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Today’s era is not for war: PM tells Putin
Samarkand: Stressing on the path of dialogue and diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin "Today's era is not for war" as the two leaders held bilateral talks on Friday on the sidelines of the SCO…
SCO Summit is set to begin in Samarkand today
Summit has two sessions; one Exclusive for Members and the second includes All Observes
California accuses Amazon of market dominance
Sacramento (US): Marking what could be the biggest legal threat Amazon has faced in the US so far, the state of California has accused the retail major of violating competition law with practices that prevent sellers from offering lower…
French Foreign Minister meets PM
New Delhi: Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and conveyed message of friendship and cooperation from President Macron.
Besides discussion on bilateral…
Prez Murmu to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next Monday
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will visit London from September 17-19 to attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government.
This will be Murmu's first visit abroad after taking…
UAE envoy joins back duties in Tehran after 6-year absence
Tehran: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Iran Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, who has returned to Tehran six years after ties were downgraded, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Ministry…
Police officer arrested for sending obscene messages to lady police officer
Mumbai: Mumbai police has arrested an Assistant Police Inspector (API) attached with police control room for allegedly stalking, assaulting and sending obscene messages to a lady police officer from the same police station where he was…
EOW arrests Bishop PC Singh in misappropriation of funds case from Nagpur airport
Jabalpur/Nagpur: The Economic Offences Wing of Madhya Pradesh police arrested the bishop of the Church of North India’s Jabalpur Diocese PC Singh, and registered a case of cheating against him. This is after the Police detained Singh for…
Army Chiefs of Indo-Pacific countries participate in IPAMS
Dhaka: Army chiefs from various countries on Tuesday took part in the ongoing 46th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS) in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
The seminar is being jointly organized by Bangladesh and US armies. Senior…
Retail sales in shopping malls to reach $39 billion by FY28, predicts Knight Frank
New Delhi: With retail sales in shopping malls picking up pace after being hit hard by Covid pandemic, property consultant Knight Frank India expects the sales in shopping malls to touch $39 billion by financial year 2027-28.
In a report…
Prez. Zelensky: Ukraine retook 6,000 sqkm. from Russia in Sept.
Kyiv: Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country's president has said.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sqkm from Russian…
Three civilians injured on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
Yerevan: Three civilians in Armenia were injured as a result of shelling on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Armenian health ministry said on Tuesday.
"As a result of artillery shelling of Armenian positions and settlements by the…
Russian FM Lavrov granted US visa to attend UN General Assembly
Moscow/Washington: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and a number of accompanying persons have been granted US visas to participate in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.…
Moosewala killing: NIA raids several locations
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at various locations in five states including Delhi in connection with suspected terror gangs link to the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, sources…
Court case filed against Gotabaya over disappearances
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will face legal action over the forced disappearance of two Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) members 12 years back, it was reported on Monday.
Attorney-at-Law Nuwan Bopage told the…
India, Madagascar sign MoU on training of diplomats
Antananarivo (Madagascar): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, Ministry of External Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Madagascar for the training of…
9 foreigners suspected of ties with IS in Ankara, Turkey
Ankara: Nine foreign citizens suspected of having links to the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, banned in Russia) were apprehended in the Turkish capital during an operation, the CNN Turk broadcaster reported on Monday.
The…
SL, Pakistan, Maldives in neck deep in debt to China
Colombo: Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives are neck deep in debt to China.
Pakistan has $77.3 billion of external debt to China while the Maldives' is 31 per cent of its Gross National Income (GNI).
The Maldives’ total debt amounts to…
Serious Frauds Cell arrests mastermind of shell companies with China links
New Delhi: In a major crackdown on Chinese shell companies in India, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has arrested chief plotter and racket mastermind Dortse.
Dortse had fled from Delhi NCR to a remote place in Bihar and was…
Macron, Putin discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, held a telephone conversation on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP), the Kremlin has said in a statement.
"The Russian side drew…
