India has accelerated its plan to boost infrastructure and connectivity in the volatile Ladakh region, a move seen as countering China’s rapid development along the disputed border. The latest action centres on the third phase of the strategic India-China Border Project (ICBR) in eastern Ladakh, with observers saying the aim...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday apologised for a blunder in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony where South Korea was incorrectly introduced as North Korea during the parade of athletes. Jang Mi-ran, the second Vice Minister of the South Korean sports ministry sought a meeting with the International Olympic...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched the common yoga protocol in the Lao language developed by the Art of Living Chapter in Vientiane. In a post on X on Saturday, Jaishankar said, "Glad to launch the Common Yoga Protocol in Lao language developed by Art of Living Chapter in Vientiane." "Appreciate...
In response to non-violent protests by Mahrang Baloch, the Pakistani military is contemplating new tactics, including the establishment of new internment centres in Balochistan, similar to those set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Reports suggest that these proposed centres in Balochistan would operate like the Guantanamo Bay prison complex or the...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has expressed solidarity with Baloch Yakjehti Committee and others who are opposing state oppression and called on the Pakistan government to end the crackdown against the peaceful gathering organised by Baloch women against the Baloch genocide by blocking roads, raiding houses, and abducting organisers. Thunberg called...
Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, led the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation at the "BRICS Youth Summit" held in the Russian Federation. The delegation deliberated on vital youth-related topics, spanning education, training, skill development, entrepreneurship, science, technology, innovation, volunteerism, health, and sports. It...
India needs to strive to be a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047 with a per capita income of USD 18,000 per annum to become a developed economy, NITI Aayog has said in an approach paper 'Vision for 'Viksit Bharat @2047'. According to the paper, which was discussed in the...
The UAE, through its humanitarian arm Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, distributed urgent aid, date parcels, and gallons of drinking water to displaced Palestinian families in shelter camps in Khan Younis. This effort comes in light of the difficult conditions the city is witnessing and the destruction of infrastructure, which has...
The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday confirmed the return of an Indian national who was stranded in the Gulf nation after being duped by an agent who had promised getting him a job in Qatar. Kumar, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, was allegedly cheated by a job agent...
Several Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) supporters have been arrested in various parts of Pakistan as the police began a crackdown against the party amid a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad. Several JI workers who were heading to D-Chowk in Islamabad to hold a sit-in were held and shifted to an unknown place...