WASHINGTON: The US has secretly delivered long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine to be used against Russian forces, the Pentagon has confirmed, while President Joe Biden alleged that China, Iran and North Korea were supplying weapons and technology to Moscow to boost its military. President Biden secretly approved the transfer of the long-range ATACMS missiles in […]
Seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 JIUQUAN (CHINA): China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious programme that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the […]
NEW DELHI: The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of India has been recognised as future-ready governance best practices from across the Commonwealth at a key meeting in London, an official statement issued on Thursday said. In the outcome statement of the meeting issued on Wednesday, the Commonwealth Secretariat shared with member countries […]
NEW DELHI: In today’s fast-paced world, where there are lots of things that can harm our bodies like polluted air, unhealthy food, and stress, taking essential care of our liver is immensely important. The liver is an essential organ which carries out various essential processes for our body, like cleaning out waste from our bodies, […]
BEIJING: The Chinese army will hold its first military exercises with its Bangladesh counterpart next month, it was announced here on Thursday, as the PLA steadily enhanced its ties with India’s neighbour by supplying a host of military equipment in recent years. According to the consensus reached between the two militaries, the People’s Liberation Army […]
NEW YORK: The world is facing the collapse of the 1948 international order established in the wake of World War II, amid the brutal wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while authoritarian policies continue to spread, Amnesty International has warned. The report accused the world’s most powerful governments, including China, Russia and the United States, of […]
WASHINGTON: A sweeping foreign aid package was easily passed the US Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia’s invasion force and Kyiv’s shortages of military supplies. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four bills passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday, […]
NEW DELHI: To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach which includes “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation of weapons. “Demilitarisation, intertwined with disarmament, calls for gender-responsive arms control” (and) “this approach recognises the role of weapon proliferation in conflict-related sexual violence”, India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said on […]
OTTAWA: The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The session aims to advance negotiations so that the Committee can finalise, at its fifth session (INC-5) in November, the text of the instrument. […]
WASHINGTON: Thousands of students in US university campuses are up in arms against President Joe Biden for his handling of the war in Gaza. From the Columbia University in the East Coast to the Stanford University in California, students have rallied behind the people of Palestine and are holding Biden responsible for the deaths of […]