Trump corrects himself after referring to Brazil’s presidential election as India’s

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday corrected an earlier post on social media in which he referred to Brazil’s presidential election as India’s to claim that the electoral process in the US was “corrupt”. In a glaring factual error, Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, claimed that “125 million people voted in … Read more

Nepal floods: 1455 confirmed dead, 5285 still missing as search and rescue operations wrap up

Kathmandu, Oct 5 The Nepali government has decided to call off the search and rescue operations launched following the deadly floods that struck the country on August 26, as hopes of finding survivors have faded, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat said on Monday. Forty days after floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers devastated communities and … Read more

India, US plan strategic projects in Indian Ocean

India and the United States are planning a greater strategic cooperation in the Indian Ocean to build crucial infrastructure, including ports and telecommunications networks, in regional nations namely Sri Lanka, Maldives and Mauritius. The partnership is expected to take place under the Indian Ocean Strategic Venture (IOSV initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and … Read more

EAM Jaishankar meets outgoing Bangladeshi envoy

 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladesh’s outgoing High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, in New Delhi on Sunday and extended him best wishes for future endeavours. He also lauded the outgoing envoys contributions. “Pleased to receive Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah for a farewell call. Appreciate his contribution and wish him all the best … Read more

US firm offers to supply Ukrainian drones to Pakistan triggering regional security concerns

New Delhi, Sep 4 Powerus, an American defence company with close ties to the family of US President Donald Trump, shot into the limelight last week when it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pakistani Army and offered Islamabad access to Ukrainian drone technology which has serious implications for regional security. Within six … Read more

India summons Pakistani CDA to protest Islamabad’s ‘facilitation’ of illegal cross-border infiltration

New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned Pakistani Chargé d’affaires Saad Warraich to lodge a strong protest over Islamabad’s “continued facilitation” of illegal cross-border infiltration. New Delhi’s action came hours after Pakistan summoned the Indian Chargé d’affaires in Islamabad to protest against the “killing of two civilians” by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the frontier … Read more

Netanyahu invites Captain Smit Machchhar, PM Modi to Israel Independence Day ceremony

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in Israel’s Independence Day ceremony next year, a symbolic honour that comes days after Machchhar helped prevent a Flydubai flight from crashing during a violent cockpit attack. The invitation followed Netanyahu’s conversation with the Indian captain … Read more

Visegrad-4 reset could refresh India’s relationship with Europe’s Central Eastern flank

New Delhi: The meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and the foreign ministers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 21 has been described as a “historic occasion”. In some way, it … Read more

Trump “nearly $100” checks will be sent to 20 million seniors

US President Donald Trump announced late on Friday that he will distribute nearly USD 100 to 20 million senior citizens nationwide, marking his latest initiative to offer direct cash payments to Americans. The White House published details outlining Trump’s plan on its official website, noting that the majority of qualifying seniors will obtain the distribution … Read more