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November 17, 2023 9:23 PM

Maldives will have no foreign military presence – new president

Maldives will use diplomacy to ensure there is no foreign military presence on its soil, its new president said on Friday, reaffirming his support for the departure of a small Indian force from the islands where India and China vie for influence. Mo...

November 17, 2023 3:11 PM

China, Japan reaffirm ‘strategic relationship’ in rare leader talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic dispu...

November 17, 2023 2:47 PM

Ban in TikTok expected to reduce cybercrimes in Nepal, users in split at the ban on the popular social media app

With the Nepal government's decision to ban TikTok in the country, there is an ongoing debate on the benefits and damage that social media can cause. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the decision of the C...

November 17, 2023 11:59 AM

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into Cyclonic Storm ‘Midhili’: Bangladesh Met Office

The deep depression over northwest bay and adjoining area moved north-northeast awards further and intensified into Cyclonic Storm “Midhili”, said the special bulletin by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The cyclonic storm was cen...

November 17, 2023 9:19 AM

Indian Mos Defence Ajay Bhatt in Dubai Air Show, exploring new avenues for collaborations

he Minister of State for Defence and Tourism, Ajay K Bhatt, is currently in Dubai for the Dubai Air Show 2023, accompanied by a delegation of senior officials and experts from the defence sector. Five Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) - HAL, ...

November 17, 2023 8:35 AM

Unlocking Collaborative Potential: Indian Space Delegation in UAE

A delegation from Indian non-governmental entities (NGEs), led by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), is actively exploring partnership opportunities in the UAE,in a week-long tour to the Emirates. aiming to unloc...

November 17, 2023 8:35 AM

Mos Defence Ajay Bhatt visits Dubai Airshow, holds bilateral meeting with UAE counterparts

The Minister of State for Defence and Tourism, Ajay K Bhatt, is currently in Dubai for the Dubai Air Show 2023, accompanied by a delegation of senior officials and experts from the defence sector. Five Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) - HAL,...

November 16, 2023 10:26 PM

Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war’s spread

Israel ordered civilians to leave four towns in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, raising fears its war against Hamas could spread to areas it had told people were safe. In the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said...

November 16, 2023 4:57 PM

MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt visits Dubai Airshow, holds bilateral meeting with UAE counterparts

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 16 November, 2023: Minister of State for Defence Affairs of India, Ajay Bhatt, visited the Dubai Airshow today and held a bilateral meeting with his UAE counterpart, H.E. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi. During the meeti...

November 16, 2023 4:29 PM

Indonesia calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza as regional defence meeting ends

Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto urged global powers to use their influence to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as a regional defence ministers' meeting came to an end on Thursday (November 16). Speaking to reporters at a news c...

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