Islamabad- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar took a morning walk with the team from the High Commission of India in Pakistan and planted a sapling, promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign on Wednesday. Sharing the moment on X, EAM Jaishankar posted, “A morning walk together with colleagues of Team…
Singapore- The Singapore dollar will maintain the prevailing rate of appreciation when the economy picks up growth momentum and inflation steps down, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday. The global economy remains broadly resilient. Singapore’s growth is expected to be sustained by the ongoing upswing in the electronics and trade cycles and…
Stockholm : The 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is set to be announced later on Monday kicking off a week that rewards outstanding efforts in science, economics, literature and towards peace. The awards to be announced from October 7- 14 come with a prize amount of 11 million Swedish crowns (USD 1.1 million)….
Tokyo : Japananes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s tenure came to an end on Tuesday when he resigned collectively with his cabinet, paving the way for Shigeru Ishiba to take office. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that Kishida and his ministers stepped down at a cabinet meeting Tuesday, according to Japan local media outlet PM’s…
Geneva : A global conference in Geneva condemned the ongoing human rights crisis in Balochistan and Sindh, expressing concern over widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and alleged cultural genocide by Pakistan. The conference, which was held on Thursday, highlighted the plight of Baloch and Sindhi socio-political human rights defenders who are enduring relentless persecution. It…
Taipei : Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that 43 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels were detected around Taiwan between 6 am (local time) on Wednesday and 6 am (local time) on Friday, Taiwan News reported. According to the MND, of the 43 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 34 crossed the Taiwan…
New York : The interim government of Bangladesh has described the meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and President Joe Biden as a “highly successful day for Bangladesh diplomacy”. Muhammad Yunus, met US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to Yunus said…
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): India and Germany successfully concluded their development policy negotiations, reinforcing cooperation in key sectors such as renewable energy, urban development, mobility, and agroecology, an official release by the German Embassy stated. The talks, held in New Delhi, were led by the Department for Economic Affairs (Indian Ministry of Finance)…
Dhaka : Bangladesh police have detained two senior journalists from an area near the India-Bangladesh border in northern Mymensingh, a senior police official said on Monday. “Journalists Shyamal Dutta and Mozammel Babu were detained by the local people and handed over to the police”, the police official told ANI over phone. Shyamal Dutta is a…
New Delhi : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday provided an update on the current state of India-China relations, characterising them as ongoing dialogue and efforts to resolve tensions through the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) meetings. These meetings focus on managing border issues between the two nations. MEA Spokesperson Randhir…
