Washington: The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum congratulated India and the Department of Space for permitting 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in all three sectors of space manufacturing."The USISPF congratulates the Government of India and the Department of Space for permitting 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in all three sectors of space manufacturing with 74 per

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday extended wishes to his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz on the occasion of the Jewish festival, Passover, also called Pesach.Taking to X, EAM Jaishankar said, "My warm wishes to FM @Israel_katz and the Jewish people everywhere on #Pessach. Chag #Pessach Sameach!"In response to the EAM Jaishankar’s wishes, the Israeli Foreign Minister

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to retain his post of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president following the general council meeting, ARY News reported on Monday.The Pakistan-based media outlet reported citing sources that the PML-N’s general council meeting would be held in the first week of May in which a recommendation to make Nawaz Sharif the party’s

Washington: The Chinese government has arbitrarily arrested and detained over one million Uyghurs and members of other predominantly Muslim minority groups from 2017 to 2023, according to a report released by the United States.The "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" released by the US on Tuesday, emphasised that the genocide and crimes against humanity have occurred during the year

Taipei: Taiwan is battling a sustained Chinese espionage campaign and to root out those spies, the legislators of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have proposed an amendment to strip benefits from military retirees who have received suspended sentences for espionage-related offences, Taipei Times reported.Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen alleged that China

Brussels: European Commission has announced that on April 18, it adopted specific rules on the issuing of multiple entry visas to Indian nationals, which are more favourable than the standard rules of the Visa Code that applied to date.A press release by the delegation of European Union to India and Bhutan said, "This new visa ‘cascade’ regime for Indian nationals residing in India who apply for