- Friday, February 28, 2025
HERE are some news in brief related to India for Tuesday, June 27, 2023: Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit the violence-stricken northeastern state Manipur on Thursday (29) and Friday (30), where he will meet people in relief camps and engage with members of civil society,…
UK'S INVESTMENT minister Dominic Johnson on Tuesday (27) said he would prefer to see strong investment safeguards in any future deal with India and that the two nations could work more closely on financial services even without a trade deal, Reuters reported. Free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the UK…
THREE-TIME Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari have reportedly met in the UAE to discuss and determine the timing of the next general elections in the country, as well as "their respective share" in the future government setup. The meeting took place in Dubai on…
SRI LANKAN president Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed that his country will not permit its territory to be used as a base for any threats against India, emphasising Colombo's neutrality and the absence of military agreements with China. During an interview with France24 on Monday (26), Wickremesinghe said, "We are a…
IT is not new to see Indian prime minister Narendra Modi flagging off the elite Vande Bharat Express trains in different parts of the country. On Tuesday (27), he green-signalled as many as five of the semi-high-speed trains from Bhopal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, which is…
A 28-year-old Indian-origin woman identified as Sarina Duggal has been sentenced to seven years in prison for her involvement in a drug supply operation that exploited minors in the UK. Duggal was part of a gang that controlled drug distribution in London and Birmingham, with supply reaching as far as…
WIMBLEDON 2023 is still some weeks away but the green turf at the iconic tennis venue saw a unique friendly match being played recently and on either side of the nets were two celebrated named -- former champion Roger Federer who has the most number of Wimbledon crowns (eight) and…
AHEAD of the upcoming virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in July, India on Tuesday (27) inaugurated the 'New Delhi Hall' at the SCO secretariat in Beijing. External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar described the hall as a representation of "mini-India" and a showcase of Indian culture. The SCO comprises China,…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (27) lashed out at the opposition parties accusing them of engaging in "vote bank politics" and pursuing a "policy of appeasement" while addressing booth-level workers of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh…
WASHINGTON has consistently urged Pakistan to take stronger measures in permanently dismantling all terrorist organisations, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and their affiliated fronts, a senior official from the US state department has said. Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, in a media address, confirmed that the US will continue to raise this…
