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January 10, 2024 11:20 AM

2023 is the hottest year on record; warmest in 100,000 years

- By Rupa Kumari 2023 is the hottest year on record, with global temperatures close to the 1.5°C limit. Not only this, but temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years. On Tuesday, Samantha Bur...

January 10, 2024 9:42 AM

Rajnath Singh & his British counterpart Shapps review India-UK defence relations, signing two MoUs

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh met UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps and reviewed the full range of India-UK defence relations. Both Ministers discussed a range of defence, security and cooperation matters with particular emphasis on enhancing defence in...

January 9, 2024 10:11 AM

Rajnath’s UK visit is first by an Indian Defence Minister in 22 years, security, defence issues in focus

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to fly to the United Kingdom on a two-day visit today (January 8, 2024). This visit aims to foster bilateral discussions on various fronts with his counterpart, Secretary of State ...

January 5, 2024 9:14 AM

India monitoring ‘unfolding situation’ in Red Sea, naval assets patrolling area: MEA

In response to concerns over suspected drone strikes on merchant vessels in the Red Sea, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in India has announced that it is closely monitoring the situation. The newly-appointed MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal,...

January 2, 2024 12:49 PM

Sanctions impacting Russian diamond imports enforced in G7 and EU nations

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 12th set of sanctions targeting the import of Russian diamonds into G7 nations and placing restrictions on diamond deliveries to the European Union was enforced yesterday. It said in its report that G7 ...

January 2, 2024 10:47 AM

BRICS welcomes five new members, signaling a global shift

The upcoming BRICS summit in Russia this October is set to undergo a significant transformation as it expands its membership to include five new nations alongside the original founding five – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This exp...

January 1, 2024 3:38 PM

Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for the construction sector

Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India, and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, a newspaper reported on Monday, citing a government official. Yehu...

December 24, 2023 11:46 AM

Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 20,200 as Israel claims to expand operation

The latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has claimed over 20,200 lives on the Palestinian side since its outbreak on October 7, as Israel claimed to expand ground military operation in the Gaza Strip. The death toll of Palestinians from Isra...

December 23, 2023 8:46 AM

Government of Nepal concerned as death toll of Nepali youth fighting for Moscow reaches 7

As death toll of Nepali soldier fighting for Russia against Ukrainian reaches 7, a press release was issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal that Russia has been asked not to recruit Nepali citizens in the military and send back those Nepalis ...

December 20, 2023 5:15 PM

EU agrees new rules on hosting migrants, seeks to cut numbers

The European Union reached agreement early on Wednesday on new rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenly and to limit the numbers of people coming in. Representatives of the European Parliament and of EU governmen...

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