NEW DELHI: The pilgrimage to the Kailash and the holy lake organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in coordination with the Chinese government will be held from June to August 2026 for the second consecutive year. Last year, China reopened the Yatra after there were signs of improvement in bilateral relations following the completion … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Monday, April 20, 2026, heading to Parliament for a showdown over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) The former civil servant who oversaw Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to Washington said he felt “political pressure” to speed up … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted on Monday that his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington was a mistake and said he would not have gone ahead with the appointment if he had known Mandelson had failed a security clearance.Speaking in the House of Commons, Starmer said the facts about Mandelson’s … Read more
NEW DELHI: With China once again renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh, India has categorically rejected “any malicious attempt by China to assign fictitious names to places belonging to Indian territory”. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that such actions undermine ongoing efforts to stabilize and normalize relations between India and China. The … Read more
Australians are leaving centers such as Sydney and Melbourne for other parts of the country amid a surge in immigration under Labor, official figures show. In 2024-2025, more than 33,000 residents will leave Sydney and 8,600 residents will abandon Melbourne. Additionally, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin and Canberra are also experiencing net negative internal migration, according to … Read more
New Delhi: Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, the government said on Wednesday that around 260,000 people have returned to India from the region since February 28.At an inter-ministerial briefing on the situation in West Asia, Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said that around 70 flights are expected … Read more
‘Misleading and false’: UAE condemns Bloomberg report on air defense systems Amid the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran and heightened security concerns in the Gulf region, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rejected a recent report by Bloomberg, calling the article’s claims about the UAE’s defense capabilities false and … Read more
New Delhi: India on Saturday expressed deep concern over the conflict in West Asia triggered by the early morning bombing of Iran by the US and Israel.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged that “dialogue and diplomatic means should be used to ease tensions and resolve underlying issues.” The statement said: “India is … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits India Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mumbai on Friday on a four-day visit to India. He will also travel to New Delhi on March 1 and hold talks with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi According to the official schedule, March 2.The Canadian Prime Minister issued a statement … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed concern over the changing global order, which he said appears to be “heading towards a long twilight zone” which the minister predicted will be “chaotic, dangerous, unpredictable and even dangerous”.Speaking at the three-day FECC Global Economic Cooperation (GEC) … Read more