- Monday, March 10, 2025
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan on September 27 to attend the state funeral of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot in July. Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was shot dead on July 8 while delivering a campaign speech in western Japan ahead of the…
Fans of modern-day tennis great Roger Federer are yet to come to terms with the fact that he has announced his retirement from the game. However, the 41-year-old Swiss has said that the upcoming Laver Cup in the UK will be the final assignment and the teary-eyed fans are now…
India, Brazil and South Africa have jointly voiced serious concern at the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, reiterating their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and pursuing the path of diplomacy. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine. India's external…
Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday (21) said there is a greater support for India's case to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and that there is a broad global consensus over the need to reform the council. "I do believe that each…
The Indian rupee is likely to fall further after hitting a record low to the dollar on Thursday (22) as the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted at more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. The rupee opened at a record low of 80.2850 per U.S. dollar, down from 79.9750 in the…
Amid Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of India's right-wing Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), meeting some Muslim leaders which a section of the country's media called an unprecedented outreach, Asaduddin Owaisi, a Muslim parliamentarian known for his strong opinions, slammed the leaders from the minority community speaking with Bhagwat as…
Clashes that are ongoing between Hindus and Muslims could "spread to all over Britain", faith leaders have warned, after around 100 protesters gathered around a Hindu temple in Smethwick on Tuesday (20) night. According to a report in The Telegraph, UK, the faith leaders on Wednesday (22) night issued the…
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan once again showered praise on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi while contrasting him with Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), who has served as the prime minister of his country thrice, on the issue of corruption. Khan, who lost the…
A number of cricket lovers on Thursday (22) were injured in a stamped-like situation in Gymkhana Grounds in Secunderabad in the southern Indian state of Telangana where they had gathered to buy physical tickets for the third and final T20 match between India and Australia scheduled at Rajiv Gandhi International…
US president Joe Biden and British prime minister Liz Truss have agreed in their first talks on the "priority" of preserving peace in Northern Ireland. The two leaders reached consensus while discussing post-Brexit trade during their first one-on-one meeting at the United Nations summit in New York on Wednesday (21).…
