Cyprus President concludes ‘productive’ India visit
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The State Visit of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides to India concluded on Saturday with both nations announcing a major upgrade in bilateral relations by elevating ties to a Strategic Partnership. The visit is being seen as a significant step towards strengthening cooperation between New Delhi and Nicosia across diplomacy, trade, […]
BRICS Delhi meeting kept core agenda intact amid ongoing tensions: Report
Moscow, May 23 (IANS) The recent BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi held under India’s 2026 chairship showed that the bloc has navigated the intense geopolitical turbulence, successfully insulating its core agenda from the escalating tensions of the Gulf War. According to a report in the think tank Politeia Research Foundation (PRF), although the […]
Piyush Goyal to visit Canada with 150 business leaders to boost economic, trade ties
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada from May 25-27 with a delegation of nearly 150 industry leaders to boost bilateral economic and trade ties, it was announced on Saturday. India and Canada aim to reach $50 billion in bilateral trade over the next five years. In a […]
Confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rise to five
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five. The country’s Ministry of Health updated that a Ugandan driver who transported the first confirmed case, a Ugandan health worker who got exposed while taking care of the first confirmed case, […]
In meeting with PM Modi, Rubio emphasises US energy products can diversify India’s energy supply
Washington/New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, emphasised that the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage and affirmed that US energy products have the potential to diversify India’s energy supply, the US […]
India’s rise as great world power echoed in Oslo summit
Oslo/New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The recent third India–Nordic Summit in Norway underscored India’s standing as a great power in 2026 and how the nation is actively shaping coalitions, setting international agendas. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, describing India as “one of the greatest powers”, carried significant weight because it came from a European head […]
Saddened by the loss of lives in China’s mining accident: PM Modi
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed his condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the loss of lives in a mining accident in Shanxi Province. “Saddened by the loss of lives in a mining accident in Shanxi Province, China. On behalf of the people of India, my condolences to […]
India emerges as key maritime power shaping security in Indo-Pacific region: Report
Tokyo, May 23 (IANS) India’s expanding maritime outreach, including its ‘Necklace of Diamonds’ counter-strategy, logistics agreements with Australia, France and Japan, coastal surveillance networks, naval base arrangements in Seychelles and BrahMos missile sales to the Philippines beginning in 2024 signals the most “proximate and credible structural pushback” to Chinese maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. […]
Russia: Death toll from Starobilsk college drone strike rises to 18
Moscow, May 23 (IANS) The death toll from the attack on a dormitory in Starobelsk in Russia’s Luhansk region, has risen to 18 with more bodies being found in the rubble, local media reported. There may be three more children under the rubble, the press service of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations stated. “The bodies […]
‘Memorable moment for me and my family’: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu after meeting PM Modi
New Delhi/Amaravati, May 23 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu, along with his family members, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. The Union Minister described the meeting as a truly memorable and emotional moment for him and his family. Posting on X, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader […]
