India hands over 1,000 houses to Indian-origin beneficiaries in Sri Lanka
Colombo: India has handed over 1,000 houses built under the third phase of its housing project to Indian-origin beneficiaries, mostly Tamils, in Sri Lanka’s plantation areas on the occasion of Pongal, Indian High Commission here said on Sunday. As many as 4,000 houses are being constructed with grant assistance from India in plantation areas, spread […]
Jaishankar holds talks with Lankan minister
Discusses India-assisted projects, seeks early release of Indian fishermen
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held discussions with Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on projects by India that would strengthen the economy of the island nation and sought an early release of detained Indian fishermen on humanitarian considerations. During the meeting, Jaishankar conveyed that India has always stood with Sri […]
Russian troops return from Kazakhstan
Moscow: Russia’s defence ministry says the troops that were deployed to Kazakhstan as violent demonstrations shook the country have returned home. The troops were part of a force sent as peacekeepers by the Collective Treaty Security Organisation, a Russia-led alliance of six former Soviet states. The CSTO approved the force of more than 2,000 on […]
‘Partygate’ pressure builds on UK PM Boris Johnson’s leadership
By: Aditi Khanna London: The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges, with new reports of so-called “wine-time Fridays” by staff during the COVID-19 lockdown. Opposition Labour Party Leader, Sir […]
Pak PM Imran launches first-ever National Security Policy; focuses on flagging economy instead of military capabilities
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy based on a citizen-centric framework and focusing more on boosting the country’s flagging economy and its standing in the world, unlike the previous one-dimensional security policy deeply rooted in the development of military capabilities. Unveiling the public version of […]
Russia demands US, NATO response next week on Ukraine
By: Vladimir Isachenkov Moscow: Russia on Friday strongly repeated its demand that NATO will not expand eastward, despite the rejection of that by the military alliance amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. It added that it wouldn’t wait indefinitely for the Western response. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday described Moscow’s demands that NATO […]
Ethiopia objects to alleged misconduct of WHO chief Tedros
Geneva: The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country. Ethiopia nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be the head of the UN health agency four years ago, but says he has “not […]
US discourages India from acquiring Russian S-400 missile defence systems: Prez Biden’s nominee
By: Lalit K Jha Washington: The US is “discouraging” India from acquiring S-400 missile defence systems from Russia but Washington will have to weigh “important geostrategic considerations” on growing calls for a presidential CAATSA waiver to New Delhi, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Coordinator for Sanctions Policy has told lawmakers. The US has already imposed […]
Russia warns of Cuba, Venezuela deployment if tensions mount
Moscow: A senior Russian diplomat warned on Thursday that a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela can’t be excluded if tensions with the United States mount. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led the Russian delegation in Monday’s talks in Geneva, said in remarks televised Thursday that he would neither confirm nor exclude the […]
Pakistan reports 46 per cent spike in infections over last 24 hours
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: Pakistan has reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a whopping 46 per cent jump in the last 24 hours, and the highest single-day surge witnessed over the last four months has been fuelled predominantly by the Omicron variant, according to official data. On Thursday, 3,019 cases were reported, […]
