Melbourne, 9/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched India as a long-term investment destination for Australian businesses and called for the early conclusion of the proposed bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Modi made the remarks at the Australia-India CEOs Forum and the Economic Roadmap Business event in Melbourne, which he jointly addressed with…
New Delhi, 8/7: India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the re-escalation of tension in West Asia following fresh attacks on commercial shipping in international waterways near the Strait of Hormuz and the war of words between Iran and the United States. New Delhi called upon all parties to exercise restraint and return to dialogue…
Washington DC, 8/7: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to strike Iran again, this time attacking the nation’s civilian infrastructure and to seize Kharg Island, with its oil infrastructure, as his ceasefire with Tehran appeared to be in tatters after he said the truce is over. “I will give a little warning: We’re going…
Turkey8/7: President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday by restating his “need” to control Greenland, blasting European allies as “hopeless” and threatening countries that did not support the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. But the summit produced some welcome news for the alliance and Ukraine. Trump told…
Thiruvananthapuram, 8/7: Search for five persons missing in the Kalladi disaster at Wayanad in Kerala was remaining inconclusive till Wednesday evening. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and various agencies were carrying out searches even several kilometers along the downstream of the river that flows through the disaster spot. Cadaver dogs were also used to trace…
Ottawa, 8/7: Contradicting former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, investigators in the country said that no evidence was found linking Indian government officials to the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. There’s no evidence to suggest through this organised crime investigation and the charges and the indictment laid forward that Indian officials were…
Bengaluru, 8/7: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is preparing to launch a citywide clean-up drive to remove construction and demolition (C&D) debris and abandoned vehicles from public spaces. On Tuesday, Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda chaired a meeting with senior officials of the GBA and the five city corporations to draw up an…
Kolkatta, 8/7: Election Commission is likely to give time to the Trinamool Congress faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee till Friday to respond to back their claim on the party, acting on a request seeking more time. The deadline given to Mamata Banerjee and her rival Ritabrata for responding to the EC missive had ended on…
ROME, 7/7: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “nice person” but criticised her for failing to help in the conflict with Iran, his latest remarks in a diplomatic dispute that is straining bilateral ties.Meloni was once seen as a close ally of Trump, but the relationship faltered last…
Washington DC, 7/7: Donald Trump asserted that the US must acquire or control Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. His remarks came amid the tensions between Washington and Copenhagen (both founding NATO members) as NATO leaders gathered for a summit in Turkey. Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Trump said. That’s…
