India and the world

Prince William in NY with Michael Bloomberg and the Kennedy family. Inset: Aadith Moorthy, founder of Boomitra India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - Prince William unveiled Boomitra as a finalist for the third annual Earthshot Prize at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit. This

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The iconic monument of Qutub Minar was illuminated in the national colors of Mexico on Mexican Independence Day. Visuals showed the iconic monument colored in green, white, and red, presenting an exemplary view. A ceremony was also held

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - An India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor including shipping and railway links will be launched soon. The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation, connectivity, and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy,

ITANAGAR, (IANS) - Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on September 7 that China is proposing to construct a 60,000 MW dam over Siang River in Tibet just before it enters India (Arunachal), asserting that both the Centre and

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The two-day G20 Summit set to begin in New Delhi on September 9 is a great opportunity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bolster his country’s position as a global leader "burnishing his own diplomatic credentials"

LONDON, (IANS) - Ahead of Rishi Sunak's first official trip to India as Britain’s Prime Minister during the G20 summit this week, his relatives are planning a banquet in New Delhi to welcome him to his ancestral land. Sunak's maternal uncle,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - China’s might and ambition for securing the civilizational nation in all possible ways are well known. The most fundamental step in doing so is by securing the frontiers of a sovereign state -- and in the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - As Delhi gears up to host the G20 Summit, authorities have implemented an array of comprehensive security measures to ensure the safety and security of foreign delegates. Approximately 1,30,00 security personnel will be deployed to ensure the

India-West News Desk BEIJING – Confirming speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping's participation will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has announced that Li Qiang will attend instead, on September 9 and

Major General S B Asthana NEW DELHI - The 2023 edition of the standard map of China, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Peoples Republic of China, is neither the first attempt to illegally document unilateral claims on sovereign territories

GUWAHATI, (IANS) - Assam-based oncologist and a Padma Shri awardee, Ravi Kannan has been named as one of the four recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered Asia's Nobel Prize. He joins other past esteemed winners including Satyajit Ray,

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) - Despite all the aggressive attempts by China, New Delhi through its continuous efforts to improve goodwill without business interests is pushing back against Beijing in the crucial region of South Asia, senior defense analyst and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Chinese forces are learned to have ramped up the construction of reinforced bunkers and underground tunnels in Aksai Chin, according to reports citing data from satellite imagery. As per the reports, construction activities are taking place in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – A  poll conducted among people in more than 23 countries showed that India is generally viewed favorably by the world. The poll also found that while most Indians said their country’s global influence has grown stronger in recent

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - When Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realized, a media report said. While Afghanistan's last-known Jew fled

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India on August 25 refuted China's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg happened at New Delhi's request, saying that there was a "pending request

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The BRICS grouping on August 24 announced that six nations -- Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Argentina, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia -- will be included as full-time members. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this at the BRICS

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - It is best to concentrate on its own problems instead of flinging allegations against others, India told Pakistan when it resorted to terrorism while being designated as one of the “Hunger Hotspots” by UN agencies. Responding

CHANDIGARH, (IANS) - AAP MP from Punjab, Vikramjit Singh Sahney has been invited by the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, the platform where Swami Vivekananda gave the renowned address to the world in 1893. Sahney is being invited as

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Indians don’t appear to be as negative about China’s foreign policy and its behavior on the international stage as the people of its Quad partner countries polled recently, and, remarkably, that is despite violent border skirmishes

LONDON, (IANS) - Immigration lawyers in the UK are briefing clients on how to lie to the authorities to win the right to stay in Britain and are charging 10,000 pounds to make false asylum claims, according to a Daily

India-West News Desk MUMBAI - In a groundbreaking development, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has clinched a multi-year partnership with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to spearhead a transform finance, payroll, and recruitment applications management. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, TCS

CHENNAI, (IANS) - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on July 18 said that the agency cannot confirm or deny whether the huge object which had beached in Australia was part of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. “We cannot confirm

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) – India has given $1 million to the United Nations as part of an initiative aimed at promoting the usage of the Hindi language within the global organization. Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Representative to the UN,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India had the second-highest number of Schengen visa rejections worldwide in 2022, leading to an estimated loss of Rs 87 crore on canceled trips. According to recent data by Schengen Visa Info, a total of 1,21,188 visa

