US plans to boost Arctic Security with cutter at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) The United States is preparing to station an Arctic Security Cutter at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska as Washington expands its security presence in the strategically important polar region. US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the plan during a visit to the base with Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin […]
India, Indonesia discuss strengthening defence cooperation, enhancing expertise exchanges
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) India and Indonesia held the 12th Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST) here, with the discussions focussed on strengthening defence cooperation, enhancing expertise exchanges, and deepening military-to-military ties, the Indian Army said. “12th India-Indonesia Army-to-Army Staff Talks, AAST, are being held in Lucknow from 11-13 Aug 2026. The Indian Army delegation held discussions […]
MoS Singh’s visit to Cote d’Ivoire part of India’s broader engagement with Africa: MEA
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirit Vardhan Singh’s recent visit to Cote d’Ivoire is expected to impart further impetus to the growing ties with the West African nation as part of India’s broader engagement with Africa. MoS Singh […]
Public health situation in Gaza, West Bank on brink of collapse: Palestinian envoy
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Highlighting the miserable situation in the region, Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, said on Thursday that the health system in Gaza and the West Bank is on the brink of collapse. Speaking with the IANS, Shawesh mentioned that amid shortage of medicines, surgeries are being postponed and the […]
Want to serve as catalyst to take Indo-German friendship to new level: New German envoy
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Germany’s new Ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said on Thursday that he wants to serve as a “matchmaker, enabler and catalyst” to take friendship between the two nations to a new level. In a video posted on X, Wieck recalled his first visit to India when he was a student. […]
China using Buddhism as tool for political control: Report
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has described religion as superstition, a relic of feudalism, and a distraction from socialist modernisation. However, China has been tolerating and actively promoting Buddhism as it has become Beijing’s tool for political control, a report has detailed. According to a report in the Journal of Democracy, […]
Bangladesh: Load shedding fuels public anger, minister says no other option
Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) The ongoing energy crisis in Bangladesh has attracted public frustration as the government has ordered load shedding due to reduced power generation in the country, local media reported on Thursday. Leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo noted that the offices of power distribution companies asked for help from police headquarters and law-enforcement […]
No ship can safely pass Hormuz without our permission: Iranian army
Tehran, Aug 13 (IANS) Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, on Thursday stated that no vessel can safely transit the Strait of Hormuz without the permission of Iran, local media reported. “The false American claims that ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz normally are nothing more than lies and falsehoods,” the […]
MEA reaffirms India-Liberia partnership as new embassy opens in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it is committed to advancing a mutually beneficial partnership with Liberia as the West African nation inaugurated its new Embassy in New Delhi. “Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela participated in the inauguration of the new Embassy of the Republic of Liberia […]
Former Kerala Minister Ganesh Kumar slams NSS chief Sukumaran Nair
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) The simmering differences between former Kerala minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and Nair Service Society (NSS) General Secretary G. Sukumaran Nair have burst into the open, with the actor-turned-politician on Thursday stepping up his attack on the powerful community organisation’s leadership and challenging him to fight any legal battle with his own […]
