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Indian, Australian Navy chiefs discuss Indo-Pacific

Canberra [Australia], September 29 (ANI): Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, who on his first official visit to Australia, was hosted by Royal Australian Navy's Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond on Thursday.

2022-09-29T08:25:13.615633+00:00 IST

230,000 Chinese "persuaded to return" from abroad, reveals report

Madrid [Spain], September 28 (ANI): A damning report released this month revealed the extent of the Chinese police's expanding global policing toolkit that claims to counter global telecom and online fraud but instead hunts down political dissidents and corrupt officials using illegal methods that circumvent official international cooperation mechanisms and international laws.

2022-09-28T09:37:51.025191+00:00 IST

Dinkar Asthana appointed as Indian envoy to Senegal

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian envoy to the Lao, Dinkar Asthana has been appointed as the next ambassador to Senegal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday.

2022-09-28T09:21:55.323562+00:00 IST

China aims to scuttle Sudan-UAE port deal

Khartoum [Sudan], September 28 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to build a new port in the Red Sea in Sudan as part of a new investment deal between the two countries, the first such significant foreign investment since the end of Al Bashir's regime.

2022-09-28T07:15:45.852312+00:00 IST

'Landmine threats': Canada says don't travel to areas in India bordering Pak

Ottawa [Canada], September 28 (ANI): In what appears to be a bizarre travel advisory, Canada has advised its citizens to avoid all travel to areas in states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, which share a border with Pakistan due to the "presence of landmines" and "unpredictable security situation."

2022-09-28T06:16:45.584878+00:00 IST

3 leaks found in Nord Stream gas pipeline in Baltic Sea

Copenhagen [Denmark], September 27 (ANI): Danish authorities said they had discovered a total of three leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines.

2022-09-27T17:28:57.755931+00:00 IST

China's economic clout forces African nations to ignore Xinjiang

Johannesburg [South Africa], September 27 (ANI): While the recent report of United Nations Human Rights on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region has brought global condemnation, most of the African countries were silent on it due to Beijing's heavy economic clout in the second-biggest continent.

2022-09-27T09:16:23.187516+00:00 IST

Ties with India, Pakistan stand on their own: US

Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): A day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised questions over the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship, the US State Department said on Monday it does not view ties with Islamabad and New Delhi in relation to one another.

2022-09-27T04:56:51.362087+00:00 IST

Bandaru Wilsonbabu appointed as Indian Ambassador to Madagascar

New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Bandaru Wilsonbabu, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as Indian Ambassador to Madagascar, the MEA said on Monday.

2022-09-26T07:27:38.707368+00:00 IST

"Remain Vigilant": MEA issues advisory to Indians in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], September 23 (ANI): India on Friday issued an advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada to remain vigilant amid increasing incidences of crimes and anti-India activities in the country.

2022-09-23T08:58:14.767285+00:00 IST

India terms Khalistan referendum in Canada as "farcical exercise"

New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Terming the so-called Khalistan referendum conducted by separatist groups as a "farcical exercise", India on Thursday said it had conveyed concerns to Canada about the use of its territory by politically motivated "extremist elements".

2022-09-22T12:40:14.592783+00:00 IST

Iran: UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini

Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): UN experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran's strict rules on women's dress by wearing an "improper hijab".

2022-09-22T12:08:34.025793+00:00 IST

Kartik Pande appointed as India's High Commissioner to Seych

New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Kartik Pande has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

2022-09-22T11:54:29.080076+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan visits embassy officials in Djibouti

Djibouti City [Djibouti], September 22 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, who is on a maiden visit to Djibouti visited the chancery and interacted with the officials of the embassy on Thursday.

2022-09-22T08:13:01.863197+00:00 IST

Jaishankar voices concern about security of Indians in UK

New York [US], September 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his British counterpart James Cleverly and shared India's concern about the security and welfare of the Indian community in the UK.

2022-09-22T07:32:33.369674+00:00 IST

Indian Envoy in South Africa inaugurates BrahMos Aerospace

Cape Town [South Africa], September 22 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner in South Africa Jaideep Sarkar on Wednesday inaugurated the BrahMos Aerospace corporation pavilion on the inaugural day of the Africa Aerospace and the Defence Expo in Cape Town.

2022-09-21T22:52:39.783012+00:00 IST

UN awards India's large-scale initiative against hypertension

New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): In a significant achievement and recognition of the country's efforts against hypertension, India has won a UN award for its "India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)", a large-scale hypertension intervention under National Health Mission.

2022-09-21T13:07:55.202756+00:00 IST

Pakistan's financial woes to worsen after devastating floods

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): The unprecedented floods in Pakistan are estimated to have caused losses worth USD 18 billion and aggravated macroeconomic fundamentals despite a resumption of the IMF deal, according to Financial Post.

2022-09-21T07:22:51.146457+00:00 IST

Three killed in Iran protest over death of Mahsa Amini

Tehran [Iran], September 21 (ANI): A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Tuesday where three people have been killed during the unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her detention by the country's morality police, a media report said.

2022-09-20T22:57:45.172867+00:00 IST

Iranian women chop off hair, burn hijabs to mark protest

Tehran [Iran], September 19 (ANI): A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Sunday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her detention by the country's morality police as women protesters cut their hair and burnt hijabs to protest against the mandatory veiling of women, media reports said.

2022-09-19T03:30:34.949125+00:00 IST

Piyush Goyal meets Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister in Riyadh

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met Saudi Arabia's Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Information in charge Majid Alkassabi on Sunday and discussed ways to attract investment in order to boost the economic ties between New Delhi and Riyadh.

2022-09-18T17:07:57.740219+00:00 IST