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Confirming that he is alive and in New York, terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on July 6 issued a fresh threat to Indian diplomats in Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Pannun, who founded Sikhs for

NEW DELHI (ANI) - India has again opted out of supporting China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) refusing to endorse the project. The New Delhi Declaration after the conclusion of the

KATHMANDU (ANI) - China's statement that the Pokhara International Airport is its flagship project in Nepal under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) came as a surprise. Since then, confusion has gripped Nepal's diplomatic circles after China is unilaterally listing one project after another in Nepal under the Belt and Road Initiative, The Kathmandu Post reported. China made the claim at the inauguration of the new airport by Nepal Prime

MOSCOW, (IANS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "a great friend of Russia" and praised the Centre's 'Make in India' initiative. Addressing an economic forum in Moscow organized by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Putin said on

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The Tibetan troops recruited by the Chinese Army for helping them in high-altitude areas are now visible as part of the People's Liberation Army border defense patrols along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterated that there was no military agreement with China and that he would not allow the island nation to be used as a base for any threat against India. “We are a neutral

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah on June 22 said that he will not allow the screening of Indian movies in cinemas across the Nepal capital despite a court order. As soon as the high court issued an interim order

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - A tree was dedicated to the victims of terrorism around the world during a solemn ceremony held at the United Nations headquarters. Karambir Kang, a survivor of the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack and the former

LONDON, (IANS) - The company of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who is among the five people on board a tourist submarine that went missing on June 18 during a dive to the Titanic's wreckage in the Atlantic, had supplied a

By D.C. PATHAK As the prolonged Ukraine-Russia war has entered its second year, the emergence of China as an active stakeholder has drawn the attention of the world and led to intense speculation among strategic analysts about China's President Xi Jinping’s

NEW DELHI (IANS) - According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India and China, the two major consumers of discounted Russian crude, accounted for 80 percent of Russia's oil exports in May. The IEA's oil market report stated that India's purchases

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about attacks on various religions and places of worship worldwide, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The statement came in response to recent attacks on Hindu temples in the

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - After placing a map of "Greater Nepal" at his office in retaliation to the "Akhand Bharat" mural in the new Indian Parliament building, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah on June 15 announced that no Indian movie

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - The world organization’s members have unanimously backed India's efforts to honor with a monument the more than 4,300 Blue Helmets who made the supreme sacrifice in the cause of peace. The UN General Assembly on June

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - More global companies are taking supply chain diversification seriously. Companies are increasingly highlighting the benefits of 'friend-shoring' their supply chains to better insulate themselves from geopolitical challenges. "We see India, Mexico, and Southeast Asia as best positioned

ZANZIBAR (ANI) - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will open its first-ever overseas campus in Tanzania  in October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students, The new IIT campus will be set up under the name

By GANESH BHATT NEW DELHI, (IANS) - China has been indulging in provocative acts along the LAC in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim but the Indian Army is also taking strong action in response. In recent years, the People's Liberation Army of

LONDON, (IANS) - Erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan's 'Bedchamber Sword' had sold for $17 million at an auction in London. Described as "one of the world's rare artefacts", the sword's sale was conducted by Bonhams -- a privately owned international auction

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Three Indian peacekeepers who died in the service of the UN have been honored with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal amid calls for better protection for personnel in its missions. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres handed over the

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - Setting another record, Nepal's legendary climber, Kami Rita Sherpa, summited Mt. Everest for an unprecedented 28th time on May 23, just a week after he scaled the world's tallest peak for the 27th time. The 53-year-old reached the

HIROSHIMA, (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the G7 summit on May 19 shared a hug with President Joe Biden as they met here. Modi attended primarily to speak on challenges facing the globe, including food, fertilizer, and energy

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran has been honored with France's highest order of merit, Legion d'Honneur, for bolstering relations and building business between India and France. The award was conferred on Chandrasekaran, 59, on May 16 at

KATHMANDU (ANI) - Kami Rita Sherpa, a record-holding Nepali Sherpa guide has ascended the world's highest peak Mount Everest for a world record setting 27th time. The Seven Summit Treks, an expedition organizing company of Nepal on May 17 announced the

SYDNEY, (IANS) - Confirming the cancellation of next week's Quad meeting, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 17 said that it is still possible that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will still visit Sydney. The development comes after US President

