India and Vietnam vow to intensify collaboration in critical and emerging technologies
Hanoi, Nov 25 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate Tshering Wangchuk Sherpa called on Vietnam’s Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMNAP) Nguyen Xuan Thang besides meeting other senior office bearers of HCMNAP in Hanoi, on Tuesday. Ambassador Sherpa, a 2002 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was appointed as the next […]
India and Cyprus hold discussions on promising opportunities to strengthen engagement
Nicosia/New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Cyprus, Manish met with Tonia Galati, Head of Business Development and Innovation at The Grammar School in Nicosia on Tuesday with the meeting focusing on preparations for the High Commission’s participation in the Grammar School Christmas Bazaar on December 7. “They also held substantive discussions on […]
India and Morocco discuss fostering deeper military engagement
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh and Moroccan Royal Navy’s Inspector Rear Admiral Mohamed Tahin held a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, with discussions focused on strengthening defence cooperation and fostering deeper military engagement. “Rear Admiral Mohamed Tahin, Inspector of Moroccan Royal Navy, called on […]
Europe ‘failed to act’ in resolving Ukraine conflict: Russian FM Lavrov
Moscow, Nov 25 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday asserted that European countries have missed their opportunities to play a meaningful role in resolving the Ukrainian conflict. “Each time when progress was achieved and agreements reached – either interim or more stable, long-term – these agreements were broken,” the Russian state-run news agency […]
Lithuania proposes tax breaks to raise fertility rate
Vilnius, Nov 25 (IANS) Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is proposing a package of tax breaks and social measures aimed at raising the country’s birth rate to 1.5 children per woman, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) reported on Tuesday. Vaidas Augustinavicius, Nauseda’s Chief Advisor on economic and social policy, said the target is ambitious but […]
‘Vivah Panchami’ celebrated in Nepal’s Janakpur
Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IANS) A festive splendour gripped the city of Janakpur, home to the Janaki Temple, as the traditional reenactment of the wedding ceremony of Lord Ram and Sita (Janaki) took place on Tuesday. A symbolic ‘swayamvar’ of Lord Ram and Sita was organised at the historic Rangabhoomi ground in Barha Bigha, where tens […]
Bangladesh: Primary teachers stop work, demand better pay scale and promotion
Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Primary school teachers in Bangladesh started a three-day work stoppage on Tuesday to raise their demands regarding pay grades and promotion. They warned to boycott annual examination and start hunger strike in December if their is no announcement regarding fulfilment of demands, local media reported. The primary school assistant teachers began […]
Bangladesh: Awami League warns of deepening economic crisis, pervasive corruption
Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Tuesday warned that the country is facing a severe, multidimensional crisis marked by rising national debt, stagnant investment and stalled development projects. Beneath the façade of recent growth, the party said that a hard-hitting reality is emerging, with the nation’s economic progress being undermined by deeply […]
Centre should immediately release funds under RTE Act: Kerala Education Minister
Thiruvanthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Kerala General Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday urged the Central government to immediately release the funds due to the Samagra Shiksha Kerala under the Right to Education Act. Sivankutty said that the state has already sent a letter to the Centre highlighting this issue. “For the past two […]
Unite to take back Sikh institutions from Centre, state govts, says Sukhbir Badal
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), Nov 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday appealed to the Sikh community to unite under the banner of his party to take back the management of Sikh institutions and shrines, which have been taken over by the Centre and various state governments. Addressing a Gurmat Samagam held […]
