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Ukraine conflict matter of profound concern: India at UN

United Nations: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday strongly reiterated India's stand for an immediate cessation of all hostilities in Ukraine and a return to dialogue and diplomacy, adding that the trajectory of the "conflict is a...

Israeli PM endorses two-state solution with Palestinians

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid pledged support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.The establishment of a Palestinian state, alongside Israel, is the right solution...

Russian-occupied areas hold ‘referendums’

Donetsk(Ukraine): Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine are staging so-called "referendums" on whether to join Russia, as Moscow pushes ahead with an apparent bid to annex territory from its neighbor.Voting begins on Friday in four regions of Ukraine in which...

Truss mulls moving UK’s embassy to Jerusalem

Tel Aviv: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is envisaging moving the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid tweeted on Thursday."I thank my good friend, British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who announced...

Iran to hold joint naval exercises with Russia and China

Tehran: Russia, Iran, and China will hold joint naval exercises this fall in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri said on Thursday."This fall, we will hold joint naval...

UN: China rejects ethnic minorities’ abuse accusations

United Nations: A Chinese envoy has rejected accusations by the US, Britain, and the European Union that China commits human rights abuses against its ethnic minorities.China's permanent representative to the UN Zhang Jun called the accusations unfounded on Wednesday.Zhang...

Is Trump ‘finally done’: Legal woes get worse

New York: A New York civil lawsuit accusing the Trump family of ‘staggering’ fraud could derail Donald Trump's 2024presidential bid, experts say.The former US president’s legal perils have become insurmountable and could snuff out his hopes of an election-winning...

UK concerns over Indians’ security

New York: India has shared its concerns over the security of the Indian community in the United Kingdom with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the issue with the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly...

Ukraine, allies celebrate prisoner exchange

Kyiv: Ukraine is celebrating a prisoner exchange that saw more than 200 prisoners of war released by Russia.They include more than a hundred members of the Azov Battalion, hailed as heroes for mounting resistance at a steelworks in Mariupol,...

Putin announces ‘partial mobilisation’ in Russia

Moscow: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced “partial mobilisation” in Russia “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the security of our people”.He says this concerns “only citizens in the military reserve, those who’ve served in the...

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Kakching conducts SIR 2026 training for BLOs and BLAs

Kakching: A training cum interaction programme in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Roll, 2026 with...