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November 21, 2024 4:49 PM

General Dwivedi of Indian army conferred honorary general rank by Nepali army

Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi, is on a five-day official visit to Kathmandu at the invitation of General Ashok Raj Sigdel, Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepali Army. General Dwivedi is leading a five-member dele...

November 21, 2024 3:33 PM

Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in the first known use in the war of such a powerful, nuclear-capable weapon with a range of thousands of kilometres. The air f...

November 21, 2024 3:17 PM

US wants human rights upheld in Bangladesh: Matthew Miller

The United States wants to see the human rights of the Bangladeshi people are upheld. "Our position with respect to human rights in Bangladesh is the same under this government as it was under the previous government," said Spokesperson at the US Dep...

November 21, 2024 12:37 PM

Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS

Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Rus...

November 21, 2024 12:39 PM

PM Modi to address Guyanese Parliament, marking his 14th speech before a foreign legislature

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in Guyana as part of his three-nation tour, will address a special session of the Guyanese Parliament on Thursday. As the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Guyana in over 50 years, PM Modi's address to the ...

November 21, 2024 10:00 AM

US Senate rejects bids to block military sales to Israel

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block three resolutions that would have halted the transfer of some U.S. weapons to Israel, introduced by progressives concerned about the human rights catastrophe faced by Palestinians in Gaza. A...

November 21, 2024 9:33 AM

PM Modi dedicates Dominica’s top National Award to 140 crore Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred the "Dominica Award of Honour", the highest national award of the Commonwealth of Dominica, in recognition of his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and his commitment to strengthening ties between...

November 21, 2024 8:42 AM

Dominica awards PM Modi its highest honour

The Commonwealth of Dominica has conferred its highest national honour, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Sylvanie Burton presented the award to PM Modi in recognition of his efforts during the COVID-19 pandem...

November 21, 2024 8:28 AM

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit in Georgetown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, for a bilateral discussion in Georgetown, Guyana. The meeting, held during PM Modi's visit to Guyana, is part of India's ongoing engagement ...

November 21, 2024 9:26 AM

PM Modi calls his Guyana visit “significant milestone,” recalls age-old ties between two nations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described his visit to Guyana as a "significant milestone" in the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations. His trip marks the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited Guyana in 56 years...

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