External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the government has reached out to partner countries like Canada and the United Kingdom and requested them to not give space to Khalistani groups. His statement comes after it was reported that Khalistani posters in Canada were featuring names of Indian diplomats. The external affairs minister warned that this would affect relations...
In welcome news for Indians having American H1-B visas, Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, has announced that their government will establish an open work-permit stream for 10,000 such visa holders. The scheme starts on July 16. This initiative aims to attract skilled workers from the US and provide them with employment opportunities in Canada. In addition, the program...
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a program to restructure the country’s staggering domestic debt as the island nation struggles to emerge from an economic crisis that has engulfed it since last year. The domestic debt restructuring is required as part of a bailout package obtained from the International Monetary Fund, under which nearly $3 billion...
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he has received an invitation for an official visit to China, but did not disclose whether or when the trip would take place. The Israeli leader made the announcement during a meeting with visiting members of the U.S. Congress. The invitation follows several recent overtures by Beijing...
NATO warns not to underestimate Russian forces UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine Prigozhin Tuesday went into exile in neighboring Belarus Kyiv: Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three teenagers, at a popular pizza restaurant in eastern...
Islamabad: A senior official with the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan’s prime minister indicated Tuesday a deal could soon be reached on a much-needed $6 billon bailout package for the impoverished country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF on Tuesday, according to a government statement. The two also...
New York: More than 1,000 Afghan civilians have been killed in bombings and other violence since the Taliban took over in 2021, according to the UN. In a report released this week, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said there were 3,774 civilian casualties, which includes figures for those who died as well as those...
Colombo: Sri Lanka would not be allowed to be used as a base for any threats against India, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, asserting that the island nation remains “neutral”, having no military agreements with China. Wickremesinghe, who was on an official visit to the UK and France, made the comments during an interview with France’s...
Lahore: Pakistan police have arrested some suspects in connection with the murder of a Sikh man in Peshawar who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen last week, in a probable case of targeted killing. Manmohan Singh, 35, was on his way to the interior city area of Peshawar from Rasheed Garhi, a suburban locality of Peshawar...
