Iran calls for int’l action against Israel’s ‘genocidal crime’ in Gaza
Tehran, March 29 - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on governments and international organisations to fulfill their "human, legal and historical responsibility" and take action to stop Israel's "genocidal crime" against Palestinians in Gaza.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
San Francisco, March 28 - Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years in prison in the US for seven counts of conspiracy and fraud charges.
‘Interference’ in judicial matters: Pak govt forms committee to probe allegations against intel agencies
Islamabad, March 28 - The crucial meeting between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Justice (CJ) Qazi Faez Isa, was held to discuss the controversy flared up after sitting high court judges sent an open letter to the Supreme Court accusing country’s
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to meet Chief Justice over ‘interference’ in judicial affairs by intelligence agencies
Islamabad, March 28 - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stepped into become a mediating partner between the judiciary and the powerful military establishment to avert a possible disastrous confrontation between the two.
Ukrainian FM arrives in India to build on talks between PM Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
New Delhi, March 28 - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to reinvigorate bilateral ties with India.
Israel bracing for six-week Rafah operation immediately after Ramzan
Tel Aviv, March 28 - The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.
India launches new database to record crimes against UN peacekeepers
United Nations, March 28 - Indian Ambassador to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, announced the launch of a new database designed to record crimes against peacekeepers during a high-level meeting of the India-led Group of Friends (GOF).
South Korea to bar intern doctors if they don’t register for jobs
Seoul, March 28 - Intern doctors in South Korea, who have left their worksites in protest of a plan to hike the number of medical students, will be barred from training in the first half of this year unless they register for jobs
EAM Jaishankar’s three-nation Southeast Asia tour to enhance ties concludes
New Delhi, March 28 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday concluded his three-nation Southeast Asia tour, beginning March 23, to strengthen bilateral relations and engage on regional issues of mutual concern.
India, China hold crucial meet to resolve issues along LAC
New Delhi, March 28 - The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing to discuss and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Nobel-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
Jerusalem, March 28 - Daniel Kahneman, an Israeli-American cognitive psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, has died at the age of 90.
US State Dept staffer resigns over Washington’s Gaza policy
Washington, March 28 - A US State Department staffer responsible for promoting human rights in regions including Gaza has resigned in protest of the continued delivery of weapons from the US to Israel.
India’s Disaster Management Authority head appointed UN Asst Secretary-General
United Nations, March 28 - Kamal Kishore, the head of India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has been appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General with the disaster risk reduction portfolio.
Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day: UN report
Nairobi, March 27 - Households across all continents wasted more than 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and one-third of humanity faced food insecurity.
Ukraine’s foreign minister arrives in India on March 28 to discuss bilateral ties
New Delhi, March 27 - In a first high-level visit by a Ukrainian leader since the start of war with Russia in 2022, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will arrive in India on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and regional and global issues of
BLA claims killing more than 30 Pakistani soldiers, issues stern warning to China
Islamabad, March 27 - The Baloch Liberation Army claimed killing more than 30 Pakistani soldiers as it targeted PNS Siddique, the country's second-largest naval air station located in Turbat and warned China on its "illegal" settlements and projects in Balochistan.
EAM Jaishankar lauds Malaysian PM’s ‘vision’ for stronger bilateral ties
Kuala Lumpur, March 27 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and said that his vision would help craft a "more ambitious agenda" for the India-Malaysia relationship.
US-India aviation partnership is about ensuring a free, open Indo-Pacific: US envoy
New Delhi, March 27 - US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday that the US-India aviation partnership is about creating jobs and ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific as he met Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and had a 'fruitful discussion' with
India summons US envoy, day after ‘unwarranted’ remarks on Delhi CM’s arrest
New Delhi, March 27 - India on Wednesday summoned the US Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and took strong objection to his remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking the country for "a fair, transparent, and timely legal process"
EAM Jaishankar holds ‘productive, frank discussion’ with Malaysian counterpart
Kuala Lumpur, March 27 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a 'productive and frank discussion' with Malaysian counterpart Mohamad bin Haji Hasan on Wednesday, and the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of mutual