Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has blamed geopolitics for a stalled IMF loan package and said that global institutions wanted the cash-strapped country to default like Sri Lanka and then take part in the negotiations. He said no reason had been given by the IMF for the “unnecessary delay” behind the ninth review, which…
New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises here has been renamed as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions from the Congress. Teen Murti Bhavan served as the official residence of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In a special meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister M K Stalin for his critical remarks against the BJP, saying he spoke like an “ordinary platform speaker”. Annamalai, a former IPS officer, also questioned the Tamil Nadu government withdrawing the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reminding…
New Delhi: TMC MP Derek O’Brien has sought an urgent meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to assess the prevailing violence in Manipur, saying it is imperative to understand the ground reality and get first hand insight into the situation. In a letter to the Committee Chairperson, Brij Lal, a BJP MP and…
New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Friday announced the appointment of Philip Green as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India. Green, who was most recently Australia’s ambassador to Germany, would succeed incumbent Barry O’Farrell. “The Australia-India relationship has never been closer. Australia and India share perspectives, challenges and a democratic heritage,” Wong said, announcing…
Washington: India is much better suited than China to play a leading role in resolving the war in Ukraine because of New Delhi’s old relationship with Moscow, a top Indian American Congressman has said. Congressman Ami Bera said he would love to see the Indian government use its full diplomatic capacities to help end the conflict…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake separate state visits to the United States and Egypt from June 20 to 25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. Modi’s visit to the US will commence in New York, where he will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the headquarters…
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger. The ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah,…
Washington: The relationship between India and the US is absolutely critical on earth and possibly even more so in space, a former top NASA official has said, describing India as a “sleeping giant” for whom the sky is no longer the limit. Mike Gold, the former associate administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships at NASA, hoped…
Hyderabad: Stating that the agriculture sector is facing several challenges globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting to deliberate on how to undertake collective action for achieving global food security. In a video message to the three-day meeting underway in Hyderabad, Modi said climate change is causing extreme weather events…
