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Zambia moves away from Chinese investments; receives IMF loan

Lusaka [Zambia], September 18 (ANI): Zambia which is known as a country under "debt distress" from China has finally received a USD 1.3 billion financial loan from the International Monetary Fund, media reports said.

2022-09-17T20:32:19.143310+00:00 IST

India, Morocco to boost audit capacity building

Rabat [Morocco], September 17 (ANI): Girish Chandra Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Zineb El Adaoui, the first President of the Court of Accounts, Morocco have decided to develop and strengthen their institutional professional capacities and share methodologies in the field of public audit.

2022-09-16T20:45:54.149809+00:00 IST

Muraleedharan interacts with Indian embassy officials in Eritrea

Asmara [Eritrea], September 16 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan visited the India-Eritrea chancery building on Friday and exchanged dialogue with the officers and officials of the embassy during the interaction.

2022-09-16T10:39:59.306069+00:00 IST

Tiger-faced customised jet in Namibia to bring cheetahs

Windhoek [Namibia], September 15 (ANI): A customised jet has arrived in Namibia to bring cheetahs to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be re-introduced in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17.

2022-09-15T11:45:45.973444+00:00 IST

MoS arrives in Asmara, visit to give new momentum to relations

Asmara [Eritrea], September 15 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan arrived in Asmara, Eritrea on Thursday to call on President Isaias Afwerki and hold talks with Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.

2022-09-14T20:51:29.232632+00:00 IST

Muraleedharan in Nairobi to attend Kenyan Prez swearing ceremony

Nairobi [Kenya], September 13 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday reached Nairobi to attend in the swearing-in ceremony of Kenyan President Dr William Ruto.

2022-09-13T06:52:59.324980+00:00 IST

Indian democracy in good health, says Sydney-based academic

Sydney [Australia], September 13 (ANI): All objective indicators show Indian democracy is in good health, in much better shape than those of peer countries with similar levels of education and income, a Sydney-based academic has said and noted that in several specific incidences, the data presented by international critics as evidence of the declining quality of Indian democracy "shows signs of intentional deception".

2022-09-13T03:59:57.200962+00:00 IST

7.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], September 11 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kainantu town in the eastern New Guinea region of the country at 23:46:55 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

2022-09-11T00:46:45.735877+00:00 IST

UK: King Charles III vows 'lifelong service' in his first address to nation

London [UK], September 9 (ANI): After the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III addressed the nation for the first time as king and vowed 'lifelong service' to the people.

2022-09-09T17:53:00+00:00 IST

Blackout near Ukraine nuclear plant, says IAEA Chief

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 9 (ANI): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, on Friday, said that after the shelling at the city of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the city went complete power black-out.

2022-09-09T16:37:27.783986+00:00 IST

'India, China to dismantle structures in Gogra-Hot springs area'

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India and China have agreed to dismantle and verify the temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15) area of the LAC in Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.

2022-09-09T09:40:10.161836+00:00 IST

Jaishankar to visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will pay a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting Saturday, his first trip to the Kingdom as India's External Affairs Minister.

2022-09-09T06:56:51.814856+00:00 IST

Indian warship INS Tarkash arrives at Nigeria's Port Lagos

Abuja [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI): Indian Naval warship INS Tarkash reached Port Lagos in Nigeria on Thursday.

2022-09-09T06:12:05.816434+00:00 IST

Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.

2022-09-09T02:38:17.970978+00:00 IST

Queen Elizabeth II: A young girl who did not expect to be Queen became an iconic figure

London [UK], September 9 (ANI): The longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth-II, took her last breath at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday.

2022-09-09T00:07:30+00:00 IST

India hands over 5000 tonnes of rice to Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], September 7 (ANI): Indian Ambassador in Madagascar, Abhay Kumar on Wednesday handed over 5,000 tonnes of rice to Antananarivo's President Andry Rajoelina at the Iavoloha Palace in the island country.

2022-09-07T17:55:54.405673+00:00 IST

UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism starts tomorrow

New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism will be held from Sept 8-9 to pay tribute to victims of terrorism around the world, including the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

2022-09-07T14:34:26.898415+00:00 IST

PM Modi congratulates new Kenyan President Williams Ruto

New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Williams Ruto on being elected the President of Kenya.

2022-09-07T13:15:48.864393+00:00 IST

Another successful visit: B'desh minister on Hasina's India trip

New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's trip to India is another successful visit following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tour to Dhaka last year.

2022-09-06T17:07:36.940888+00:00 IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meets Secretary-General of IEF

Venice [Italy], September 6 (ANI): Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday met Joseph McMonigle, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), and discussed different ways to navigate the current energy crisis.

2022-09-06T15:58:23.496411+00:00 IST

France condemns prison sentence handed down to Suu Kyi

Paris [France], September 6 (ANI): France has condemned the new prison sentence, with hard labour, imposed on Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

2022-09-06T15:09:49.945564+00:00 IST