UK PM Sunak makes first official visit to Germany
Berlin, April 24 - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Berlin for the first time on Wednesday, 18 months after taking office.
German Prez to conclude visit to Turkey with Erdogan meeting
Ankara, April 24 - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will end his three-day visit to Turkey on Wednesday with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
India calls for ‘gender-responsive arms control’ to prevent sexual violence in conflicts
United Nations, April 24 - To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach which includes “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation of weapons.
AAP’s Sanjay Singh accuses BJP of flip-flop on spectrum allocation
New Delhi, April 24 - AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday alleged that the BJP, which once opposed a first-come, first-served basis in spectrum allocation before coming into power, now wants the same policy to be implemented.
PM Modi highlights need for resilient infrastructure at 39-nation meet on natural disasters
New Delhi, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday emphasised the need to invest in resilient infrastructure as part of the strategy to minimise the damage from natural disasters that are on the rise across the world.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Chhattisgarh, MP today
New Delhi, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, on Wednesday.
DRDO develops India’s lightest bulletproof jacket against highest threat level
New Delhi, April 24 - A unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed the lightest bulletproof jacket for security forces in the country designed to withstand the highest threat level, known as Level 6, officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi, HM Shah among BJP’s 40 star campaigners for Odisha polls
Bhubaneswar, April 24 - The BJP has named Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath among the 40 star campaigners for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
China has been the biggest challenge for India: EAM Jaishankar
Hyderabad, April 24 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday termed China as the biggest challenge for India as he blamed the policies of the first Prime Minister of India, the late Jawaharlal Nehru, for many problems on the foreign policy
India carries out successful launch of medium-range ballistic missile’s new version
New Delhi, April 23 - India on Tuesday carried out a successful launch of the new variant of a medium-range ballistic missile.
Pressing UNSC reforms, India highlights consensus in G20 with broader membership
United Nations, April 24 - Pressing the case for Security Council reforms, India has highlighted the consensus arrived at the more representative G20 Summit on issues that could not make it through the UN's highest decision-making body stuck in a "cold war" mode.
India takes leading role in calling for multilateral bank reforms
United Nations, April 24 - As the Global South grapples with the ossified structure of the main multilateral development banks (MDBs), India has taken a leading role in calling for the reform of the institutions created after World War 2 reflecting the power
Russian Deputy Defence Minister detained on bribery charges
Moscow, April 24 - Russian Deputy Defence Minister, Timur Ivanov, has been detained on suspected bribery charges, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
Qatar reassesses role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks
Doha, April 24 - Qatar is undergoing reassessment of its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing Gaza conflict due to "campaigns against Qatar," said a Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah
Geneva, April 23 - The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of many women and children.
Survey of Americans: Fighting terror top foreign policy task, promoting democracy last
Washington, April 23 - Preventing terrorist strikes in the US was cited as the top foreign policy priority by most Americans in a recent opinion poll, and not promoting democracy and human rights around the world, which have been the gratuitous goals of
Time for Global South to assume greater role: EAM Jaishankar at ASEAN meet
New Delhi, April 23 - Asserting that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or the ASEAN, is at the heart of India's 'Act East' policy, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the time has come for the Global South to
Council of Europe slams UK asylum pact with Rwanda
Brussels, April 23 - The Council of Europe, a European rights body, has sharply criticised the UK for its controversial asylum pact with Rwanda.
India and France work on creating a new National Museum in Delhi
New Delhi, April 23 - Advancing Indo-French cooperation on culture and global commons, a senior official from the Macron government visited New Delhi on Monday to co-chair the Joint Working Group on Museology that is leading the project to create a new National
BJP winning 35 seats in Bengal will guarantee freedom from illegal infiltration: Amit Shah
Kolkata, April 23 - If the BJP winning 18 seats in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls can ensure the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, bagging 35 seats this time will surely guarantee freedom from illegal infiltration, Union Home