3 share Nobel in Economics for explaining why some countries are rich and others poor

Stockholm (IANS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to three US economists for providing new insights into why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations, trying to help…

India withdraws its envoy, other 'targeted diplomats' from Canada

New Delhi (IANS) In what could be one of the lowest points in relations between the two countries, India on Monday evening decided to withdraw its High Commissioner and "other targeted diplomats and officials" from Canada following Canadian Prime…

President Murmu embarks on historic visit to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi

New Delhi (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday departed for her official state visit to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi, in the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to the three African nations. 

The Ministry of External Affairs…

Iran rejects claims linking Tehran to Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel

Tehran (IANS) Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York rejected claims linking Tehran to Hamas' October 7 surprise attack on Israel, the state media reported. 

In a statement, the Iranian mission responded to questions…

Nicaragua severs ties with Israel

Managua (IANS) Nicaragua announced the decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel in response to what the Nicaraguan government called "the brutal genocide" that Israel wages against the Palestinian people. 

The move responds to a request…

US sanctions Indian company for involvement in 'Ghost Fleet' transporting Iranian oil

New York (IANS) The United States has sanctioned an Indian ship services company for allegedly being involved in the transport of petroleum from Iran through a "Ghost Fleet" in defiance of restrictions on Tehran. 

The State Department said…

India slams 'deplorable' acts of theft at Kali temple and desecration of Hindu temples in Bangladesh

New Delhi (IANS)  A day after the theft of Goddess Kali's crown from a temple in Bangladesh, India on Saturday expressed "serious concern" over the continuing desecration and damage to Hindu temples and deities in the neighbouring country while…

Japan's grassroots anti-nuclear weapon organisation awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo (IANS) As nuclear powers modernise their arsenals and threaten their use amid various global conflicts, Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was on Friday awarded the…

PM Modi leads India's efforts to preserve age-old civilisational connect with Laos

Vientiane (IANS) Deepening further the close partnership between two countries, India and Laos signed seven agreements, including on defence cooperation, following the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Laos PM Sonexay Siphandone…

20 labourers killed in attacks on coal mines in Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) Twenty labourers were killed and six others injured in attacks on multiple coal mines in Pakistan's Balochistan province in the wee hours of Friday morning, officials said. 

The incidents happened in the Duki district of…