#Melodi not just slogan but common vision intensifying India-Italy partnership: Italian Ambassador Antonio Bartoli
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) As India and Italy continue to deepen cooperation in several spheres, including defence and security, science and technology, space, clean energy, migration and mobility linkages, Antonio Bartoli, the country’s Ambassador to India, spoke with IANS exclusively on the road ahead and how the excellent relations enjoyed by the top leaders […]
‘Winter Whacking’: PM Modi lambasts Gandhi family; lists govt’s achievements
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his over 100-minute speech in the Parliament on Saturday, ripped through the Gandhi family and the Congress in an all-out attack on the second day of the debate on the Constitution on the occasion of the 75th year of its adoption, slamming the grand old […]
South Korea: National Assembly votes to impeach Yoon over failed martial law bid
Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, suspending him from his duties until the Constitutional Court decides whether to reinstate him or remove him from office, with citizens cheering over his impeachment. The impeachment motion against Yoon passed 204-85, […]
‘Largest clemency’: Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 convicts of non-violent crimes, making it the largest grant of clemency in a single day in modern U.S. history. “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,” said Biden. He added that as […]
Macron nominates Francois Bayrou as new French PM
Paris, Dec 14 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated Francois Bayrou as the country’s new Prime Minister, the Elysee announced. Bayrou has now been tasked with forming a government, Macron’s office said. He will also make a 2025 budget to be adopted by the National Assembly, reports Xinhua news agency. Bayrou is a centrist […]
PM Modi tears into Gandhi family for its habit of amending Constitution
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tore into the Gandhi family for repeatedly amending the Constitution and murdering its spirit for personal interest, vote bank politics and arrogance. Speaking on the second day of debate on 75 years of the Constitution’s adoption, PM Modi lashed out at the Congress for […]
White House says US appreciates resiliency of democracy and rule of law in South Korea
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The United States appreciates the resiliency of democracy and the rule of law in South Korea and its alliance with the Asian country remains “ironclad,” a White House official said Saturday after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law attempt. South Korea’s legislature […]
Franco-German tandem strained by political crisis
Berlin, Dec 14 (IANS) France and Germany, the ‘dual engine’ of European integration, have recently been caught in significant political dilemmas, including plummeting approval ratings for governing parties, the dissolution of their national parliaments, coalition collapses and cabinet adjustments. Their domestic turmoil comes amid internal and external pressure, raising concerns about the stability and policymaking […]
US, Canada exchange tariff warnings, sparking trade war concerns
Ottawa, Dec 13 (IANS) A senior official in the government of Ontario, Canada, recently warned that the province might ban US-made alcohol and restrict electricity exports to several American states if President-elect Donald Trump imposes tariffs on all Canadian products, according to media reports. This warning, along with others issued by Canadian officials, has heightened […]
Brazil’s Lula to seek reelection in 2026
Brasilia, Dec 12 (IANS) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek reelection in 2026, the presidency’s Secretary of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta has confirmed. In an interview with CNN Brasil, Pimenta assured that the president was in good health following medical interventions to treat a brain bleed, adding he was “the most qualified […]
