India and the world

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call to stop any violence stemming from religious differences in India. His spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on June 14 that Guterres "is for the full respect of religion, for calling

STOCKHOLM, (IANS)- India and Pakistan also seem to be increasing the size of their nuclear weapon inventories, a leading arms watchdog has said. At the start of 2022, nine states -- the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and

MOSCOW, (IANS) - The US "with its own hands" pushed the countries, which are not participating in "sanctions wars", to form a "new Big Eight" group with Russia, the Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said. "The group of eight

NEW DELHI, (IANS) -Notwithstanding the recent ban on wheat, India with the aim of touching a $5 trillion economy, is set to position itself as a key global food supplier as shortages push prices. India has maintained that it was

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Iran has taken down an earlier press statement which mentioned that India has assured of acting against those responsible for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during a press conference on the

JOHANNESBURG, (IANS) - The South African government has announced that two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirate. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with

CAIRO, (IANS) - The Cairo-based Arab Parliament has strongly condemned and rejected the "irresponsible remarks" made by two former spokespersons of the ruling party in India against Prophet Muhammad. In a statement issued on June 7, the Arab Parliament said that "such statements

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to 163 Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day scheduled to be held from June 8-17. The issuance of visas is

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Amid the ongoing disastrous financial crisis with severe food, power and fuel shortages in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on June 7 that the UN has planned to provide humanitarian assistance of around $48

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Congress leader P. Chidambaram on June 6 hit out at the BJP after two of its leaders were suspended over their remarks against Prophet Muhammad saying it was the international backlash that forced the party to

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - As a victim of cross-border attacks, India has said it regrets that state sponsors of terrorism are "allowed to go scot-free" for serious violations of international law and urged the international community to make them

NEW YORK, NY(IANS) - Responding to Islamabad's attack on New Delhi at the UN Security Council over Kashmir, India has reminded Pakistan of its "shameful history" of committing the genocide of hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh for which

NEW DELHI (IANS) - A team from India is currently on a visit to Kabul to oversee the delivery operations of India's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The team is expected to visit various places where Indian programs and projects are being implemented. The foreign

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) - China on June 2 agreed to refinance Pakistan with $2.3 billion worth of funds amid the dwindling foreign exchange reserves of the country. This development comes as the restoration of the country's delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) program

BY SHANEER N SIDDIQUI MANAMA, (IANS) - Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on May 31 met Swami Brahmaviharidas and a delegation of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha to discuss the construction of a BAPS Swaminarayan

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Seeing the devastation brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, India has put a spotlight on the threat of terrorists using biological weapons and suggested that the UN help countries deal with the risk. "In the Covid-era, the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The 8th edition of International Day of Yoga will be celebrated with the theme of 'Yoga for Humanity'. The event will be organized in India and across the globe on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that his government is committed to take back the "disputed land currently occupied by India". Addressing the Parliament, he said that his government is committed to protecting the land belonging

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) - Pakistan is set to import two million metric tons of wheat from Russia with cash payment amid the continuing sanctions on Moscow that have made trade difficult with the Vladimir Putin government. The decision was taken by a

MOSCOW, (ANI) - The Russian Indian friendship society Disha sent about three tons of humanitarian aid including pharmaceuticals, to the medical station of the Russian Armed Forces in Kursk, the Russian embassy in India said. The Russian embassy said that the

DAVOS SWITZERLAND, (ANI) - Defending India's national interest amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on May 26 rejected any arguments that India is significantly increasing imports from Russia or contributing to the situation in Ukraine. This comment comes

Indian troops deployed in Congo as part of a Multilateral United Nations Peacekeeping Force, seen here on May 26. KINSHASA, (ANI) - The Indian army and troops of other nationalities under the UN flag fended off an unprovoked attack by an

TOKYO (ANI) - Reaffirming shared commitment to deepen cooperation on infrastructure, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) countries on May 24 agreed to allocate $50 billion for infrastructure and investment in the Indo-Pacific region over five years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in

BY ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY - Warning about the dire threat from terrorists exploiting emerging digital technologies, from cryptocurrencies and NFTs to 3D printing and artificial intelligence, New Delhi has proposed holding a meeting of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee

RIYADH, (IANS) - Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from traveling to 16 countries, including India, over the Covid-19 situation in those nations. The General Directorate of Passports said that the list of countries comprised Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has honored India's more than one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) for connecting people with healthcare services. ASHA, which means "hope" in Hindi, are among the six recipients of Global Health

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in its history as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. It comes after a 30-day grace period to come up

