NEW DELHI: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Sunday, a remarkable moment unfolded at the Port Moresby airport, where PNG Prime Minister James Marape humbly touched PM Modi’s feet and sought his blessings.PM Modi’s visit to the Indo-Pacific country marked the second leg ofContinue Reading
LONDON: Scores of British Indian organisations and peers have written letters of objection about a newly formed all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on British Gujaratis, saying it is a threat to the cohesiveness of British Indians and even to the unity of India.They have written to the APPG’s chair, Labour MPContinue Reading
India and the Maldives on Sunday decided to further boost bilateral defence ties, especially in the maritime domain, military engagements and the complexity of joint exercises, during the defence cooperation dialogue (DCD) at Malé.The 4th DCD, which was chaired by defence secretary Giridhar Aramane and his Maldivian counterpart chief ofContinue Reading
MOSCOW: Russia will continue to react proportionately to any future US ‘provocations,’ Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said a day after the Russian Su-27 fighter jet downed an American military drone over the Black Sea, TASS reported.Russia will continue to respond proportionately to all provocations similar to the flight ofContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India called upon Pakistan Monday to end systemic persecution of minorities, misuse of blasphemy laws and forced conversions of minority community girls. In its statement at a review of Pakistan’s record by a UN Human Rights Council working group, India said Pakistan’s human rights record had deteriorated drastically.IndiaContinue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form of alert. The pandemic was likely in a “transition point” that continues to need careful management to “mitigate the potential negative consequences”, the agency added in aContinue Reading
CHONGQING: Attached to a breathing tube under a pile of blankets, an old man racked with Covid-19 lay groaning on a stretcher in the emergency department of a hospital in central China Thursday.Also see: Coronavirus Live Updates In Chongqing, and across the country, the virus is surging. Authorities say theContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: On the 14th anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the US said that it would continue to work with India and other international partners to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks. “We express our deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims lost inContinue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: India has joined the US and a dozen other nations to condemn North Korea‘s recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch, with New Delhi voicing concern over the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies, saying they have an “adverse impact” on peace and security in the region, including on India.Continue Reading