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Indians were among more than 13,000 spouses of asylum seekers in Germany who failed to join their partners in 2022 due to a lack of sufficient language skills, according to a report. According to Germany's Foreign Office,

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – While former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was arrested on live video which showed the manhandling of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and has now been released on the orders of the Supreme Court which declared

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was arrested by the Rangers paramilitary force from the Islamabad High Court on May 8, a dramatic move that threatens to spark fresh turmoil in the

LONDON, (IANS) - The number of Indians illegally crossing over into the UK across the English Channel has increased sharply in the first three months of the year, making them the second biggest cohort after Afghans, according to the latest

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak read from the Bible’s book of Colossians at the coronation of King Charles on May 6, at Westminster Abbey in London. In keeping with the tradition of UK Prime Ministers performing readings

LONDON, (IANS) - From the rundown Neptune Magnet Mall in Mumbai, a giant of international oil shipping has emerged over the past 18 months, seemingly from nowhere. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the company has bought more oil tankers than anyone

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India is emerging as a favorable destination to conduct clinical trials, according to a report released by PwC India and the US-India Chamber of Commerce (USAIC) on May 3. It showed that India has an overall clinical

LONDON, (ANI) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law, Sudha Murty said that her daughter, Akshata Murty, "made her husband a Prime Minister." Rishi Sunak's quick ascension to power has been highlighted before but his mother-in-law Sudha Murty’s claim in a

By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Perpetuating a UN Security Council built on an "anachronistic mindset" will also mean the continuing loss of faith in the world organization, India has said as resounding calls from all sides for reform

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Ireland granted the highest number of work permits, approximately 40 per cent, to Indian nationals, according to data released by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the first three months of 2023. Of the

Photo : UK MP Gareth Thomas LONDON (IANS) - British Indian organizations have objected to the newly-formed parliamentary group for Gujaratis, calling it divisive, and an attack on the unity of the British Indian community. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - New Delhi has called for international condemnation of Pakistan sending weapons across the international border to terrorists operating in India. "We are facing a serious challenge of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones, which cannot

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The International Monetary Fund on April 11 hailed India as "one of the bright spots" in the global economy even as it trimmed its projected growth for 2023 by 0.2 percentage points, but only because, it

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath here, during which she noted the monetary body's concerns on key downside risks to the economy including financial sector stress, inflation, and geo-political fragmentation

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova has handed over a letter from President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the Indian government, requesting additional humanitarian supply, including medicines and medical equipment. The minister,

JOHANNESBURG, (IANS) - South Africa will appeal the decision by a court of the United Arab Emirates to decline the extradition of the Indian-origin Gupta brothers, Rajesh and Atul, to be tried in the country for fraud and money laundering,

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In a sign of India's diplomatic influence, it has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission and two other bodies while China suffered a diplomatic rout unable to get the required votes for the Commission

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN officials are in touch with India about food supplies to Afghanistan where 30 million people face hunger, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, who coordinates humanitarian relief efforts in the war-torn nation. "We definitely are in touch

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Condemning UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's "discriminatory and xenophobic" remarks against Pakistani men, the Pakistan Foreign Office has warned of serious repercussions. The British minister has been accused of "peddling extremist far-right lies" about Pakistanis, after she singled

Photo : Zemithang, last border village of Arunachal Pradesh along the Indo-China border. (ANI/photo). BEIJING, (ANI) - After India rejected China's attempt to rename places of Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing on April 4 claimed its "sovereignty" over the region. In a regular press

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had pressurized him to restore friendship with India. Bajwa said something one day and retracted it the next day. His accountability should be

DHARAMSALA, (IANS) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has named an eight-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. He has been recognized as the reincarnation of the third most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism as the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Facing a nationwide ban in the US, Chinese short-form video making platform TikTok still has access to "troves of personal data of Indian citizens" who once used the app before it was banned in June 2020

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - As a panel of UN experts warned that India's food production could see a massive fall if global warming went unchecked, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was asking the G20 for a pact

India-West News Desk INDIAN WELLS, CA - Rohan Bopanna became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and his Australian partner Matt Ebden won the men’s doubles title at the BNP Paribas Open here on March 18. Bopanna, 43, and Ebden,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India's top industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata has been appointed to the 'Order of Australia' for distinguished service to the Australia-India relationship, particularly to trade, investment, and philanthropy, Australia's Governor General has announced. As of 2022, Ratan

