Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has honoured a 16-year-old California lifeguard at the White House for rescuing Nathaniel Rai from treacherous waves off the Santa Cruz coast.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday under its 2026 BRICS Chairship, with environmental cooperation, climate resilience and sustainable development high on the agenda.
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Tehran wants to reach an agreement with Washington but is unwilling to accept the kind of deal he considers necessary, as a 60-day negotiating period between the two sides came to an end.
Karachi, Aug 17 (IANS) At least 10 people were forcibly disappeared in Pakistan from Maripur, Karachi, local media reported.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The US Embassy in India on Monday said it welcomes the Ministry of Defence’s contract with General Atomics to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian systems to the Indian Navy.
Thimphu, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Bhutan on Monday said that three High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) in Panbang, Zhemgang of Bhutan were inaugurated.
Cairo, Aug 17 (IANS) Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), met Amb Khalid Manzalawi, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, on Monday and reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the partnership.
Washington/ Ottawa, Aug 17 (IANS) The recent announcement by terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to form a Khalistan Army and Sikh Homeland Security force, followed by videos showing Sikh men training with semi-automatic rifles on Canadian soil, is deeply alarming and could have catastrophic consequences for the Sikh community itself, a report has stated.
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (IANS) Despite a $5 million reward still being offered by the US State Department for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Bangladeshi terror fugitive and dismissed army officer Syed Ziaul Haque - a convicted conspirator in the 2015 killing of American citizen Avijit Roy - influential retired military officers in Bangladesh are working to suspend his convictions, drop his pending criminal cases and ultimately pave the way for his return to military service, a report has revealed.
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (IANS) The Israeli Prime Minister's Office on Monday announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Board of Peace have agreed to establish working groups on disarmament and demilitarisation of Gaza.
