Dar es Salaam: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthen relations with Tanzania as he held “comprehensive and productive” talks with his counterpart here to create the pathway to boost bilateral ties in various sectors, including trade. Jaishankar met Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Dr. Stergomena Tax…
Colombo: Describing the Buddha, Lord Rama and Lord Shiva as a “trinity” that culturally binds India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Gopal Baglay on Friday urged all tourism stakeholders to do more to promote people-to-people ties in the region. In his address, on the second day of the Indian Travel Congress here,…
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party chief and former prime minister Imran Khan has petitioned in Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court’s directive to the trial court that had asked for a re-examination of the maintainability of the Toshakhana corruption case within a week. Khan, 70, was indicted in the Toshakhana corruption case on May 10…
Washington: US lawmakers and influential Indian-Americans have condemned the attempted arson at the Indian consulate in San Francisco and called for expeditious action against those behind this “criminal act”. They also slammed the “violent rhetoric” against India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and said free speech does not mean a license to incite violence…
Washington: The Dalai Lama’s kindness and humility serve as an inspiration to many around the world, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday as he greeted the India-based Tibetan spiritual leader on his 88th birthday. Blinken also said the United States is unwavering in its commitment to support the linguistic, cultural, and religious identity…
Johannesburg: At least 17 people, including a one-year-old child, were killed and ten hospitalised following a toxic gas leak during an illegal gold extraction operation at an abandoned mine in South Africa, authorities said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening near Boksburg city, east of Johannesburg, South African authorities confirmed. Gauteng provincial Premier Panyaza…
London: The UK government on Thursday declared that any direct attacks on the High Commission of India in London are “completely unacceptable” amid anti-India attacks by Khalistani extremists emerging on social media channels. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly took to Twitter to declare that the safety of the staff at India’s diplomatic mission in the country…
Toronto: An Indian-origin MP in Canada has slammed the provocative pro-Khalistani posters labelling some senior Indian diplomats as “killers” and warned that the “snakes in our backyard are raising their heads and hissing.” Chandra Arya, a Liberal Party politician, who hails from Karnataka, also underlined that it was only a question of time when they…
New York: The US has strongly condemned vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, terming the violence a “criminal offense”. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2, 2023 posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. The video, with the words “violence begets violence”…
Islamabad: Debt-trapped Pakistan will become the fourth largest IMF borrower in the world after receiving a fresh loan of USD 3 billion in the next nine months under the standby arrangement reached with the global lender. Pakistan, which is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947, was on March 31, 2023, ranked…
