New Delhi: India has congratulated Maldives for the successful conduct of parliamentary elections and expressed hope that the two nations will continue their exchanges at parliamentary level in the coming days, the Ministry of External Affairs said.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that New Delhi and Male have had historical ties and India has a development cooperation program with

Islamabad: The people affected by the Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer Bhasha Dam blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday in protest against Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) for failure to pay compensation promised to them for leaving their lands for the dam’s construction, reported Dawn.The protesters were demanding pending payments which entitles them to financial assistance

New Delhi: As co-chairs of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)’s Governing Council and Executive Committee from 2022 to 2024, India and the United States have collaborated to establish disaster-resilient infrastructure around the world in partnership with CDRI’s growing membership.On April 23, the United States transitioned the co-chairship to France and will remain

New Delhi: On the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other Universities in the US, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that there should be a right balance between freedom of expression and sense of responsibility, adding that the democratic country is judged by what we do at home and not what we say abroad."MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have seen reports

Rajasthan: A remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident near Jaisalmer today during a routine training sortie.As per the reports by Indian Air Force, no damage to any personnel or property has been reportedA court of inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident, IAF said.More details awaited.(With Agency Inputs)

Tehran: Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, known for his outspoken criticism of the government, has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court on speech-related charges, sparking outrage from human rights organisations, an international non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Watch said in a press statement.The verdict was issued by Branch 1 of Isfahan’s Revolutionary Court, which found Salehi