India not just observing the future unfolding, but actively shaping it: Amb Kamboj

United Nations: India, home to the world’s largest youth population, is actively shaping the future and its young minds are leveraging technology as a powerful tool to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, India’s envoy to the UN has said. In her special address to the annual ‘1M1B Activate Impact Summit’, India’s Permanent Representative to…

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Netanyahu enters Gaza, vows to continue the fight ‘until the end’

Jerusalem:  In clear signs of Israeli control over parts of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his senior colleagues, entered the Islamist Hamas-ruled coastal Strip on Sunday to meet Israeli soldiers to boost their morale and vowed to carry on the fight “until the end”. Netanyahu received security briefings from commanders and soldiers and…

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Pakistan confirms it has applied for BRICS membership

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that it has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping. Pakistan’s application to join the five-nation bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa came as the grouping of emerging economies was set for its biggest expansion with six new members under Moscow’s rotating Presidency in 2024. This year’s BRICS…

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APEC members worked together to find ways to build inclusive, resilient economies: Biden

San Francisco: APEC leaders have worked together to find ways to build inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economies for the Asia Pacific, US President Joe Biden said on Friday at the conclusion of the annual leadership summit here. Attended by leaders from the Asia Pacific region, including those from China, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Peru, Indonesia,…

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