India and Kuwait are set to strengthen ties in key areas such as defence and trade during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the Gulf nation. The visit will include discussions with the top Kuwaiti leadership, visiting an Indian labour camp, addressing the Indian community, and attending the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup … Read more
China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport at Dalian, a port city in northeastern Liaoning province. The $4.3 billion project intends to replace the existing Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, which is struggling to manage increasing passenger flow because to limited capacity. The artificial island airport, which covers around 20.9 square kilometers, will be … Read more
On Tuesday, US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Tom Barrack, who chaired his 2016 inauguration committee, as the next ambassador to Turkey, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality who is now a political fundraiser, as the next US ambassador to Greece. Since December 31, 2020, Guilfoyle has been engaged to Donald Trump Jr., Trump’s … Read more
India has expressed condolences at the tragic murder of a citizen in Canada on Friday. Harshandeep Singh Anttal, a Haryana student, was murdered in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, early on December 6. The killing occurred while he was working as a security guard at an apartment complex in the city, and two people were … Read more
In a ceremony on Saturday at the Vatican, Pope Francis promoted Indian Catholic priest George Jacob Koovakad to the rank of Cardinal. The leading Catholic clergy attended a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica where Koovakad and 20 other priests from throughout the globe were inducted as Cardinals. Who is George Jacob Koovakad? George Jacob Koovakad, … Read more
According to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), its headquarters in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, was burned down on Saturday. ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharamn Das announced the news on X (previously Twitter), writing, “The ISKCON Namhatta Center in Bangladesh was destroyed by fire. Everything within the temple, including the deities of Sri Sri Laxmi … Read more
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that in the second half of next year, Russia might place its new Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile on Belarusian soil. At a conference in Minsk, when the two leaders inked a mutual defense treaty, Putin was answering a request from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “… since we have … Read more
After the Syrian rebels took over the key states tension increased globally. Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa, the fourth major city to fall out of government control in just one week. On Friday (December 6), the Indian government issued a travel advise for Syria, recommending Indian people to avoid any travel to … Read more
In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday, West Bengal BJP Lok Sabha MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato called on them to reconsider Muhammad Yunus’ legacy as the Nobel Laureate and chairman of the interim administration in Bangladesh, pointing out the “horrors” he committed against minorities. Mahto’s letter also called on the Nobel Committee … Read more
According to federal papers made public Thursday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, transferred more than $250 million to Donald Trump in the closing months of this year’s election to assist him win the president. Although the $5.4 million in donations is a small portion of Musk’s much bigger fund, it is a … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his intention to remain in office until the end of his term in 2027, despite current political unrest in France. He also made the bold announcement that he will name a new prime minister within days after Michel Barnier’s resignation, which followed his removal from office due to a National … Read more
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday in a major victory for the week-old lightning offensive in northern Syria launched by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and dealing a devastating blow to President Bashar Al-Assad and his Army. The Syrian Army on Thursday acknowledged that it had lost control of Hama for … Read more
Echoes of the ongoing Hindu demonstrations in Bangladesh following the arrest of an ISKCON priest have reached the UK parliament, where MPs have expressed worry over recent attacks on the minority group in the Muslim-majority country. For this purpose, an urgent question was tabled in the House of Commons by Labour MP Barry Gardiner on … Read more
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. Yoon made the announcement during a televised briefing, vowing to “eradicate pro-North Korean forces and protect the constitutional democratic order.” It wasn’t immediately clear … Read more
On Monday (local time), US President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning to Hamas regarding those it captured during the October 7 attack in Israel last year, stating that there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if the hostages in the Gaza Strip were not released before his inauguration on January 20 next … Read more