New Delhi: India on Tuesday announced expulsion of a senior Canadian diplomat, in a tit-for-tat to Canada expelling an Indian official after alleging a “potential” Indian link to the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in June. Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and informed […]
Beijing: According to the Wall Street Journal, China ousted former foreign minister Qin Gang from his position after finding that he had an affair and fathered a kid while serving as US ambassador. The tabloid stated on Tuesday that top authorities were informed in August that a Communist Party investigation into Qin turned up “lifestyle […]
Washington: More than 20 Iranian individuals and entities connected to the harsh repression of protests after Mahsa Amini’s death one year ago were subject to penalties by the Joe Biden administration on Friday, reported CNN. The newest round of sanctions is in retaliation for Tehran’s ruthless crackdown on the demonstrators who took to the streets […]
New Delhi: Amid growing differences in their bilateral ties, Canada has announced to postpone its October trade mission to India, according to Shanti Cosentino, a spokesperson to Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng. “At this time, we are postponing the upcoming trade mission to India,” the spokesperson, Shanti Cosentino, was quoted as saying by Aljazeera. The […]
Moscow: North Korea leader Kim Jong-un said he was “deeply impressed” with the advanced state of Russian aerospace and aviation technology as he visited an aircraft plant during his ongoing visit to Russia this week, Pyongyang’s state media said on Saturday. Following his summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Kim visited the Yuri Gagarin Aviation […]
New Delhi: A team of scientists from India, China, Malaysia and the US has won this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats, in the mechanical engineering category for its study of repurposing dead spiders to be used in gripping tools, the organisers said. Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders, smart […]
‘Additional weapons to go to Ukraine’ Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Saturday said that US President Joe Biden is set to host Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Thursday, noting that it will be their third meeting. At the press briefing, Sullivan said, “President Biden will host President Zelensky […]
New Delhi: The absence of Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who hasn’t been spotted in public for more than two weeks, is reportedly being investigated, according to the US government. According to the US, Shangfu has also lost his position as defense minister, as was reported by the Financial Times. Taking to X, Rahm Emanuel, […]
United Nations: UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has said it is “incongruous” that only five countries can exercise certain powers within the UN Security Council, underlining that the thrust of reform has to be to “democratise” the powerful UN organ, making it more fit for purpose in the 21st century. “It’s not untrue that […]
New Delhi: In a devastating earthquake in Morocco the country’s death toll increased to 2,901, with 5,530 injured persons, this is the deadliest earthquake in 60 years according to the latest statement released by the government. In Ouirgane in the Atlas Mountains, is one of the hardest-hit villages in the mountainous areas, Ouirgane suffered major […]