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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 25 : UN Advocacy Officer of the Tibet Bureau Kalden Tsomo has highlighted the continuous political repression, cultural assimilation, social discrimination, economic marginalization, and environmental destruction faced by the Tibetan people under China's control, as per Phayul. Phayul is an English-language news portal that publishes news about Tibet and Tibet-in-exile. The Office of Tibet- Geneva and Society for Threatened Peoples, on the sidelines ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia has strongly called for settlement of disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, in a veiled message to Beijing over its increasingly aggressive military posturing in the South China Sea. The EAS said this in a declaration at the end of its annual summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the gathering. Apart from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia ...Read More >
New Delhi will host the Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG) meeting for the first time from October 28-31, bringing together approximately 90 aircraft accident investigators. The event, hosted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), aims to foster expertise sharing and strengthen cooperation in accident investigations across the region. India will host the Asia-Pacific region's aircraft accident investigators' meeting for the first time in the national capital fro ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will host a four-day Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG) meeting, along with a workshop from October 28-31. Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu is scheduled to inaugurate the event. According to an official statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the APAC-AIG meeting is held annually, and International Civil Aviation Organisation (IC ...Read More >
Jaishankar added that the role of peacekeepers as buffers between warring states is no longer enough. New Delhi: A new paradigm is needed for UN peacekeeping missions to effectively deal with the changing nature of conflicts and security challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. He said the peacekeepers must be prepared to protect civilians from harm, respond to humanitarian crises, and yet operate in environments where the "enemy wears no uniform and respects no ru ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has been re-elected to the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) with a "stronger mandate." The election took place on Sept 27, 2025 during the 42nd ICAO assembly session at Montreal and India secured more votes as compared to the 2022 polls. Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said: "Proud to share that India has been re-elected to ICAO council with its highest-ever mandate for the 2025-28 term. Global support for India's membership reflects our rising ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ): India has been re-elected to Part II of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a specialised UN agency, with the part comprising states making the largest contribution to the provision of facilities for international civil air navigation, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. India secured more votes than its victory in the last elections held in 2022, reflecting the growing confidence among member states in New D ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Durga Puja festivities in full swing, Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong, on Sunday, offered prayers at the Durga Bari Mandir in New Delhi. Sharing pictures from his visit to the temple on social media platform X, Wong said, "Visited the Durga Bari Mandir to start the Shashthi Durga Puja. Sought blessings for good deeds, devotion and righteousness. High Commissioner Wong." He also shared his delight after relishing Indian delicacy Chole ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16: Israel carried out heavy overnight bombardments on Gaza City, with reports from US and Israeli media suggesting that ground forces may have launched an operation to seize the city, reports BBC. The strikes also extended to central Gaza, along routes used by civilians fleeing south, where Palestinian officials reported rising casualties. The escalation comes ahead of a long-threatened full-scale invasion of Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of people. Local journalists d ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 4 (IANS) Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately. The report, led by a group of international experts, reviews the current evidence on how plastics -- including microplastics and plastic chemicals -- impact health. "Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planeta ...Read More >
The Congress on Thursday (July 17, 2025) accused the government of departing from India's traditional position on foreign policy matters without consulting Parliament and said it was time for recalibration, honest introspection and course correction to reclaim the country's stature globally. The main Opposition party also alleged that the government was weakening national consensus on the country's foreign policy, claiming that it had lowered and weakened the country's position globally, and de ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday extended his congratulations to the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj following the recognition of 12 forts associated with the Maratha king as UNESCO World Heritage sites. 'I congratulate the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on this historic achievement. I express my gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating these forts for UNESCO recognition. I am confident that ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday extended his congratulations to the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj following the recognition of 12 forts associated with the Maratha king as UNESCO World Heritage sites. 'I congratulate the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on this historic achievement. I express my gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating these forts for UNESCO recognition. I am confident that ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday extended his congratulations to the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj following the recognition of 12 forts associated with the Maratha king as UNESCO World Heritage sites. "I congratulate the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on this historic achievement. I express my gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating these forts for UNESCO recognition. I am confident that ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stated that every Indian is elated with this recognition and said when we speak of the glorious Maratha Empire, we associate it with good governance and emphasis on social welfare as 'Maratha Military Landscapes of India' got inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming India's 44th property to receive this recognition. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Every Indian is elated with this recognition. These 'Maratha Military Landscapes' inc ...Read More >
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of an Islamist militant attack that killed 26 in India-administered Kashmir to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India blamed it on Pakistan, which denied responsibility while calling for a neutral investigation. The U.S. State De ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD - India snubbed as Quad members Australia, India, and the United States avoid naming Pakistan over attack in Indian occupied Kashmir. Quad alliance called for immediate action to hold accountable those responsible for April attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 tourists dead. In a joint statement issued by US State Department after ministerial meeting in Washington, the foreign ministers of four nations strongly condemned the attack, labeling it an act of terrorism and violent extremism. ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) The foreign ministers of India, Australia, Japan, and the US -- members of the Quad -- have emphasized their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, underscoring the need to respect international law, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The bloc also launched key initiatives, including the Quad Critical Minerals Partnership, aimed at securing reliable and diversified supply chains to bolster regional resilience and shared prosperity. Secretary of State Marco Rub ...Read More >
Washington/New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) The Quad nations, comprising India, US, Japan and Australia, condemned in the strongest terms the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack and called for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this reprehensible act to be brought to justice without any delay and urged all UN Member States to cooperate actively in this regard. A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers in Washington, the Foreign Ministers, including Exte ...Read More >
The foreign ministers of the Quad grouping -- India, the United States, Australia, and Japan -- strongly condemned the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians, including 25 Indians and one Nepali national. In a joint statement issued after their meeting in Washington, the ministers called for the immediate prosecution of the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers behind the attack. They urged UN member states to extend full cooperation in accordance wi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Quad foreign ministers representing the United States, India, Japan, and Australia strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. The attack claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. In a joint statement issued during their meeting on Tuesday, the ministers expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wished a swift recovery for those injured. "We ...Read More >
New Delhi: The foreign ministers of the Quad countries - the United States, India, Australia, and Japan - have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and demanding immediate justice for those responsible. Meeting in Washington, D.C. on July 1, the Quad unequivocally condemned all acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism, and renewed their commitment to counterterror ...Read More >
Chennai, Jun 30 (PTI) The country's policies and initiatives were aimed at making India one of the leading nations in the cruise tourism sector, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, gave a lot of emphasis whether it was modernisation or port-led connectivity, coastal community development, inland waterways, coastal shipping, and in every other sector so that India became one of the leading maritime nations in the world. "Public-private partne ...Read More >
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