India and the world

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