India and the world

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

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Breaking its streak of abstentions on votes related to Ukraine, India has voted for a procedural matter that Russia opposed at the UN Security Council. Going against Moscow's stance, India on August 24 joined 12 other

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - The Nepal government is in a fix on whether to allow the Indian Army to recruit Nepali youths under the Narendra Modi government’s newly launched Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into the armed forces. New Delhi has apparently

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari canceled his European trip to Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The Europeans wanted to discuss several threats posed by illegal and extremist Pakistanis. Had all gone well, Bhutto would have been

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In one of the strongest implied criticisms of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, India has called it "an affront to common security". In keeping with India's delicate balancing act without naming Russia, India's Permanent Representative to UN,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - At a time when invest ability in China is being questioned, shifting geopolitical realities offer India an opportunity to shine, Morgan Stanley said in a report. When the 15-nation UN security council hastily called for a vote

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - It is now apparent that the killing of terror-in-chief Ayman Al Zawahiri by a drone strike was a pivotal moment on several counts. It rendered a big blow to the Taliban, which had incensed the Americans

BERLIN, (ANI) - Gurdeep Singh Randhawa was elected as the first representative of the Indian community in Germany on August 17. Randhawa is the first Indian representative of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Thuringia. CDU is Germany's strongest political

LONDON, (IANS) - Speculation is mounting about Rishi Sunak's future as another poll showed Liz Truss with an unassailable lead among Tory members in the race for UK Prime Minister, the media reported. Some MPs are predicting that the former chancellor

COLOMBO, (IANS) - A controversial Chinese ship with ballistic missile and satellite tracking facilities docked in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, despite security concerns raised by India about the vessel's presence in nearby waters. Port workers gave an enthusiastic welcome to the

By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - China has again come to the rescue of a Pakistani terrorist by blocking a UN committee proposal to put sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Abdul Rauf Azhar. At the Security Council's committee dealing with

COLOMBO, (ANI) - Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand August 11 evening following his departure from Singapore. Rajapaksa was granted entry into Thailand following a request from the Sri Lankan government, NewsWire reported. He left Singapore on August 10

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - In an apparent reference to China, India on Aug 9 said that the practice of placing holds and blocks on listing requests of terrorists without giving any justification must end. India's Permanent Representative to the United

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Demonstrations planned by Sri Lankan opposition parties and trade unions have fizzled out, with smaller crowds turning up to mark the fourth month of an anti-government protest campaign launched in the wake of the ongoing economic crisis. In

India-West News Desk LONDON - Britain's prime ministerial candidate, Rishi Sunak, has shared that there was "clearly something" when he met his now wife, Akshata Murty the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. In an interview with 'The Times', the former Chancellor