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Modi to attend G7 summit, stopover in Cyprus planned
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a brief stopover in Cyprus en route to Canada to participation in the G7 Summit, sources indicated on Tuesday a sign of India’s growing outreach to the countries in…
Ukraine, Russia held first stage of prisoner swap
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Ukraine’s Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Tuesday that Ukraine and Russia carried out the first stage of a prisoner exchange after agreements reached in Istanbul last…
Jaishankar asserts India stands ready to strike in Pakistan if provoked by terror attacks
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday has asserted that the root causes of the brief conflict remain unchanged and that India stands ready to strike anywhere in Pakistan if provoked by terrorist…
Piyush Goyal says India ready on trade pact with US, no decline in FDI inflows
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that India is ready to move forward on a trade agreement with the United States by first addressing simpler, less contentious issues.
When asked…
India calls for global plastics treaty to save oceans at UNOC3
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - India on Tuesday reiterated its support for a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty at the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, which aimed to end plastic pollution by 2040.
The proposed…
UNFPA reports India fertility rate declines, cites economic a major factor
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN population fund agency on Tuesday issued a new report investigated the reasons behind these shifting childbearing preferences across 14 countries, home to 37% of the world’s population, to understand the…
UN aid teams says 3 dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities
By Anjali Sharma
UUNITED NATIONS – UN aid teams said on Tuesday that a massive new wave of Russian drone attacks has killed 3 civilians and left Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia in clouds of thick smoke.
The attack was one of the largest since…
World Bank report projects slow global growth
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday that the global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty.
According to the Global Economic…
Special envoy says Myanmar on ‘path to self-destruction’ violence must end
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Special Envoy to Myanmar, Julie Bishop, on Tuesday, briefed the General Assembly said that 3 months after a catastrophic earthquake hit Myanmar, it struggle with its aftermath and the brutal civil war…
DSG calls for global action on disability inclusive SDGs
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday all the Sustainable Development Goal indicators for persons with disabilities are off track as people around the world gathered for the largest annual…