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Cyber-security researchers from CloudSEK have claimed that a Russian hacker group targeted the Indian Health Ministry website and infiltrated its Health Management Information System (HMIS). The pro-Russian hacker group called Phoenix allegedly compromised the HMIS Portal and

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Kavilmadam Ramaswami Parvathy, who led the World Food Programme's (WFP) relief operations in Turkey after last month's devastating earthquakes, as the world body's top official in Tajikistan.Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, who

LUCKNOW, (IANS) - The Design Museum of London, to celebrate the movement of rural women's empowerment, has decided to exhibit the 'pink sari' in an exhibition on Indian fashion "Offbeat Sari" that will open in May. The 'pink sari' is a

MELBOURNE, (IANS) - The Indian Consulate in Brisbane was forced to close temporarily on March 15 after Khalistani supporters blocked the entry raising slogans against Hindus, days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's assurance to curb anti-India elements in the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India remained the world's top arms importer, but its imports declined by 11 per cent between 2013-17 and 2018-22, according to a report by Stockholm-based defense think-tank SIPRI. The decline was linked to a complex procurement process,

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India is being proactive in countering the illegal diversion of materials from its sprawling pharmaceutical industries and the use of an army of "underemployed" highly qualified chemists to make illegal synthetic drugs, according to the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 9 met visiting US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and discussed issues of mutual interest. Raimondo is currently on a four-day visit to India. In a series of tweets, the finance ministry said

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A US intelligence report has warned that "expanded military postures by both India and China along the disputed border" elevates the risk of armed confrontation between the two nuclear-powered neighbors. The report said that while India and

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - The United States will be opening a state-of-the-art building of its Consulate General in Hyderabad built at a cost of $340 million on March 20. This represents a tangible investment by the United States in strengthening the US-India

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has called attention to the rampant violence perpetrated against women by terrorists and reinforced the demands for zero tolerance for terrorism. Speaking at the Security Council on March 7, India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Hijab has been made mandatory for women students and teachers at co-education academic institutions of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. A notification to this effect was issued on the instructions of PoK Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas. It will be mandatory

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said that his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi left him "more optimistic than ever" about the progress that India is making in health, development, and climate. In his 'dispatch' notes, Gates said

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – India External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on March 2 said that G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting reflected the concerns of the global south. The meeting, held under the presidency of India, reflected the bitterness that surrounds nations

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Representatives of fugitive self-proclaimed godman Swami Nithyananda's fictional nation of 'Kailasa' have wormed their way into a UN committee's discussion on sustainable development in Geneva creating the false impression that the world organization has recognized

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The Pakistan Interior Ministry has granted Pakistani citizenship to 214 foreigners in the last five years for multiple reasons, including marriage. As per documents, these include as many as 159 Indians. The documents reveal two Indians got Pakistani nationality

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - With US President Joe Biden nominating Ajay Banga, to head the World Bank, the top posts in the global financial institution will be held by Sikhs. Before Banga, who is slated to take up the job this

CHENNAI, (IANS) - In the case of oil imports, India till now is on a firm path of sourcing the product cheaply from Russia since the latter’s invasion of Ukraine. This is much against the wishes of the western powers who

Washington (IANS) US believes that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloons that shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4, was part of Chinese effort to spy on military assets in other countries, including India. Meanwhile, an Indian official attended a

Dharamsala (IANS) According to a Washington-based advocacy group, the UN experts' warning about China's efforts to forcibly assimilate the "vast majority" of Tibetan children by separating them from their families and boarding them at state-run schools highlights the urgent need

Damascus, (IANS)  According to Xinhua news agency, the ministry urged the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations to support the Syrian government in its rescue efforts.  According to the ministry, Syria requires help in

Islamabad (IANS) - General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former dictator, President, and military ruler, died in Dubai after being critically ill for about two years. Former military ruler of Pakistan, General Pravez Musharraf died on Sunday, 5 February, in Dubai after

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Commenting on Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process, visiting US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, complained on February 1 that while India has made strong commitments for the cash-strapped island nation to unlock the International Monetary Fund's

PATNA, (IANS) - Several laborers from Bihar's Siwan and other districts said that they are trapped in Tajikistan and requested the Indian government to rescue them. The laborers went to Tajikistan on a contract to work and alleged that the company

