Modi assures India’s full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency

Modi assures India’s full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency

Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured India’s full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference’s President-designate Sultan Al Jaber here on Saturday. Modi arrived here in the capital of the UAE following his successful two-day visit to Paris where he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for […]

US Senate committee passes resolution recognising Arunachal as integral part of India

US Senate committee passes resolution recognising Arunachal as integral part of India

San Francisco: Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional Senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. The resolution was introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley, Bill Hagerty, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen on Thursday. The resolution […]

India has taken very proactive approach on various G20 priorities: IMF

India has taken very proactive approach on various G20 priorities: IMF

Washington: IMF has said that India has taken a very proactive approach toward making progress on the priorities of the G20 and its presidency’s key priorities are enhancing financing for global public goods and strengthening macroeconomic coordination. India assumed the year-long presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2022, and is hosting over 200 meetings […]

East Asia Summit must be committed to free and open Indo-Pacific: EAM Jaishankar

Jakarta: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday the East Asia Summit must be committed to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific with respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, in a veiled attack on China. Speaking at the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers Meeting here, he said India firmly supports the […]

In Kosovo parl, brawl erupts after lawmaker throws water on PM

Pristina: A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country’s north. Kosovo opposition parties have criticized Kurti’s policies in the north that have strained relations with key Western […]

Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030

Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030

London: Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found in a survey published on Monday. Central banks around the globe have been studying and working on digital versions of their currencies for […]

5 Mexicans, Nepali pilot killed in helicopter crash near Mt Everest

5 Mexicans, Nepali pilot killed in helicopter crash near Mt Everest

Kathmandu: A private commercial helicopter carrying Mexican tourists crashed on Tuesday near Mount Everest in eastern Nepal, killing all six people on board, including five members of a family, in the latest aviation accident in the Himalayan nation. The Manang Air helicopter 9N-AMV took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for […]

‘At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing’

‘At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing’

London: At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing, a Spanish aid group said Monday. Two boats departed from Mbour city on June 23 carrying about 100 people and a third left the southern town of Kafountine four days later with approximately 200 people, said Helena Maleno Garzon, coordinator […]

BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal

BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal

London: Britain’s BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17 years old. The broadcaster said it first became aware of a complaint in May, but new allegations of […]

France unrest appears to be ebbing but more than 700 arrested

France unrest appears to be ebbing but more than 700 arrested

Paris: Young rioters clashed with police overnight and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager of North African descent, but overall violence appeared to lessen compared with previous nights. Police had made more than 700 arrests nationwide by […]

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