India and the world

LONDON, (IANS) - Lady Aruna Paul, the wife of Lord Swraj Paul of Marylebone, passed away peacefully at her London house on May 3 night. She was 86. The couple was married for 65 years. Apart from her husband, she is

BY ASHISH RAY LONDON, (IANS) - Whether British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to woo British Gujaratis by visiting Gujarat last month will pay off or not will be evident soon, when results of local elections in the four segments of

NEW DELHI (IANS) - The absence of India, Russia and China from the 'Declaration for the Future of the Internet' agreement, signed by 60 countries including the US, the European Union and the UK, has raised eyebrows among the stakeholders

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - The World Bank has approved a $47 million project to support the Government of India's Mission Karmayogi, a national program to build civil service capacity, the bank said. There are nearly 18 million civil servants employed across

NEW DELHI (IANS) -"A friend in need is a friend indeed" is the saying. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million to help it to import fuel while it is in

NEW DELHI (ANI) – ‘Earth Anthem’ written by the Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. is used across the world and has been translated into 150 languages till date. On 52nd Earth Day, Abhay K. said, "The quest for a common anthem for

VARANASI (ANI) - Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on April 21 offered prayers at Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The Mauritius Prime Minister is on an eight-day visit to India to strengthen bilateral ties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting

COLOMBO (IANS) - India has once again backed Sri Lanka, which is grappling with its worst ever economic crisis, by affirming full support to expedite International Monitory Fund's Extended Fund Facility. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has affirmed her Sri Lankan

WASHINGTON, DC(ANI) - The International Monetary Fund on April 19 slashed India's growth forecast for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23) to 8.2 per cent from its earlier estimate of 9 per cent in January. However, as per the projections for

KOLKATA (IANS) - RFNS Moskva may have been a potent naval platform till about 10 years ago but was unfit for modern naval warfare when it sank in the Black Sea a few days ago, senior Indian Navy officers, both

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) A senior leader of the Balochistan freedom movement Prof. Naela Quadri Baloch, who is in exile in Canada, has said that a Government of Balochistan in Exile(GBE) has been established on March 21. The Baloch leader, in

AIZWAL (IANS) - The northeastern states of India, especially Mizoram, still bear the brunt after a military coup was declared in neighboring Myanmar on February 1 last year. Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha member, K. Vanlalvena, said that following the violent clashes

KATHMANDU (IANS) - One of the perennial irritants and outstanding issues between Nepal and India is the boundary dispute that has, for some time, caused major misunderstandings between Kathmandu and New Delhi. After the India-China war of 1962, India made some

NEW DELHI (ANI): Russia and India on April 14 celebrated the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. A reception was held at the Russian Center for Science and Culture here. The audience was addressed by Russian Ambassador to

NEW DELHI(ANI) - With India and the US celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, the US embassy in New Delhi on April 14 posted a video that featured several renowned members of the Indian diaspora talking about the journey in

BENGALURU (IANS) - Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh said on April 13 that the company won't work with any Russian clients. "We work with no Russian clients and the work we do is with a small number of global clients

LONDON (IANS) - Financial penalties have been imposed on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by London’s Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules. Johnsons wife Carrie has also been fined. Johnson and Sunak are

LAHORE (IANS) -The life-size sculpture of Maharaja Ranjit Singh - the ruler of the Sikh empire during the 19th century - has been restored to its golden shine and is expected to be reinstalled at a safer place at Lahore

BEIJING (IANS) - Chinese state media has said that the Sharif family of Pakistan has been promoting bilateral ties for a long time, and cooperation between the two nation could be even better than under former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Global

LONDON (IANS) - British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty has said she will pay UK taxes on her overseas income, following a row over her non-domicile status. She owns 700 million pounds in shares of the Indian

LONDON (IANS) - An embattled British Conservative party Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on Apr.8 defended his wife Akshata Murthy, daughter of Narayana Murthy, one of the founders of software giant Infosys, against charges of avoiding paying taxes in

NEW DELHI (IANS) - The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued over 2,200 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations. The issuance of visas is covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol

NEW DELHI (IANS) - As Sri Lanka faces the crisis of an economic meltdown, India has emerged as its true friend. Assistance in different forms extended to the people of the island country under New Delhi's 'Neighborhood First' policy has

NEW DELHI (IANS) - With unending public protests against the government targeting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and with the opposition in no mood to support the government, the crisis in the island nation has only aggravated. Leader of the Opposition,

LONDON (IANS) - UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is scrambling to quell a row over his billionaire heiress wife's 'non-dom' status amid claims she could have avoided millions of pounds in UK tax. Akshata Murthy, whose father is one

