Paris, Oct 16 (IANS) Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Thursday survived two no-confidence votes in the National Assembly. La France Insoumise (LFI), the National Rally (RN) and its ally, the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) had filed two motions of censure against Lecornu's team.
Kampala, Oct 16 (IANS) Highlighting India's perspective, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday underscored the need for global cooperation against the shared threat of cross-border terrorism at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Mid-Term Ministerial in Uganda's Kampala.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan met Brazilian counterpart Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi on Thursday, with talks focused on enhancing energy cooperation, deepening partnerships in pharmaceuticals, defence, research investments, connectivity, and collaborations in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digitilisation.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, after an unsuccessful attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine, is intending wider economic squeeze on Moscow through potential halt in global energy imports from Russia.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda met former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in New Delhi on Thursday under the 'Know BJP' initiative, discussing deepening bilateral ties and India's efforts to leverage technology in strengthening healthcare at grassroot level.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla stated on Thursday that Moscow remains New Delhi's single largest supplier of advanced military systems. He said that defence cooperation has evolved from imports to joint development, co-production, and genuine technology transfers in keeping with India's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) Bangladesh's Chittagong University on Thursday suspended the student union election results of two halls following allegations of voting irregularities and post-election unrest, shortly after the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, claimed victory, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him India would stop buying oil from Russia, asserting that New Delhi's energy policy is guided solely by national interests and the welfare of its people.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A huge confrontation is in the making between the Muhammad Yunus regime and the Bangladesh Army. Although an uneasy calm persisted for long between the two sides, matters have become worse following the arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 24 army officers.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan’s fragile economy is plunging into a deeper crisis with the country’s trade deficit soaring close to a record high of $3.34 billion in September, as exports declined by close to 12 per cent at $2.5 billion while imports jumped 14 per cent to $ 6 billion, according to latest figures.