BY ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - An Indian diplomat has described Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's off-topic reference to India at the Security Council as a "Pavlovian response". "Pakistan Representative made unwarranted remarks, which symbolize nothing, but a Pavlovian

BY ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY(IANS) - With economic growth forecast at 6.4 percent for this fiscal year, India will be the fastest-growing major economy, according to the UN. "We expect Indian recovery to remain strong in the near term in the

KATHMANDU, (IANS)- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long visit to Nepal, offered prayers at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini to mark the occasion of Buddha Purnima. He was accompanied to the temple by his Nepalese counterpart

CHENNAI, (IANS) - Pope Francis on May 16 canonized Devasahayam Pillai, or 'Blessed Lazarus', who became the first layman from India to be granted sainthood. Pillai, a Hindu who converted to Christianity in the 18th century - drawing the ire of

New Delhi, (IANS) - Pakistan cricketers aren't allowed to feature in the cash-awash Indian Premier League (IPL) because of the political tensions between the two nations. Not just the IPL, the two nations haven't played any bilateral cricket series since 2012.

PESHAWAR, (IANS) - The Peshawar-Islamabad Road in front of Qila Bala Hissar was blocked by the members of the Sikh community to register their protest against the killing of two Sikhs here. "Amidst the slogans of "Bole-So-Nihal, the members of the

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) -Ever since Beijing started implementing its expansionist policies and crushing the voices of dissidents, the feeling of resistance is fast developing in its neighboring countries and occupied territories like Xinjiang and Tibet. PAKISTAN Although neighboring Pakistan is China's close ally,

KYIV, (ANI) -The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, which was temporarily operating out of Poland, will resume its operation in Kyiv from May 17. The Embassy was temporarily relocated to Warsaw on March 13 due to the deteriorating security situation in the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A survey conducted by Ipsos to capture the response to the war in Ukraine found seven in 10 urban Indians support taking in Ukrainian refugees. Eight in 10 want India to avoid getting militarily involved. Six

COLOMBO, (IANS) - To end the current political deadlock, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. The oath was taken on May 12before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Vacated after the controversial resignation of

BY SUSITHA FERNANDO COLOMBO, (IANS) - A Sri Lankan court on May 12 banned former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and 15 others, including his son, MPs, and senior police officers from leaving the country, for instigating violence that killed nine people

BY HAMZA AMEER LAHORE, (IANS) - A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court has sentenced at least 22 accused to five years of imprisonment each for allegedly attacking a Hindu temple in Punjab province. In July 2021, miscreants allegedly attacked the Ganesh temple at Bhong

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has contributed over Rs 6 crore to the UN aimed at promoting and enhancing the public outreach of Hindi in the world body. India's Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra handed over a cheque for the

BY HAMZA AMEER ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The Pakistan government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to resume trade with India, designating a trade minister for the task. Though the decision is being seen as a major development in terms of the

COLOMBO, (IANS)- Sri Lanka, where a second state of emergency was imposed after the crippling strike over the external debt and the pervading economic crisis, with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa finally forced to step down, has seen China playing a

COLOMBO, (IANS) - In the wake of the widespread violence in Sri Lanka that left five people dead, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family on May 10 took refuge at a naval base in Trincomalee after leaving Colombo

BY SUSITHA FERNANDO COLOMBO, (IANS) -Amidst violent clashes and unrest in Colombo, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 9 resigned. He handed over his resignation to President and his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation following violent clash between pro-Rajapaska

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings kept in Britain will be auctioned and are likely to fetch Rs 4.74 crore, a media report said. According to the report, there are 70 items belonging to Gandhi including his hand-made khadi

NEW DELHI, (IANS)- Russian friendly countries, including India, could be helping Western manufactured components to make their way into Russian weapons used in Ukraine, British defense and security think tank --Royal United Services Institute --said in a report. The report, titled

NEW DELHI, (IANS)- India's Permanent Representative to the UN, T.S. Tirumurti engaged in a Twitter spat with the Dutch Ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland, Karel van Oosterom over New Delhi's abstention from voting at the General Assembly against

BY ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - While welcoming a high-level UN panel's recommendation to exempt the food purchases by the World Food Program (WFP) from export restrictions, India has called for international cooperation to face the looming energy crisis

BY HAMZA AMEER ISLAMABAD- (IANS)- Pakistan has reacted aggressively after the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir submitted its much-awaited report to the Indian government on May 6, calling it a "blatant attempt to disenfranchising and disempowering the Muslim majority population

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Predicting a doomsday scenario for crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, the island nation's Finance Minister Ali Sabry said that the total foreign reserves have dropped even below $50 million and warned that the current economic crisis could not be