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - A new poll by Morning Consult revealed shifting perspectives of India that see China, amid geopolitical changes, as the "greatest military threat" in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, writes Michael Kugelman in Foreign Policy. New Delhi

COLOMBO, (ANI) - Reaffirming India's support for the stability of Sri Lanka both politically and economically, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said full implementation of the 13th amendment in the island country is critical for achieving reconciliation with the minority

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The last two 'Saroops' of the Guru Granth Sahib have arrived from Afghanistan's Kabul in Delhi on Wednesday and will now be taken to a Gurudwara. Three people have arrived from Kabul with the last 2

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) - As the world stares at a potential third World War amid the ongoing military conflict raging in Ukraine, two superpowers -- US and Russia -- are standing with India as allies, reported leading Pakistan national daily, The

COLOMBO, (IANS) - The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on ex-Sri Lanka Presidents -- Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- over human rights violations during the 26-year-long war against Tamil minorities. "Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals who committed

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - South Asia is the hotspot of the climate crisis with the people there most prone to die - 15 times more likely - from its impact, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "As always, those developing

LAHORE, (IANS) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he once told then Army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa that he had been a playboy in the past, media reports said. Revealing details of his last meeting with Gen Bajwa

VARANASI - (IANS) - From the ravages of war, this love story between a Ukrainian man and a Russian woman has also had a painful end. A Ukraine national, Kostiantyn Beliaiev, 50, was living in Haridwar. He was depressed, having lost

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) – As many as 100 people have been arrested in Balochistan's port city of Gwadar as the provincial government struck with an iron fist at protesters and imposed an emergency law that prohibits the gathering of five or more

By VIKAS DATTA The dark clouds of Covid may have dissipated a bit in 2022 with growing vaccine coverage stemming the mass fatalities, but, the continuing pandemic, along with other diseases and age, continued to take its toll on several stellar

By ASHIS RAY LONDON, (IANS) - Akshata Murthy, the wife of British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is slated to appear on the cover of the February issue of Tatler, a 313-year-old international monthly magazine, which features glamour, fashion and society, not

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - After Uzbekistan's Health Ministry said that the Noida based company Marion Biotech's cough syrup was responsible for the death of 18 children, India-made drugs have sparked new safety concerns across the globe. In October this year,

Photo: WildFilmsIndia NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Numerous attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect rare Himalayan fungus 'Keeda Jadi' (Cordyceps), the Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC) has said. Cordyceps, also known as caterpillar fungus or Himalayan gold, is

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 26 sought India's help in the implementation of a peace formula with Russia. "I had a phone call with PM Modi &

SEATTLE, WA - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan has tied the knot with a US-based Pakistani actor Mirza Bilal. The 49-year-old British-Pakistani journalist, who was married to Khan between 2014 and 2015, announced on Twitter her marriage to

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari failed to get an in-person meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent visit here and had to settle for a phone conversation even though they were in

KATHMANDU, (ANI) - Kiran Kumar Sah, an MP from Nepal, created history this month after taking an oath in the Sanskrit language. There is no record of taking an oath in Sanskrit before this, the Nepali publication reported citing the Federal

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India joined China and Russia in abstaining on a UN Security Council resolution on Myanmar, calling for the restoration of democracy there and the release of political prisoners, foremost among them Aung San Suu Kyi. The

CHENNAI, (IANS) - US Marines have delivered gifts including toys to around 50 children housed in an NGO in Chennai. The gift is part of the US Marine's Toys for Tots program which is an initiative to brighten the lives

KATHMANDU, (IANS) – Nepal’s Supreme Court on December 21 ordered the release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who is also known as the 'bikini killer' or 'serpent killer'. Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Sobhraj, a joint bench of Justices

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A Mumbai nurse who came face to face with the 26/11 terrorists at a hospital and protected 20 newborns gave a moving testimony before the UN Security Council about the horrors of terrorism and its

KANGRA, (ANI) - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, on December 19, said that India is a perfect place and his permanent residence and that he prefers India. While responding to a query over the Tawang clash, Dalai Lama at Kangra airport

DHAKA, (IANS) - Indian war veterans, participating in Victory Day celebrations, paid tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Leo Varadkar has joined the ranks of current Indian descent prime ministers becoming the fourth outside India when he again became the Taoiseach of Ireland. The Fine Gael party leader assumed the prime ministership at the

