Male: Amid the India-Maldives row, India has allowed for the export of certain quantities of essential commodities for 2024-25 under a unique bilateral mechanism, at the request of the Maldives government.The High Commission of India in the Maldives posted on Thursday on X, stating that the quotas for each of these items have been revised upwards."Upon the request of the Government of Maldives,

New Delhi: Despite the war with Ukraine, nearly 25,000 to 30,000 Indian students are studying in Russia, as it is a popular choice for Indian students to pursue a medical career. Moreover, the country is the sixth most popular destination for Indian students to study abroad, behind Germany.Ever since the war started in 2022, concerns have persisted regarding the safety and presence of Indian

Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard on Friday evacuated a Sri Lankan fisherman who developed a life-threatening heart condition after his boat drifted to Indian waters due to engine failure.It was on April 1 that the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of the Indian Coast Guard at Chennai received a distress alert from MRCC Colombo about the Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel (SLFV) ‘Kalpeni’ that was

Geneva: India has voted in favour of the UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution, supporting the "right to self-determination for Palestinian people", whereas it abstained from voting on the resolution on the "human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice."The UNHRC on Thursday adopted a resolution on

MUMBAI: The country’s foreign exchange reserves logged a record high of $645.6 billion after rising by nearly $3 billion in the week ended March 29. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, "It is our focus to build a strong umbrella – a strong buffer in the form of a substantial quantum of forex reserves – which will help us when the cycle turns." He added that the central bank was also continuously

ISLAMABAD: Just days after five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide attack at a hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, a Chinese company has suspended civil works and laid off hundreds of workers at another hydropower project in the same restive province, according to media reports on Thursday.At least five Chinese nationals, working on the Dasu hydropower project, were