Europe

Rajnath Singh interacts with CEOs of Italian defence companies

"Had a wonderful interaction with the CEOs and other top industry leaders of Italian defence companies in Rome today. Highlighted the defence manufacturing opportunities in India. The complementary capacities of Indian and Italian defence industry could be optimised in a win-win situation," Singh wrote on 'X' on Tuesday.

2023-10-10T14:38:03.642950+00:00 IST

UN urges states to defuse “powder keg” situation in Israel, OPT

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all states with influence to take steps to defuse the "powder keg" situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). He stressed that international humanitarian law and international human rights law must be respected in all circumstances.

2023-10-10T14:31:15.342075+00:00 IST

Rajnath Singh holds meeting with Italian counterpart

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is on an official visit to Italy, held a meeting with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in Rome and signed an agreement on Defence cooperation between India and Italy.

2023-10-10T03:53:34.755900+00:00 IST

Pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian protestors clash in London

Videos on various social media platforms showed dozens of police officers attempting to separate demonstrators at High Street Kensington Tube Station as a pro-Palestine rally taking place outside the Israeli embassy started to escalate.

2023-10-10T00:31:21.786948+00:00 IST

India-Spain hold 7th Foreign Office Consultations

The seventh India-Spain Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held in Madrid on Monday, during which the two sides undertook a comprehensive review of their bilateral relations and agreed to intensify engagement through Joint Working Groups.

2023-10-09T17:25:04.956605+00:00 IST

'Pakistan steadfast in supporting cross border terrorism'

Senior Kashmiri Journalist and author Khalid Jehangir during his intervention at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reiterated that Pakistan continues to support cross-border terrorism in India's Jammu and Kashmir.

2023-10-09T17:18:51.045158+00:00 IST

Members of Scottish Parliament call on Vice President Dhankar

A five-member of Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) called on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar as part of Cross Party Group on India in Scottish Parliament.

2023-10-09T15:10:29.612908+00:00 IST

UAE chairs 2023 International Conference on Climate Change

The conference aims to provide a platform for Member States, representatives of low-carbon energy sectors, international organisations, and other relevant bodies to exchange information on the role of nuclear energy in the path to eliminating carbon emissions, in line with the goals of limiting global warming.

2023-10-09T13:41:55.235148+00:00 IST

Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Economics 2023

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to 77-year-old Claudia Goldin "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes" the prize-giving body said in a statement.

2023-10-09T11:27:20.209848+00:00 IST

UK, Japan condemns terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas

Condemning the terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas, the United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida extended condolences to bereaved families.

2023-10-08T07:40:53.767238+00:00 IST

UK PM Sunak calls for de-escalation of India-Canada row

According to a Downing Street statement, Sunak spoke to Trudeau on Friday evening during which he was updated on the situation relating to Canadian diplomats in India.

2023-10-08T02:44:39.761783+00:00 IST

Trudeau updates Sunak on situation of Canadian diplomats

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday updated his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak on the situation relating to Canadian diplomats in India.

2023-10-08T01:34:31.539712+00:00 IST

Euro 52.7 goods trade surplus in Q2'23: EU

In the second quarter of 2023 (Q2'23), the European Union (EU) seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of Euro 73.0 billion (+1.7 per cent of GDP), compared with a surplus of EUR60.6 billion (+1.5 per cent of GDP) in Q1'23 and a deficit of Euro 32.6 billion (-0.8 per cent of GDP) in Q2'22, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the EU statistical office.

2023-10-08T00:39:28.303178+00:00 IST

French President Macron holds talks with Herzog and Netanyahu

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday held talks with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He condemned the attack carried out on Israel and affirmed France's support for the country.

2023-10-07T18:41:02.307397+00:00 IST

'Israel's right to self-defense is unquestionable': Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday condemned Hamas' attacks on Israel and asserted that terror should have no place in the world.

2023-10-07T18:03:42.679510+00:00 IST

FAO raises its forecast for global cereal production in 2023

FAO's new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief pegs global wheat output at 785 million tonnes, coarse grain production at 1 511 million tonnes - up 2.7 per cent from 2022 - and world rice output at 523.1 million tonnes.

2023-10-07T17:53:38.971834+00:00 IST

ILO welcomes measures addressing workplace hazardous chemicals

The Global Framework on Chemicals, which is backed up by a High-Level Declaration and adopted at the UN-organized fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), held in Bonn, Germany, sets concrete targets and guidelines across the lifecycle of chemicals, including the phasing out of some of the most harmful.

2023-10-07T16:58:09.327845+00:00 IST

3 killed in Canada plane crash

The crash took place in Chilliwack, about 200 kilometres east of Vancouver.

2023-10-07T05:51:29.814129+00:00 IST

Will die in a week, if West military aid stops: Putin on Ukraine

As the West continues to provide aid for war-torn Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Ukraine could not survive for more than "a week" without Western military and financial aid, reported Al Jazeera.

2023-10-07T03:17:49.273908+00:00 IST

UK urged to take action to safeguard security of Indian diplomats

The Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) have asked UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly to take urgent action to safeguard the security of Indian diplomats in the country.

2023-10-06T19:46:33.720174+00:00 IST

Rights advocates call for recognising 1971 Bangladesh genocide

An event was organised, on the sidelines of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), by Global Human Rights Defence, an international Non-Governmental Organisation based in The Hague, Netherlands.

2023-10-06T11:03:32.798324+00:00 IST