As part of the Indian Coast Guard’s three-day ‘Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise-2024’ between May 13 and 15, ships and aircraft engaged in the exercise off the Chennai coast.The exercise was held as part of annual training programme with participation from the Coast Guard, ports, oil handling agencies, State Disaster Management Authority, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Greater

Kolkata: A day after the US warned of “potential risk of sanctions” after India inked a 10-year agreement for running the Chabahar Port in Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that the project will benefit the entire region and people should not take a “narrow view” of it.He also pointed out that the US itself had appreciated the larger relevance of Chabahar in the past.The EAM

Kathua: Security forces arrested a Pakistani intruder from a village located near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, said officials on Tuesday. The Pakistani intruder was identified himself as Zahir Khan, a resident of Karachi.He was arrested from Milan de Khui village near the LoC in the Pallanwala area of Khour on the outskirts of Jammu on Monday. The

New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, on Tuesday, received SAARC Secretary-General Golam Sarwar on his inaugural visit to India.The Union Minister wished him the best for his tenure ahead."Received Secretary General, SAARC, H.E. Md. Golam Sarwar on his inaugural visit to India. Wished him the best for his tenure ahead," the Union Minister stated on his post on

Kyiv: US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday embarked on an unannounced visit to Ukraine to foster ties and reaffirm American support to Kyiv amid its ongoing war with Russia.Secretary Blinken shared details of his arrival in Kyiv on X saying, "I returned to Kyiv today to demonstrate our unwavering support for Ukraine as they defend their freedom against Russian aggression."Additionally, US

Beijing: "Firmly Opposing" the new US tariffs, China warned that the trade barriers would affect the wider relationship between the two economic superpowers and Beijing will "resolutely work" to defend its interests, CNN reported.China’s Commerce Ministry also said that the move is against US President Joe Biden’s earlier stand of not seeking to ‘contain’ or ‘decouple’ with Beijing.This comes