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India reaffirms commitment to Commonwealth values at FMs meet in NY
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK - India on Tuesday took part in the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting 2025 and reiterated its commitment to the fundamental values and principles laid down in the Commonwealth Charter on the sidelines…
GOP leader remarks triggers row on Hanuman statue in TX ‘False Hindu God’ in a Christian nation
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Republican leader in Texas Alexander Duncan on Tuesday triggers a massive controversy with his remarks on a Lord Hanuman statue installed in Sugar Land, Texas, on the premises of Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple.…
US Administration proposes H-1B rule changes in visa fee hike
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday proposed amendments to the regulations governing the issuance of work visas after the US President Donald Trump announced a major hike in H-1B visa fees.
According…
NYPD halts traffic for Trump’s convoy, Macron left waiting
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK - French President Emmanuel Macron who is in New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly session on Tuesday was briefly stopped by New York police to allow US President Donald Trump’s convoy to…
Jaishankar, Rubio declares India ‘critical’ to US after meet on H1B visa fee hike
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS –External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s on Tuesday met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York indicated an effort to steady bilateral relations after discussed the…
Trump tells UNGA India, China ‘primary funders’ of ongoing Russia’s war in Ukraine
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the UN high level debate in New York said that he ended 7 wars, including India and Pakistan, but this should have been the work of the UN.
Trump attacked…
WHO warns uncontrolled high blood pressure puts billion at risk globally
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – WHO on Tuesday warned that over 1.4 billion people worldwide live with hypertension, yet only 1 in 5 have the condition under control.
The new WHO report on chronic high blood pressure launched during the…
WHO responds Trump claims on paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism, vaccines
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - World Health Agency on Tuesday has responded to remarks made by President Donald Trump in Washington, suggested that paracetamol use in pregnancy may cause autism.
WHO Spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said…
Brazilian president Lula says ‘Our democracy is non-negotiable’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva on Tuesday told the world community that the UN symbolizes the highest expression of the aspiration for peace and prosperity but the ideals that inspired its…
UNSG warns loss of ‘fragile’ diplomatic momentum to end Ukraine war
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council on Tuesday held a high-level meeting on Ukraine in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA session.
Council members and other Heads of State and Foreign Ministers discussed the situation…