New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a meeting with UAE's Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash on the sidelines of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026 in New Delhi on Monday, with discussions centering on expanding cooperation in education, youth exchanges, trade, investment and people-to-people ties.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian Navy’s frigate INS Trishul has arrived at Civitavecchia in Italy during its ongoing operational deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The Indian Naval Ship undertook a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Italian Navy's Carlo Margottini before entering harbour, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger will be on an official visit to India from October 27 to November 2, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday. During her visit, Reisinger will hold talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Chinese banks are facing a surge in credit card defaults from middle-aged borrowers who otherwise look like model citizens, with university educations and secure public-sector jobs, according to a report.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Liechtenstein's Hereditary Prince Alois arrived in New Delhi on Monday as part of his ongoing State Visit to India which aims at further strengthening bilateral ties.
Beijing, Oct 26 (IANS) The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that China and India have maintained communication through diplomatic and military channels while adding that Beijing "strictly abides" by the relevant agreements and common understandings reached between the two countries as far as maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas with concrete actions is concerned.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Bangladesh's economy remains constrained by four interconnected "traps" comprising political confrontation, corruption, extortion and capital flight, which collectively generate a fifth trap of persistent poverty, a new report has said.
Quetta, Oct 26 (IANS) At least one person was killed and six others injured after Pakistani military carried out a drone strike on labourers working in the fields in the Dast Cheeri Kunjati area of Balochistan’s Kech district, a leading human rights organisation stated on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said development must not come at the cost of ecological balance, as he urged the parliaments of BRICS member and partner countries to take collective action towards a prosperous, inclusive and environmentally secure world.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Iranian Member of Parliament (MP) Ali Haddadi on Monday stressed the need for collective global action against violations of the principles of the United Nations Charter while recalling the killing of children in Minab, earlier this year.