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called for cooperation between New Delhi and Islamabad on terrorism but veered off into a personal vituperative tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi using extreme, unparliamentary language. Asked by a Pakistani

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16 had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward to resolve the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The conversation

LONDON, (IANS) - In a major setback to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the UK High Court has denied him permission to appeal against his extradition before the UK Supreme Court. The judgment order was pronounced at the Royal Courts of

By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hit out on December 15 at double standards on terrorism practiced by China and Pakistan and said that the international community should collectively act against those countries

NEW YORK, NY(IANS) - In an unprecedented move, Iran has been expelled from the UN's Commission on the Status of Women in a vote on which India abstained. The US proposal at the UN Economic and Social Council to remove Iran

PM Modi during his visit to Bagan, Myanmar NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been consistently projecting Buddhism as an important and unique part of India's foreign policy. In the last eight years, Modi has visited several Buddhist or

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi was hailed on December 14 for his vision that guides the world organization at the unveiling of his statue at the UN headquarters, here. The bust was donated by the Indian government and stands on

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India stood alone abstaining on a Security Council resolution backed in a show of consensus by the Western countries as well as China and Russia, saying it could allow the diversion of aid to terrorist

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Chinese troops approached the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh but Indian troops firmly contested their way, leading to a clash between the two, sources said on December 12. Although no loss of life or major injuries was reported,

NEW DELHI (ANI) - India will steer the celebration of International Millet Year 2023 and organize campaigns to promote the cultivation and consumption of nutri-cereals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The Prime Minister's message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for

By ASHISH RAY LONDON, (IANS) - Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has claimed in a signed five-page hand-written letter from Tihar Jail to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that he is "being abused in a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Co-chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates on December 6 called on India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Both discussed India's successful initiatives in dealing with the pandemic and its aftermath and the country's

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Diplomats and a US politician have been honored at the UN with the Diwali Foundation's Power of One award recognizing their contributions to promoting international relations. The head of the European Union (EU) delegation to the

BOSTON, MA (IANS) - Indian startup Kheyti, a pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields, and protect livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change, was among five winners of The Earthshot Prize for their ground-breaking solutions

SINGAPORE, (ANI) - A World Bank report published last week revealed that remittance flows to India from its migrant workers are on track to gain 12 percent to reach a record $100 billion for the year. Remittance growth in 2021

KOLKATA, (IANS) - While all eyes are on the ongoing football World Cup in Qatar, little is known of the fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel imprisoned in that country for over 90 days now. The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) has

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - When Ruchira Kamboj took the gavel on December 1 at the Security Council, she was following in the footsteps of an illustrious Indian woman, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit who assumed leadership of a major UN body

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on December 1, at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN's highest decision-making body paralyzed

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - As India prepares to assume the presidency of the Security Council this week, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj has met with General Assembly President Csaba Korosi, according to his Spokesperson Paulina Kubiak. Kubiak

LONDON, (IANS) - Britain's new Prime Minister, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak, was expected to stress in a speech on November 28 night, 'the importance' of 'deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific'. This means Britain wants to consolidate defense and economic relations with India,

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - US President George W Bush called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh even before the 26/11 terrorists were done with their massacre of civilians in Mumbai, and even before the body count was over. President-elect Barack Obama was

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The External Affairs Ministry on November 24 said Qatar has informed India that the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was not extended any invitation to attend the ongoing FIFA World Cup. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

TORONTO, (IANS) - Following a surge in complaints post-Diwali in October, the Canadian city of Brampton unanimously moved a motion on Thursday to ban fireworks. The motion brought forward by Councilor Denis Keenan and seconded by fellow Councilor Gurpreet Singh Toor

NEW YORK, NY(IANS) - India has received wide praise for its leadership of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for guiding the adoption of the Delhi Declaration on fighting terrorists using emerging technologies at its special meeting in

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Pakistan President Arif Alvi on November 24 approved the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as the next Army chief, and Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned on November 23 that any attempt to topple the government through an anti-government protest or 'Aragalaya' would be crushed using military power and Emergency laws. Addressing the Parliament during the budget debate,

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has called attention to the threat posed by North Korea's missile technology proliferation to New Delhi's security and joined the US and eight other countries to demand UN Security Council action against Pyongyang. "Proliferation of

