Ensure safety and security of Hindus and all minorities, India tells Bangladesh after jailing of Hindu priest

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over the arrest and subsequent denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Mancha and head of Pundarik Dham in Chittagong. 

After…

Deputy FMs of Iran, France, Germany, Britain to meet on bilateral, nuclear issues

Tehran (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran, France, Germany, and Britain will meet on Friday for talks on bilateral as well as Tehran's nuclear issue, among other topics. 

EAM Jaishankar and UK Foreign Secretary meet in Rome, appreciate 'steady momentum' in strategic ties

Rome (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held discussions with the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Rome on Monday, ahead of the Outreach session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting being hosted by Italy where India has been…

Elon Musk hails India for counting '640 million votes in 1 day', takes jibe at US electoral process

Washington (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has applauded the Indian electoral system after vote counting for two state Assembly elections and by-elections were concluded in a single day, while also taking a jibe at the process in the US where the poll…

COP29: $300 billion deal insufficient, say climate advocates

Baku (IANS) The voices of the most vulnerable were sidelined, human rights and civil society participation ignored, and accountability swept under the rug, say climate advocates on the conclusion of two-week UN climate change negotiations on Sunday…

Huge fire in Philippine capital leaves 2,000 families homeless

Manila (IANS) At least 2,000 families were left homeless after a huge fire tore through a residential community in the Philippine capital on Sunday, local authorities said.

Firefighter Alejandro Ramos of the Manila City Fire Department told…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader Deif

The Hague (IANS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.

In a statement,…

Putin warns attacks on Russian territory dragging Ukraine war into global dimension

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.

"Since this moment,…

PM Modi conferred with Guyana's 'The Order of Excellence', dedicates it to people of India

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Guyana’s highest civilian honour, 'The Order of Excellence', by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for his visionary statesmanship, championing the rights of developing countries…

CARICOM leaders thank PM Modi for putting concerns of their nations on world's agenda as voice of Global South

Georgetown (IANS) Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of nations have expressed their gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the voice of the Global South and putting the concerns of the Caribbean nations on the…