Category: International News

Prez Trump now says 10 million people to welcome him in Ahmedabad

Washington, Feb 21: US President Donald Trump has made yet another tall claim about the size of the crowd that will welcome him in Ahmedabad, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told him that there will 10 million people to greet him on his arrival for his maiden visit […]

Exclusive: Westinghouse set to sign pact with NPCIL for nuclear reactors during Trump visit

NEW DELHI – U.S. energy firm Westinghouse is expected to sign a new agreement with state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India for the supply of six nuclear reactors during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit next week, officials said, aiming to kickstart a long-running project. The agreement will lay […]

Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief

Islamabad, Feb 19: Amid concerns over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it is necessary to do everything to prevent “statelessness” when when a nationality law is changed. Guterres, who was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, […]

Opening of Kartarpur Corridor practical proof of Pakistan’s desire for peace, says UN chief

Lahore, Feb 18: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a practical example of Pakistan’s desire for peace and inter-faith harmony, as he visited the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. The Pakistan […]

India to send consignment of medical supplies to China later this week to combat coronavirus

Beijing, Feb 17: India will send a consignment of medical supplies on a relief flight to Wuhan city later this week to support China in combating the deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country, Indian Embassy in China said on Monday. The death toll from COVID-19 outbreak in China has […]

UN chief arrives in Pak on four-day visit

Islamabad, Feb 16: UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit to Pakistan during which he will attend the international conference on Afghan refugees, hold parleys with the top Pakistani leadership and visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. The UN Secretary-General was received […]

Russia will ‘keep trying to destabilise’ Western democracies: Macron

Munich, Feb 15: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned that Russia would continue to try to “destabilise” Western democracies through election interference, social media manipulation and other acts of cyber warfare. “I think that Russia will keep trying to destabilise, either through private actors, directly through its agencies, […]

Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, says issue close to both countries

Islamabad, Feb 14: Notwithstanding India’s objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan’s stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries. Addressing a joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament, Erdogan, who arrived […]

Margot Robbie to star opposite Christian Bale in David O Russell’s next

Los Angeles, Feb 12: Hollywood star will co-star Oscar winner Christian Bale in a new film from filmmaker David O Russell. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Russell has penned the script for the untitled film, which hails from New Regency, and he might direct it if things go as […]

Trump says looking forward to visiting India

Washington, Feb 12: US President Donald Trump has said that he is looking forward to his first visit to India later this month and indicated that the two countries may sign a trade deal. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump is slated to travel to India […]

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