Unprecedented welcome for PM Modi in Bhutan
New Delhi, March 22 - Feelings of warmth and bonhomie overflowed the streets of Bhutan on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a rousing welcome from the people who turned up in huge numbers cheering and waving flags of the two
Moscow to use all legal means against asset profit transfer to Ukraine
Moscow, March 22 - Russia will use all available legal mechanisms and will retaliate if the EU moves forward with plans to use profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
140 Palestinians killed in Israel’s raid on Gaza’s Shifa hospital
Jerusalem, March 22 - Israel's army continued its raid on Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, claiming that its forces killed more than 140 people and arrested "senior Hamas officials".
NASA’s shoebox-sized satellite en route to ISS to decode cosmic blasts
Washington, March 22 - NASA on Friday launched a shoebox-sized satellite, which aims to unravel the mysteries of cosmic blasts, to the International Space Station (ISS).
With remarkable unanimity, UNGA adopts India-backed landmark resolution on AI safeguards
United Nations, March 22 - Setting aside their polarising differences, all 193 countries joined together to adopt a landmark resolution backed by India, aiming to keep the world safe from the excesses of artificial intelligence (AI).
PM Modi leaves for two-day visit to Bhutan
New Delhi, March 22 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on a two-day visit to Bhutan on Friday to cement bilateral ties and hold talks with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
UN chief welcomes political progress in Haiti
United Nations, March 22 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed reports that Haitian stakeholders have nominated representatives to the Transitional Presidential Council, a UN spokesman said.
Ukrainian president, senior NATO official meet on support for Kiev
Kiev, March 22 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Robert Bauer, chair of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Military Committee, discussed support for Kiev during a bilateral meeting, the presidential press service reported.
French PM vows to punish perpetrators threatening schools
Paris, March 22 - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has promised to hunt down and severely punish the perpetrators who sent threatening messages to dozens of schools in the Paris region this week.
South Africa will not tolerate threats, intimidation during elections: President
Johannesburg, March 22 - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that threats, intimidation and undemocratic actions will not be tolerated during this year's elections.
Al-Sisi, Blinken discuss Gaza conflict in Cairo talks
Cairo, March 22 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said.
Ukraine gets $1.5 bn in concessional loan from Canada
Kiev, March 22 - Ukraine received a concessional loan from Canada worth 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion), the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said.
US files monopoly lawsuit against Apple
Washington, March 21 - The US Justice Department and 16 states on Thursday accused tech giant Apple of using exclusionary business practices to sustain the monopoly of its flagship product, the iPhone.
IMF, Sri Lanka reach staff-level agreement for $337 million bailout
Colombo, March 21 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka to release the next tranche of the promised $3 billion bailout package to recover from the worst-ever financial crisis.
India infuses 50 pc additional funds to ongoing grant projects in Sri Lanka
Colombo, March 21 - To meet the sharp rise in the cost of construction in Sri Lanka due to the ongoing financial crisis, India would provide up to 50 per cent additional funds to grant projects in the island nation.
2 soldiers killed, 15 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 21 - Two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, official sources confirmed.
China says its border issues with India have nothing to do with US
New Delhi, March 21 - Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the US remarks on Arunachal Pradesh, China on Thursday said that the border issues between Beijing and New Delhi have nothing to do with Washington.
Student from Hyderabad goes missing in US, family receives ransom call
Hyderabad, March 20 - A student from Hyderabad has gone missing in the US while his family here has received a ransom call.
‘We cry for all children just as for our own’: Israel on Badaun killings
New Delhi, March 21 - Israel said on Thursday that it is completely devastated by the information unraveling about the brutal killing of two young brothers in Uttar Pradesh and called the incident "heartbreaking".
Seven killed after South Korean tanker capsizes off coast of Japan
Tokyo, March 20 - Seven people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized on Wednesday in waters off the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi, local media reported.