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17 Apr

UK PM to begin India’s visit from Ahmedabad on April 21

New Delhi: The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India this week to "deepen" the long-term partnership amidst the global economic challenges and "threats" from autocratic states. The visit will commence from Ahmedabad on April 21, wherein he will meet with leading businesses and discuss the UK and India's thriving commercial, trade and people links. This will be the first time that a UK Prime Minister would visit Gujarat, India's fifth largest state and the ancestral home of around half of the British-Indian population in the UK. The British Prime Minister will then travel to New Delhi to meet Prime…

17 Apr

‘Russian troops lost over 2,000 armoured vehicles, 145 UAVs since war began’

Kiev: As of Sunday, the Russian troops have lost 2,002 armoured combat vehicles and 148 UAVs since the beginning of the war, claimed the Ukrainian Army. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed in a Facebook post that the total combat losses of the Russian forces between February 24 and April 17 comprise approximately: 20,300 military personnel, 773 tanks, 2,002 armoured combat vehicles, 376 artillery systems, 127 multiple rocket launchers, 66 units of air defence equipment, 165 planes, 146 helicopters, 1,471 automotive equipment and eight ships/boats. Further, as per the post, the Russian forces have also lost 76 fuel…

17 Apr

Johnson seeks defence, diplomatic, economic cooperation with India, amid political differences

London: Boris Johnson's first visit to India as Britain's Prime Minister -- twice postponed because of Covid -- is at last scheduled on the anvil for April 21-22. "My visit to India", he said, "will deliver on the things that really matter to the people of both our nations - from job creation and economic growth, to energy security and defence." Johnson's is no stranger to India. He was married to a half-Indian barrister -- Marina Wheeler -- for 25 years and undertook trips to India often for family occasions. He also went to India as Mayor of London and the…

15 Apr

Modi, Vietnamese Gen Secy discuss Russia-Ukraine war, South China Sea

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, on Friday held discussions on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the situation in South China Sea. Modi made a phone call to Trong and held deliberations over a wide range of issues. The two leaders complimented each other on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam, which is being celebrated this year.They expressed satisfaction over the rapid pace of wide-ranging cooperation under the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which was established during Modi's visit to Vietnam…

12 Apr

2+2 focuses on meeting food shortage fallout from Ukraine invasion

New York: While differences on the degree of reaction to Russia's invasion remained, India and the US focused at their dialogue of diplomatic and defence leaders on meeting what could turn out to be its catastrophic fallout: Food shortages affecting the poorest countries. "An equally big worry which is emerging is of food security," External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday at a news conference after the 2+2 meeting."There are concerns across geographies of societies who are importing wheat or sugar or other foodstuff out of the conflict region", he said. "Our countries are working together to try to bring…

12 Apr

US monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India: Blinken

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US is monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the South Asian nation's rights record, TRT World reported. "We regularly engage with our Indian partners on these shared values (of human rights) and to that end, we are monitoring some recent concerning developments in India, including a rise in human rights abuses by some government, police and prison officials," Blinken said on Monday in a joint press briefing with US Defence Secretary Lloyd…

17 May

At UNSC, India condemns rocket attack that killed Indian nurse

United Nations: While mourning the death of an Indian nurse in Israel, India's Permanent Representative T. S. Tirumurti on Sunday condemned the rocket attacks from Gaza that killed her.Speaking at a rare Security Council meeting held on a Sunday, he, however, also reiterated India's support for the Palestinian cause and condemned the retaliatory attacks by Israel. Soumya Santosh, who is from Kerala, was killed in Ashkelon inside Israel by the rocket launched reportedly by the Iran-backed Hamas organisation from Gaza last week. She was working as a caregiver for the elderly.The Council met in a virtual session as the situation in…

04 Aug

29 killed in US mass shootings in less than 24 hrs

Washington: At least 29 people were killed and over 40 others were injured in two separate incidents of mass shootings in the US states of Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours, media reports said.In Ohio, nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed and 16 others were injured early Sunday morning in the shootings outside the Ned Peppers Bar in Dayton city's Oregon area. The incident took place after mass shooting in Texas's El Paso city killed 20 people and injured 26 others on Saturday.According to the Dayton Police Department, the first call of the Ohio incident came in at…

13 Jun

Hon’ble Defence Minister inaugurates BEL Representative Office in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam: The Hon’ble Defence Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, today inaugurated the first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Vietnam. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman handed over the symbolic key of the Representative Office of BEL at Vietnam (VIRO) to Mr Gowtama M V, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, during the Vietnam-India Defence Industry Business Meeting held at Hotel Melia, Hanoi, today, in the presence of His Excellency Mr P Harish, Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), and other senior officials of India and Vietnam Defence forces. VIRO is…

28 Apr

Israeli delegation visits MDL

Mumbai: A team from Israeli National Defence College visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), the Country’s premier warship building yard on 26 April 2018. The team was led by Mr. Moshe Yahalomi comprising a total of sixteen officers including from US Marine Corps and German Navy. The visitors were shown the yard facilities including under construction ships, modernisation project and Heritage Gallery where they were given brief about the illustrious history of MDL and followed by a presentation which was aimed at to showcase MDL's capability. The team was extremely impressed with the facilities and professionalism of the workforce at MDL…