Cabinet approves MoU between India and France on Renewable Energy Cooperation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France in...
Volcanic Mount Sinabung’s ash eruption spells trouble for inhabitants of Indonesia
Volcanic Mount Sinabung erupted into an ash explosion on Tuesday, spewing a humongous cloud of ash that was visible from several kilometres away. Ash...
After US, now Japan asks China to stop taking anal swab of its citizens...
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Japan has warned China that it will not tolerate China taking anal swab tests for...
Author Paulo Coelho says “Bhagavad Gita should be read by everyone”
Brazilian best-selling author Paulo Coelho took to Twitter and said that the Bhagavad Gita is “a book that everybody should read”. He then went...
Afghan Foreign Min welcomes Russia’s statement calling return of Taliban regime ‘unacceptable’
Pictured: Afghan Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar (R) and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov
The Russian Federation has expressed its strong opposition to the...
PM Modi to be honoured with CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award in an annual international energy conference to be held next...
Malaysian education ministry to remove lesson about ‘Periyar’ from its Tamil textbooks
Tamils in Malaysia had recently filed a petition with the country's education ministry, conveying their opposition over the inclusion of a lesson about E.V....
France summons Pakistan envoy to protest against statement made by President Arif Alvi
The French government has not taken kindly to Pakistani President Arif Alvi’s remark criticising the ‘New French Counter Radicalism Law’.
Alvi had said that the...
Four aid workers in North Waziristan killed by jihadists for helping women develop household...
Featured Image: Security forces in North Waziristan
In another case of aid workers being targeted and murdered, four women were killed by Islamic jihadists on...
Canada Parliament passes motion against China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims
Canada’s Parliament has passed a non-binding motion on Monday (Feb 22) declaring that China’s treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority constitutes genocide, mounting further pressure...
