As onslaught on Rafah looms, US vetoes Gaza resolution at UNSC

IANS | February 21, 2024 12:09 AM

United Nations, Feb 21 (IANS) With an Israeli attack looming on Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are huddling, the US on Tuesday vetoed a Security Council opposing "forced displacement" of civilians and calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

PM Modi’s ‘temple diplomacy’ boosts India-UAE ties

IANS | February 14, 2024 10:08 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The auspicious occasion of ‘Basant Panchami’ went down in the history of Indian diplomacy as a unique and memorable day even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the first ‘Hindu temple’ in UAE’s Abhu Dhabi, marking the expansion of India’s cultural footprint in a significant country of the Arab world.