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India relocates staff in Sittwe consulate to Yangon, MEA Advises Indians Not To Travel To Iran,…
India on Friday said it has relocated its staff from its consulate in Myanmarese city of Sittwe to Yangon in view of the precarious security situation in that region of Myanmar.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said…
Facebook, Instagram Restored After Global Outage
Meta Platforms' social media apps Instagram and Facebook were all back up after a brief outage affecting thousands of users today, according to news reports.Users complained about log in issues on both these platforms. They were logged…
Former Pak PM Imran Khan, FM Qureshi sentenced to 10-years in prison
Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison for leaking state secrets, reported PTI.The verdict was pronounced ahead of the February…
India Saudi Arabia bilateral Hajj Agreement signed
India and Saudi Arabia today formalized the Bilateral Haj Agreement for the year 2024, media reports said.The agreement was officially signed by the Indian delegation led by Smriti Irani, Minister of Minority Affairs, and Joint…
Nepal earthquake kills 136 people, 141 injured
As many as 136 people have been reported dead, and 141 injured, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted west Nepal late on Friday, reports Kathmandu Post.According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the…
Russia attacks over 100 settlements in 24 hours: Ukraine
More than 100 settlements have come under attack marking the heaviest day of Russian shelling this year, Al Jazeera reported citing Ukraine's Interior Minister.In a statement on social media, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko…
Hamas gunmen launch surprise attack from Gaza: Report
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and wounding hundreds in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into Israel with a barrage of rockets fired…
G20 summit: PM Modi to hold bilateral meetings with over dozen world leaders
With the G20 Leaders' Summit scheduled to commence from Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with more than 15 world leaders, quoting sources news agency IANS reported.On Saturday, in addition to…
G20 Summit: Biden, Sunak, Trudeau, Erdogan Among Various World Leaders Arrive In New Delhi
India is all set to host leaders from across the world for the G20 Summit 2023 to be held on September 9 and 10, reports said.The summit as per reports will be attended by most of the world leaders including US President Joe Biden, UK…
PM Modi’s historic state visit underway in US
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached New York on 20 June for a historic state visit to the United States (US), his first since he became PM in 2014, reported ORF.As per a White House statement: “The visit will affirm the deep…