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving the greater adjutant, one of the world's rarest storks, is among the UN Environment Programmer’s (UNEP) 2022 Champions

BALI, (ANI) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on November 16 highlighted the strong bonds between India and Britain during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the two leaders discussing areas where the UK and India are working

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - The world population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, with India overtaking China as the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2022. Currently, the global population

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Amid speculation in the US about India's peacemaking role in Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Moscow for meetings with Russian officials, while Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra held talks with Deputy Secretary

LONDON, (IANS) - India was found to be the most common country of birth for one in six, or nearly 10 million, people in England and Wales, according to a report released by the UK's Office for National Statistics. The report,

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) - A Day after he was shot at in Pakistan's Punjab province, the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on November 4, broke silence on the attack and said he was "hit by four bullets." In the first address

LAHORE (IANS) - The attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad on November 3 was launched from three different directions in which at least three individuals were involved, the police said, according to

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UN Security Council. Only China voted with Russia on November 2 on the resolution calling for an inquiry

LONDON – After an audience with King Charles III on October 25, where he was offered Diwali sweets, the 42-year-old Prime Minister of UK on October 26, shared Diwali wishes from his residence at 10 Downing Street. Sunak attended a

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - The UN human rights expert on Myanmar has said that the extremist Rohingya organization that has been involved in the massacre of Hindus in Myanmar should be apprehended and held accountable. Asked at a news conference

LONDON, (IANS) – Conservative party politician Rishi Sunak on October 25 officially became the Prime Minister of UK after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In his first address as the Prime Minister, Sunak said: "UK is under economic distress

LONDO, (IANS) - Even as they wonder whether Rishi Sunak will be able to steer the Conservatives and his country out of the "fiscal black hole" they must contend with, British commentators haven't missed the significance of his elevation to

BENGALURU, (IANS) - The UK Queen consort Camilla is in a Bengaluru health center along with her friends, police sources said on October 23. She traveled by a British Airways flight and landed at the Kempe Gowda International Airport of Bengaluru. Earlier,

LONDON, (IANS) - The ruling Conservatives will race to find a new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in a week, after Liz Truss dramatically, though not unexpectedly, resigned as head of government on October 20 after only 45 days

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan and will insist on a neutral venue for next year's Asia Cup, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on October 19 after the board's meeting here. The 2023 edition of

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The World Bank announced the beginning of two parallel legal processes to address Pakistan’s concerns over two hydropower projects on the western rivers by India in violation of the Indus Basin Treaty, breaking a six-year-old gridlock. The World

LONDON, (IANS) - Senior Conservatives will this week hold talks on a "rescue mission" that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her economic package and signaled a

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories, declaring that it is consistent with New Delhi's "well thought out national position", and has called for a diplomatic solution.The resolution,

CANBERRA, (ANI) - External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles in Canberra on October 10 and gifted a signed bat from Virat Kohli, in a special gesture to show the common thread of cricket that

BY ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - While External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar kept the world in suspense on how India would vote on the upcoming resolution in the UN General Assembly condemning Russia's annexation of parts of Ukraine, New

COPENHAGEN, (IANS) - Dr. Renil Manat is on the top of the world as his long-time associate and family friend, Dr. Morten Meldal has won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Keralite who has roots in Kozhikode and Thalassery, speaking in

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has joined the US in condemning North Korea's missile launches as a threat to the international community and warned that they could be in pursuit of its leader Kim Jong-un's threat of pre-emptive nuclear

GENEVA, (IANS) - The World Health Organization on October 6 issued an alert for four "contaminated" India-made medicines, used in the Gambia and found to contain chemicals that are toxic and potentially fatal, after 66 child deaths. "WHO has today issued

LONDON, (IANS) - Suella Braverman risked upsetting No. 10 saying she has "reservations" with Britain-India trade deal as it could lead to an increase in immigration to the UK, The Guardian reported. PM Liz Truss said she wants to sign a

GENEVA, (IANS) - Chinese authorities have developed an elaborate public relations strategy to end international support for Tibet after the death of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, which includes installing a puppet leader in his place, according to a

LONDON, (IANS) - After wrapping up a train in London with the Tata logo, the premier Indian conglomerate has now branded the London Marathon in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) colors. More than 40,000 runners participated in the event on October

