Malpass commended the efforts of Prime Minister Modi in India, where the World Bank has a massive programme The world is leapfrogging in women’s empowerment, World Bank President David Malpass has said and praised India’s efforts, especially that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is “deeply interested and concerned.” Participating in a panel discussion…
The 62-day-long Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 1 and will culminate on August 31, 2023. Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced that Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 1, saying a hassle-free pilgrimage is the top priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. Sinha assured…
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang on Friday said Beijing won’t sell weapons to either side in the Ukraine war , the highest Chinese politician to say so while addressing Western concerns that China could be ready to provide military assistance to ally, Russia. Regarding the export of military items, China adopts a prudent and responsible…
Ghulam’s mother’s approval of the encounter of her son along with Asad Ahmad, the son of gangster-turned-political Atiq Ahmad, the BJP on Friday said only leaders like Asauddin Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav have problems with the encounter. “It is unfortunate that they associate Muslims with crime and terror,” BJP’s Amit Malviya said. Ghulam’s mother on Friday…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi chief ministerArvind Kejriwal to question him on Sunday in connection with its probe into the Delhi excise policy case, people familiar with the development said. The Delhi CM has been called for questioning as a witness at 11am on Sunday…
Pope Francis confirmed on Friday that in September he plans to go to Mongolia, a country that has fewer than 1,500 Catholics but is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church because it borders China. Francis first spoke of the possibility of going to Mongolia in a conversation with reporters aboard the papal plane returning…
White House Republican hopefuls including Donald Trump descend on Indianapolis for the annual NRA conference on Friday, highlighting the gun lobby’s continued political potency even as the U.S. reels from the latest spate of mass shootings. The conference of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun-rights advocacy group, is taking place at a key…
A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online will make his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday. Jack Douglas Teixeira, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was arrested by the FBI at his home on Thursday without incident. The leaked classified documents…
China denied on Friday that it had imposed a no-fly zone in the seas north of Taiwan for Sunday, even though Taipei said it was told by Beijing that China would impose one. Taiwan’s transport ministry said Beijing had initially notified Taipei it would impose a no-fly zone from April 16-18, but later said that…
The European Commission said on Friday it had prolonged anti-dumping tariffs on stainless steel fittings from China and Taiwan for five years and extended them to Malaysia. The Commission’s review of the measures concluded that removal of the tariffs would have led to continued dumping in an European Union market worth some 100 million euros …
