WASHINGTON: There is an “uneasy peace” in the Indo-Pacific due to recent Chinese actions, an influential US Congressman said on Saturday, observing that India and the United States working together with countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and other Indo-Pacific nations is indispensable for maintaining stability in the region. Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who […]
WASHINGTON: The United States will boost trade with Taiwan in response to China’s “provocative” behaviour, the White House said on Friday, as it insisted on the right of air and sea passage through the tense strait. A new trade plan will be unveiled within days, while US forces will transit the Taiwan Strait in the […]
DHAKA: United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. The exodus of Rohingya was sparked by a 2017 Myanmar army offensive against the mostly Muslim minority, with the UN’s highest court last […]
Jerusalem: A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, police and medics said. Two of the victims were in serious condition, including a pregnant woman with abdominal injuries and […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders on Sunday paid homage to those who lost their lives during the Partition as the Congress accused the ruling party of using the traumatic events as a “fodder” for its political battles. On the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, BJP president J P Nadda also […]
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said with the initiative of installing 500 high-mast national flags across the national capital, Delhi has become the “City of Tricolours”. He was addressing thousands of students at an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence at Thyagaraj Stadium here. “Delhi has become the City […]
Patna: In a deviation from the decision of other left parties to extend outside support to the new Grand Alliance government in Bihar, the CPI on Sunday said it would like to be a part of the Nitish Kumar cabinet if the party is given an “honourable representation”. Atul Kumar Anjan, a senior leader of […]
Rajpuri:Prof. Akbar Masood, Vice Chancellor, BGSB University addressed National Seminar on Indian Teaching Tradition and Sanskrit organised by Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad. In his address, Prof. Akbar said that ancient India had its own vibrant scientific culture and traditions which are found to be highly relevant even today. Prof. Akbar said that Indian […]
Rajouri:Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, Under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Prof. Akbar Masood, celebrated Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign with gaiety and fervour. Prof. Akbar Masood said that while we are celebrating the 75th year of Independence, the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign has turned out to be the biggest festival on the globe. On […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday sacked four employees including son of Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin and the wife of a jailed separatist who was also involved in killing on Kashmiri Pandits. All the four have been dismissed for allegedly having links with forces working against India and spreading malicious propaganda, officials said. They […]