The U.S. and Russia are each seeking India’s support Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia are visiting India. They both want the backing of the world’s biggest democracy — which has so far refused to condemn the invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and Russia are each seeking India’s support Download Embed Top diplomats from…Continue Reading
People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing in Romania on Sunday. (Image: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov)Russian President Vladimir Putin also told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he will not end his campaign against Ukraine until Kyiv laid down arms.Efforts to evacuate the heavily bombarded port city of Mariupol…Continue Reading
| Published: Friday, March 4, 2022, 11:19 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 04: Supreme Court listed on March 11th, a plea seeking to cancel the bail plea of accused Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Representational Image Three family members of the farmers who were killed in the violence have sought a stay on the February…Continue Reading
At a time when Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is trying to bring together various regional parties to form an anti-BJP alliance, the BJP-led Centre seems to be going out of its way to “appease” his counterpart in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently told Parliament that…Continue Reading
Seeking continuity, Germany elects President Steinmeier for second termReutersLast Updated: Feb 13, 2022, 07:17 PM ISTSynopsisThe re-election by secret ballot from a majority of electors was widely expected following broad support from most of the nation’s major parties.ReutersGerman President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks at the 2022 welfare stamps at Bellevue Palace in BerlinFrank-Walter Steinmeier was elected…Continue Reading
A special session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off here amid growing concerns over the latest Omicron coronavirus variant, where the participants aim to negotiate a new “pandemic treaty.”Legally binding pandemic treatyThe WHA May session this year decided to set up a working group to consider the findings and recommendations of a number…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday listed 26 bills for the upcoming session of Parliament, including one to repeal the three contentious farm laws and another to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies while allowing an official digital currency by the RBI. According to the Centre’s legislative business list for the upcoming session, three…Continue Reading