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 4 had a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Prime Minister reiterated his call for early cessation of hostilities and the need to pursue the path of dialogue

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Indian security authorities were on alert following a bomb threat on board an Iranian passenger flight when it was approaching Delhi. Sources said that the Mahan Air flight, which was in Indian airspace when the airline received

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country opposes any reforms that expand the UN Security Council to bring India into the fold. Pakistan's UN mission and its allies have worked to foil such

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Not just food and energy security but also the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine was at top of the agenda when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in New York

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on September 21 asked the UN Security Council to send an unambiguous message that impunity in carrying out violations of human rights will not be tolerated and called for independent

DHARAMSHALA, (ANI) - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on September 22 said that he would prefer to breathe his last surrounded by the genuine and loving people of India, a free and open democracy, rather than among "artificial" Chinese officials. He

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed at the United Nations General Assembly for his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, by the US and France at the UNGA meeting here. On the

LEICESTER (UK), (IANS) - Violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester were the result of outsiders coming to the city and inflaming existing tensions, community leaders have said, the media reported. Over the weekend, police made 47 arrests after clashes

LONDON, (ANI) - President Droupadi Murmu along with other global leaders attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19. Upon her arrival two days earlier, she offered tributes to Queen Elizabeth II at

SAMARKAND, (ANI) – A few hours before he celebrated his 72nd birthday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a warm interaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand on September

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on September 15 stressed the importance of safeguarding the security of India when safeguarding the security of his country. "When it comes to the security of Sri Lanka, we are of the view

MOSCOW, (IANS) - Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit where Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines, the Kremlin said that trade turnover between New Delhi and Moscow has soared nearly

NEW DELHI (ANI) - President Droupadi Murmu will visit London from September 17 to 19 to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday.Queen

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - There has been complete disengagement between Indian and Chinese forces at a key flashpoint in the Ladakh sector, government sources said on September 13. The process, which started on September 8 after months of talks and 16

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has claimed repeatedly that the reason behind his ouster from power through a no-confidence motion by the opposition alliance in the parliament was part of a

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that although he is offering his "good offices" for mediating the Kashmir dispute, India has refused it as it considers it a bilateral matter. Guterres, who is on a

By RAHUL KUMAR NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Islamic nations have responded to the UN report on Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang with a deafening silence. None of the nearly four dozen countries in Asia and Africa have said anything about China's excesses

By DR AMJAD AYUB MIRZA The Great Game as we know it today began around the early 1800s when in 1801 Russian Tsar Paul, I sent Napoleon Bonaparte a secret letter proposing a joint invasion of British India. Considering the expedition

AIZAWL, (IANS) - A fresh wave of refugees from Myanmar crossed into Mizoram for shelter after the Myanmar armed forces launched a fresh offensive against civilians and Arakan Army militants, officials said on September 6. District officials said that during the

COLOMBO, (IANS) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe's Office on September 5 appointed a committee to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees who fled to India, especially during the 26-year-long ethnic conflict. The committee has been appointed on the request of the

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Beleaguered former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned here from Thailand on September  2 midnight. Rajapaksa, 73, returned to Katunayake International Airport on a Singapore airlines SQ-468 flight and several Ministers of the present government and politicians from

LONDON, (IANS) - UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was on September 5 announced the victor of the contest for the Conservative Party leader, defeating former Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak, and paving the way for her to become the next

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Indian-origin UK Attorney General Suella Braverman is tipped to replace Priti Patel as UK Home Secretary in the Liz Truss cabinet. Braverman will be the third minority home secretary, after Priti Patel and Sajid Javid. Braverman traces her

LONDON, (IANS) - The Tory leadership ballot will close on September 2 with Conservative members to choose between Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as the new UK Prime Minister, a media report said. The tea-time deadline will end the eight-week contest

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Iconic sites in Pakistans Sindh province such as the Mohenjo-Daro ruins, Kot Diji, Ranikot suffered widespread damage during the recent catastrophic floods. At Mohenjo-Daro alone, the record rain has damaged excavated areas and exposed the ones buried underneath

By ASHE O NEW DELHI- Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister then testing the political waters after his stint as a pilot soon after his mother Indira Gandhi’s brutal assassination in 1984 when she returned to power after the ignominy of emergency

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of India has taken over the command of the UN's peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the largest of its 13 operations. "It is a privilege to have the opportunity to serve for