PM Modi pays tribute to Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Anerood Jugnauth in Mauritius

IANS | March 11, 2025 2:05 PM

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) After arriving in Mauritius to an unprecedented welcome by the top leadership of the country at the airport and receiving a rousing reception from the Indian diaspora at the hotel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi begin his engagements in the Indian Ocean archipelago by paying homage to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first Prime Minister and the founding father of Mauritius, at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden in Port Louis.

Rubio says US could resume aid to Ukraine

IANS | March 11, 2025 6:13 AM

Washington, March 11 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the Trump administration could resume aid and intelligence support to Ukraine if the war-torn country's leaders commit to a peace process at a crucial meeting of senior officials of the two countries in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Chinese leadership eliminating Tibetan identity: PM-in-exile Penpa Tsering

IANS | March 10, 2025 3:50 PM

Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Marking the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day amid the presence of delegations from Slovakia and Estonia here, Prime Minister-in-exile Penpa Tsering on Monday said under the current Chinese leadership a deliberate and dangerous strategy to “eliminate the very identity of the Tibetan people as a unique human race is evident”.