New Delhi: Gerard Larcher, Chairman of the French Senate, is on an official visit to India on February 19 and 20, 2024, accompanied by a delegation of five senators, the French Embassy in India said.The visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties and parliamentary cooperation between France and India."Larcher is accompanied by a delegation of five other senators who are members of the Senate’s

Tel Aviv: Brazilian President Lula da Silva compared Israel’s ongoing operation in Gaza to the ‘Holocaust’ against the Palestinian people, a remark that left Tel Aviv ‘livid’ as it hit back, calling the remarks "shameful," the Times of Israel reported.Lula said that Israel is committing "genocide" against Palestinian civilians in the Strip, adding that the only historical equivalent was "when

Russia on Sunday said it had full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew though Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up in a vast Soviet-era coke plant after one of the most intense battles of the war.The fall of Avdiivka is Russia’s biggest gain since capturing the city of Bakhmut in May 2023, and comes almost two years to the day since President

Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be signed in the next few months."We are the lead servers who are steering it. The letter of request has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and the letter of request has gone to the

Human rights activist Arif Aajakia has been working to inform the world community about violations of human and minority rights in Pakistan. He was born in Karachi after his father migrated from a village in Gujarat to Pakistan during Partition but the London-based activist calls India his motherland and loves to visit Hindu pilgrimages, including the Ram Temple where he offered prayers during