December 23, 2024 | South Korea
December 24, 2024
President Murmu, PM Modi, VP Dhankhar and LS Speaker Birla condole Shyam Benegal’s demise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal and praised Benegal's storytelling, saying that it had a profound impact on Indian cinema. Benegal, a pivo...
December 24, 2024
Yamanashi Governor praises India’s legacy, invites UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit Japan
Governor of Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, Kotaro Nagasaki, expressed his admiration for India during his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, highlighting the strong diplomatic and historical ties between the two nations. "I ha...
December 23, 2024
Veteran Filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90
Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal, a trailblazer of India’s parallel cinema movement, passed away on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 90. The legendary director had been battling a prolonged kidney ailment and was receiving treatment at Wockhardt Hospital. His...
December 24, 2024
Yamanashi Governor praises India’s legacy, invites UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit Japan
Governor of Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, Kotaro Nagasaki, expressed his admiration for India during his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, highlighting the strong di...
December 23, 2024
Bangladesh requests India to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh has formally requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her ousting on August 5 after a student-led movement. The request was made through a "note verbale" to the Indian government, according to To...
December 23, 2024
Pakistan: Islamabad court postpones verdict against Imran Khan, his wife in Al-Qadir Trust case
An Islamabad accountability court has postponed its verdict in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust corruption case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi. The decision, which had been reserved on December 18 and schedu...
December 23, 2024
PM Modi concludes two-day visit to Kuwait, elevating bilateral relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day official visit to Kuwait. Visiting Kuwait at the invitation of Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, PM Modi hel...
December 21, 2024
Solidifying partnership with Gulf countries, PM Modi set to embark on historic Kuwait visit
Committed to fostering longstanding, historic and close relations with all Gulf countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Kuwait starting Saturday - the first by an Indian PM to the key West Asian country in 43 years. "India an...
December 18, 2024
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says
An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murd...
December 17, 2024
Trump says deal needed to stop Ukraine war, will talk to Putin and Zelenskiy
President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should be prepared to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the nearly three-year-...
December 16, 2024
Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday. "I think there will certainly be se...
December 4, 2024
Crunch time in France as lawmakers look set to oust Barnier’s government
French lawmakers are all but certain to oust the governmentwith a no-confidence motionon Wednesday, plunging the euro zone's second-biggest economic power deeper into political turmoil. Barring a last-minute surprise, Prime Minister Michel Barnier's governmen...
December 23, 2024
EAM Jaishankar to visit US ahead of Trump’s second term
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United States from December 24 to 29, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The v...
December 20, 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches
A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas...
December 20, 2024
US to announce final package of new arms for Ukraine in coming days, sources say
The Biden administration will announce in the coming days its final Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative package, using up the remaining funds set aside to buy new weapons for Ukraine, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The package inclu...
November 28, 2024
NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda in Bengaluru prisons terror conspiracy case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a fugitive linked to the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from Rwanda. Salman, who was implicated in the Bengaluru Priso...
November 18, 2024
Nigeria’s national award to PM Modi recognition of his leadership in strengthening links with Global South: Jaishankar
Nigeria has conferred its prestigious national award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recognizing his leadership in fostering partnerships with the Global South and strengthening India-Nigeria relations. External...
October 17, 2024
President Droupadi Murmu receives ceremonial welcome in Malawi on historic Africa tour
President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Malawi on Thursday, marking the second leg of her landmark three-nation tour of Africa. She was greeted with a ceremonial welcome by Malawi’s Vice President Dr. Michael Usi, underscoring the significance of the first-ever ...
