Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to INCB for the third term New York: India has secured multiple pivotal positions at the United Nations, marking a significant triumph as Jagjit Pavadia, India’s nominee, clinches a third consecutive term on the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) with the highest number of votes. Pavadia’s re-election to the INCB spans from March...
Moscow: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said that the US, UK, and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people last week - despite repeated claims of responsibility by Islamic State. Russian officials persisted in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in...
New York: Hamas has rejected the latest cease-fire proposal, accusing Israel of ignoring its core demands, which include an end to the war and a full withdrawal from Gaza, media reports said. In a statement issued this week, the militant group said it had informed mediators that it was sticking to its original position, conveyed...
Beijing: China has asked Pakistan to “thoroughly investigate” and “hunt down” the perpetrators behind the March 26 suicide attack on Chinese citizens amid speculation that Beijing may push Islamabad to accept its security agencies to guard the CPEC projects following a spike in attacks on them in the last few days. At least five Chinese...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israelis’ war with Hamas began in October, as relations between the two countries have soured dramatically in recent weeks. The visit comes amid a flurry of calls, planned trips...
Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, says United States Brussels: The European Union has reiterated its concerns about the dire human rights situation in Tibet, spotlighting the forced assimilation of Tibetan children in Chinese state-run boarding schools and mass collection of DNA samples of Tibetans during the ongoing 55th session of the United Nations Human...
San Jose: Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang, on Tuesday, expressed significant interest in participating in India's ambitious plan to establish a 10,000-GPU processing cluster for indigenous artificial intelligence computing requirements. As India seeks to transition from being a global IT back office to a front office for engineering, finance, marketing, and sales, artificial intelligence (AI)...
- Russia aims to set up a buffer zone inside Ukraine, says Putin - Missile barrage was the first Russian attack in 44 days - US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Kyiv Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on...
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship legislation aimed at flying illegal migrants to Rwanda has hit another set of parliamentary hurdles after the House of Lords delivered multiple defeats on the draft bill, sending it back to the Commons. The Safety of Rwanda Bill will return for members of Parliament to vote on...
