], September 14 : US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the southeastern state of Louisiana in connection with tropical
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the US to attend the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders Summit to be hosted by President Joe
Washington [US]: Climate change could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050.The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds
As the Taliban continue to tighten their grip on Afghanistan, reports of harassment and brutalities against women have started emerging from the country. Tel Aviv
Prague [Czech Republic], September 13 : The Czech Republic on Sunday said that the country would not recognise the Taliban “under any circumstances”. However, the
London [UK]: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, during the United
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 : Japan’s forces on Friday detected a foreign submarine navigating in the contiguous zone, just outside the country’s territorial waters east
Bejing [China], September 12 : In an unprecedented move by the Chinese authorities that show the chinks in their armour, Beijing has released crude from
Paris [France], September 12 : France refuses to recognise the government of the Taliban and have any relations with it, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le
Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 : Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous
Twenty years after the ghastly terror attack on the US, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumoured dead, has surfaced in a video released on the
Washington [US]: Former US President George W Bush on Saturday called on Americans to confront domestic violent extremists, saying there is “growing evidence that the
Lower Manhattan [US], September 11 : A moment of silence was observed on Saturday at a memorial in Lower Manhattan to mark the 20th anniversary
New Delhi [India]: Following China’s reference to Quad as an ‘Asian NATO’, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday said NATO was a “looking
Shijiazhuang [China], September 11 : As many as six people died of suffocation at a factory in the city of Baoding, in China’s Hebei Province,
Washington [US], September 11 : US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday said that over 250 foreign nationals, including US citizens, were
Washington [US] September 11 : On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, US President Joe Biden commemorated the lives of
New York [US]: India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Friday chaired UNSC meet on Libya Sanctions Committee and reported on activities of
New Delhi [India]: Australia will contribute 10 million dollars to India’s initiative towards disaster-resilient infrastructure, the country’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday.Speaking at
New Delhi [India]: India is set to host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia on September 11. Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister
Washington [US] September 10: On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time)