New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed measures to strengthen the “longstanding multifaceted partnership” with Bahrain during a phone call with his counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. “Good to speak with FM Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of Bahrain over the phone,” Jaishankar, who is currently visiting New York, posted on social…
New York/Washington: An American lawmaker will be introducing a bill to “eliminate” the H-1B visa programme and take away the pathway to citizenship that it offers, forcing individuals to “return home” when their visa expires. “My dear fellow Americans, I’m introducing a bill to eliminate the H-1B visa programme, which has been riddled with fraud…
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres here and said he valued the UN chief’s assessment of the current global order and its implications for multilateralism and also thanked him for consistent support for India’s growth. “Good to meet with UNSG @antonioguterres in New York today. Valued his assessment…
Dhaka: Bangladesh overnight issued an ordinance in line with the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus’ proposed referendum on a political charter, drawing immediate rebuttal from jurists who called it “unconstitutional”. President Muhammad Shahabuddin, on late Thursday, signed into ordinance the “July Charter Implementation Order” while the document was drafted by the Yunus-headed National Consensus…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Thursday announced it would deliver the verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17 after her trial in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity. “The three-judge tribunal set November 17 for delivering the verdict,” a journalist attending the tightly secured special court in the capital…
Washington: President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending arecord 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The shutdown magnified partisan divisions in Washington as Trump took unprecedented unilateral actions, including canceling…
Kuala Lumpur: Spiritual teacher Vinayji has been invited by the High Commission of India in Malaysia to deliver a series of Bhagavad Gita lectures as part of the International Gita Mahotsav celebrations. The current High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, H.E. Shri B.N. Reddy, who has long admired Vinayji’s deep philosophical insights and eloquent oratory,…
Dhaka: Tension simmered across Bangladesh on Wednesday as crude bomb and arson attacks rocked Dhaka and other parts of the country ahead of a special tribunal’s announcement of the verdict date against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Unidentified assailants set fire to a branch office of Muhammad Yunus-founded Grameen Bank in eastern Brahmanbaria early in…
Ottawa: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) Outreach Session on Energy Security and Critical Minerals in Canada, and put forth India’s perspective. Jaishankar, in a social media post, said he spoke about the need on both issues to “mitigate dependence, strengthen predictability and build resilience”. Greater international cooperation…
Dubai: Turkiye on Wednesday rejected as “purely disinformative” the media reports that it was engaged in “radicalisation activities” targeting India and other countries. The media reports claiming that “Turkiye is linked to terrorist acts in India and provides logistical, diplomatic, and financial support to terrorist groups are part of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at…
