Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met World Bank President Ajay Banga and discussed further strengthening the partnership between India and the international finance institution to deepen corporate, infrastructure and municipal bond markets. Sitharaman met Banga on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville, on Tuesday. The…
Washington: The United States has dramatically escalated its confrontation with Iran, with President Donald Trump asserting that Washington has “almost total control” of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz while making clear that he is in no hurry to revive diplomatic negotiations with Tehran. Trump’s latest stance comes as the fragile US-Iran ceasefire has effectively…
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to confront countries using terrorism as an instrument of state policy and reject “double standards” to combat the menace, even as he asserted that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward to resolve global conflicts. In the presence of Pakistan Prime…
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday met Bangladesh’s Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Abdul Moyeen Khan and discussed ways to deepen people-to-people ties and strengthen local government structures. During the meeting, Minister of State Mir Shahe Alam was also present. “The discussions focused on deepening the people-to-people ties between India…
Bishek: India on Tuesday highlighted several key outcomes from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, including measures to strengthen cooperation on security and tackle transnational threats such as terrorism and extremism. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) listed 13 outcomes, one of which was the approval of regulations for a “Universal Centre for Countering Challenges…
London: An Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. In a social media post, Zelenskyy said since Monday evening, guided aerial bomb and drone strikes have continued against Odesa and the region. “A significant number of jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles were…
Bishkek: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) must work unitedly to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism as well as its financing, and there can’t be any room for double standards in combating the menace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. In his address at the annual SCO summit in this Kyrgyz capital city, the…
Kathmandu: The death toll from the devastating flash flood in Nepal rose to 987 on Tuesday, with security forces recovering more bodies from different parts of the country, officials said. The authorities estimate that 3,916 people, including 583 foreigners, remain unaccounted for as security personnel, including those from the Nepal Army, intensify search and rescue…
Singapore: Global energy majors and investors took note of the multi-billion-dollar opportunities in India’s oil and gas and the reforms underpinning them at an India energy showcase held in Singapore on Monday. The programme was presided over by Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), and attended by senior officials. Deputy High…
Washington: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in his resignation, Driscoll “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding…
