Europe

Belarusian Prez mediation averted Russia bloodbath: Report

"You will likely ask me why precisely President Lukashenko [became the mediator]? The thing is that Alexander Grigoryevich has known Prigozhin personally for a long time, about 20 years, and this was his personal initiative which was coordinated with President Putin," the Kremlin official said.

2023-06-25T11:10:04.104202+00:00 IST

China Premier averts public clashes during Europe visit

China Premier Li Qiang averted public clashes during his visit to Germany and France this week, reported Nikkei Asia, adding that analysts saw it as a sign of European nations' disinclination to estrange Beijing.

2023-06-25T10:28:02.183758+00:00 IST

Russia drops charges against Wagner chief Prigozhin

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitri S Peskov said Prigozhin will go to Belarus, and the fighters who rebelled with him would not be prosecuted by law given their "service at the front."

2023-06-24T21:43:27.045907+00:00 IST

Wagner mercenary chief to move to Belarus: Kremlin

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has decided to stop his march to Moscow after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reported Al Jazeera on Saturday.

2023-06-24T20:59:13.643754+00:00 IST

"President Putin is mistaken": Wagner group head

"Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president is deeply mistaken," Yevgeny Prigozhin said.

2023-06-24T16:00:36.561271+00:00 IST

"...who chooses path of evil destroys himself": Zelenskyy

Slamming Moscow hours after the Wagner group launched a rebellion against Russian military facilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that everyone who chooses the path of evil "destroys" himself.

2023-06-24T15:00:09.532073+00:00 IST

Presidents of France, Poland "monitoring" situation in Russia

Poland's President Andrzej Duda said that the course of events beyond their eastern border is being "monitored."

2023-06-24T10:35:35.719220+00:00 IST

Russia Prez Putin to address nation "soon", report state media

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said that his forces have taken control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don and of the airfield as well.

2023-06-24T06:46:59.154992+00:00 IST

"UK-India partnership a defining one for our times": Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the UK-India partnership on Wednesday, calling it "a defining one for our times," ahead of India Global Forum's flagship UK-India Week 2023.

2023-06-21T17:03:53.984670+00:00 IST

There is lot of buzz about India in Paris Air Show: Indian envoy

In an exclusive with ANI, Jawed Ashraf, Ambassador of India to France and Monaco said, "There is a lot of buzz at the Paris Air Show about India. This comes from the announcement by Indigo Airlines and what is billed as the largest order for Airbus. This follows the order that Air India had placed both on Airbus and Boeing for 470 aircraft just in February."

2023-06-20T23:13:35.082123+00:00 IST

We are going to quadruple our employees in India: Safran

Safran which offers a wide range of defence systems and equipment, deployed by armies, navies and air forces from around the world to protect nations highlighted India's growth and said that it will be quadrupling its employees in the country.

2023-06-20T19:09:14.126606+00:00 IST

Air India firms up orders for 470 Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Air India, a Tata Group-owned global airline, on Tuesday signed purchase agreements to acquire 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, going one step further in its $70 billion (based on list prices) fleet expansion program that it announced in February this year. The purchase agreements were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris Air Show, said a press release.

2023-06-20T16:00:54.313685+00:00 IST

International Day of Yoga: Munich organizes the largest Indian ev

As a part of the celebration of the International Day of Yoga, the Consulate General of India, Munich organized the largest Indian event in South Germany so far today.

2023-06-20T15:40:33.538451+00:00 IST

UK: People perform yoga at Trafalgar Square in London

The people from different communities performed yoga at Trafalgar Square in Central London to celebrate the International Day of Yoga and recounted its benefits on multiple fronts.

2023-06-20T14:40:43.800716+00:00 IST

Elections in Pakistan unlikely to be free and fair, says experts

Amid Pakistan's deteriorating political and economic situation, experts spoke about the various factors and forces at play and expressed serious doubts about the country being able to see free and fair general elections.

2023-06-20T14:19:18.198026+00:00 IST

People perform yoga at Trafalgar Square in London

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami also performed yoga along with people at Trafalgar Square in Central London.

2023-06-20T11:45:11.821674+00:00 IST

UK Parliament backs report Boris Johnson misled lawmakers

Johnson "committed a serious contempt" of parliament, according to the House of Commons Privileges Committee report, which was released last week.

2023-06-20T09:49:30.204268+00:00 IST

"Netherlands to roll out semiconductor export control measures"

As per VOA, the measures are likely to further restrict sales to China by Netherlands-based ASML, maker of the world's most advanced chip-printing machines, which last year disclosed the "unauthorized misappropriation of data" by a now former employee in China.

2023-06-20T05:44:17.192875+00:00 IST

Baloch community in Germany welcomes Prime Minister of GOBE

President of Baloch Voice Association NGO based in Paris, France, Munir Mengal on Monday tweeted: "Honoured to receive Respected Prof. Naela Quadri Prime Miniter Exile Govt. of Balochistan, Waja Siddique AZAD Baloch, and Sister Dorrain Baloch Human Rights Defender at Cologne Airport Germany."

2023-06-20T02:59:16.919926+00:00 IST

India hosts technical briefing for 20 outreach nations in Vienna

Taking to Twitter, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "A key initiative of India as the plenary chair of Wassenaar Arrangement! India hosts over 20 Outreach Partner countries and Participating States at its Enhanced Technical Briefing (ETB) today in Vienna. Being undertaken after 5 years, the WA ETB shared national implementation experiences and recent developments in Export Controls."

2023-06-20T01:25:01.548998+00:00 IST

Ukraine claims recapture of eight settlements in southern region

In a Telegram post, Hanna Maliar said offensive operations in the Berdiansk and Melitopol directions in the Zaporizhzhia region have liberated the communities of Novodarivka, Levadne, Storozheve, Makarivka, Blahodatne, Lobkove, Neskuchne and Piatykhatky.

2023-06-19T19:48:19.334446+00:00 IST