New Delhi: Four cargo ships carrying vital shipments of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and sulphur from the Persian Gulf are headed for Indian ports after successfully crossing the Strait of Hormuz last week, according to an official statement issued Monday. Navigating through ongoing global trade...
Dubai: At least 13 people, including Indians, were killed in an explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the Gulf country's energy minister Saad bin Shreida Al-Kaabi said Monday. Al-Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said 66 people were injured in...
Burgenstock (Switzerland): US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) back into the country, describing the move as a major breakthrough in negotiations aimed at permanently ending Tehran's nuclear weapons programme and...
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer conceded Monday that he had lost the support of his rank and file Labour party members in Parliament and that he will be stepping down as soon as his successor as party leader is chosen, possibly as soon as...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday thanked all stakeholders involved in the US-Iran peace talks held in Switzerland, saying the negotiations had made "encouraging progress". In a social media post, Sharif said the first high-level committee meeting under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum...
London: Keir Starmer announced Monday that he is stepping down as the British Prime Minister and leader of the governing Labour Party. Making a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said that he will however remain in post as Prime Minister until a new Labour...
London: Expectation is building that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out a timetable for his resignation as soon as Monday, conceding to pressure from his Labour Party to hand over the reins of power. If he does, Starmer will be the sixth Prime...
Ulaanbaatar: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday arrived in Mongolia for a visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation and special partnership between the two countries. Upon his arrival, EAM Jaishankar was welcomed by Mongolia's State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Munktushig Ilkhanajav....
Burgenstock: Negotiations between the United States and Iran continued late into the night in Switzerland Sunday, with US officials saying discussions remained active and expressing confidence that talks launched by Vice President JD Vance had produced early progress on Iran’s nuclear programme, the Strait of...
Washington: The United States has approved two proposed defence support packages for India worth a combined $428.2 million, covering long-term sustainment for M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers and follow-on support for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, according to notifications published by the Pentagon. The notices, issued by the...
In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent criticism of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was not merely an expression of frustration. It...
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India is being shown in such a poor light that it does not stand comparison on the question of a...
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