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – In what is likely its strongest statement on the Ukraine situation so far, India on Apr.5 "unequivocally condemned" the killings of civilians in Bucha after hearing Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN officials giving heart-rending

COLOMBO (IANS) - As Sri Lanka undergoes one of the worst crisis since its Independence, a number of former and current cricketers including those playing for the IPL expressed their worries about the current situation in their homeland. Former skipper and

NEW DELHI (IANS) - A Chinese hacker group known as 'Deep Panda' that went into hibernation after attacking global entities some years ago, including in India, is back in action. Deep Panda has launched new attacks against finance, travel and cosmetic

COLOMBO (IANS) - Reliving thousands of those waiting in queues at fuel stations around the country and those hit by 13-hour-long power cuts, 40,000 MT of diesel under the Indian Line of Credit of $500 million arrived at the Colombo

HYDERABAD (IANS) - After the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended the supply of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine under the United Nations procurement after an inspection last month, the company has said it is working on upgrades to ensure that the

NEW DELHI (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held bilateral talks here on Apr.1, which comes amid Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Mar.31, marking the first visit

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Mar.31 urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit his government to send essential commodities and life-saving medicines to Sri Lanka. Stalin, in a memorandum submitted to Modi during their meeting

HYDERABAD (IANS) - Eminent breast cancer surgeon P. Raghu Ram was on Mar.30 conferred the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of British Empire (OBE). The award was bestowed by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, who represented Queen Elizabeth II

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - While announcing that a UN official will spearhead a diplomatic effort for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he has been in "very close contact" with India on mediation efforts. The UN chief

NEW DELHI (IANS) - On a day when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India, the UGC and AICTE warned Indian students and their parents not to seek admission in professional courses in China. The University Grant Commission (UGC) warning, a

LONDON - Rishi Sunak has denied any connection with the multinational firm part-owned by his wife that has continued to operate in Russia during the war in Ukraine. The UK Chancellor said he had "nothing to do" with Infosys, in which

COLOMBO (IANS) - At Sri Lanka's All Party Conference held in a bid to come out of one of worst economic crises in its history, a former President and an ex-Prime Minster insisted that Sri Lanka should take the help

ISLAMABAD (IANS) - China has decided to increase its arms exports to Pakistan and take a major leap in its defense cooperation with Pakistan, initiating sale of arms ranging from stealth fighters to submarines, a move viewed as Beijings attempt

PESHAWAR (IANS) - The first public school for Sikhs in Pakistan is nearing completion in Peshawar as "90 per cent construction work" has been concluded, media reports said. The work on the project practically started two years ago after a piece

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mar.22 spoke on the phone with his UK counterpart Boris Johnson and discussed the situation in Ukraine. The pair agreed that Ukraine’s integrity and territorial sovereignty must be respected. Russia needed to

NEW DELHI (IANS) The family members of Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan while on a reporting assignment in Jul. last year, will approach the International Criminal Court against the Taliban demanding a proble into his killing

ISLAMABAD (IANS) - An 18-year-old Hindu girl, Pooja Oad, was reportedly shot dead in Rohi, Sukkur, in Pakistan following a failed abduction attempt. According to Sindhi media, the girl was said to have been shot in the middle of the street

LONDON (IANS) - Russian oil exports to India have quadrupled this month in a sign of the vast reshaping of global energy flows since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Financial Times reported. India, the world's third-largest energy consuming country, has snapped up

NEW DELHI (IANS) - The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, which has been temporarily relocated from Kiev to Warsaw due to the fighting, has said that it has been functioning round the clock for Indian nationals in Ukraine who are trying

CHENNAI (IANS) - Officials of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) are wondering about the impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on the delivery of atomic power plant components from Russia's Rosatom for four plants being set up at Kudankulam in

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - As India pledged to continue its efforts with Russia and Ukraine to end the war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Mar.14 that he has been in "close contact" with New Delhi on the mediation

By NISHANT ARORA NEW DELHI - As the Ukrainian government continues to fight a 'hybrid war' where Russia-backed threat actors are hitting their Internet networks while the ground forces attack physical infrastructure and key cities, India, which faces imminent threat at

NEW DELHI (IANS) - The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has been temporarily shifted to Poland in the wake of the ongoing Kiev-Moscow conflict, India said on Mar.13. A statement said, "In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including

NEW DELHI (IANS) An unarmed supersonic missile "accidentally" took off from Sirsa and landed at a place 124 km within Pakistani territory on Mar.9 evening, the Indian Defense Ministry said on Mar.11, "regretfully" explaining it was "a technical malfunction." The ministry

NEW DELHI (IANS) - The Indian Embassy in Moscow on Mar.11 said that it does not see any security reasons for Indian students to leave Russia amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. An advisory, issued by the Embassy, said that it