New Delhi: The Qutub Minar was lit up with the colours of the Rwandan national flag on Sunday in solidarity with the people of the east-African nation in remembrance of the 100-day massacre that claimed the lives of 800,000 people in 1994.On the occasion, Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi of the Ministry of External Affairs represented India at the 30th commemoration of the genocide in

Seoul: South Korea launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Centre in the US state of Florida on Monday (Seoul time), according to the country’s defence ministry.South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite into space, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.The Koreas each

Paris: Three people were killed in an explosion followed by a blaze in an eight-storey building in Paris on Sunday evening, Le Parisien, a French daily newspaper, reported. The origin of the blast, however, remains unknown as of now.The building is located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, and according to initial information, an explosion whose origin remains to be determined was heard before

Faisalabad: The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a non-government organisation (NGO) from Pakistan, raised its voice on Sunday, for the protection of minorities, their properties, and worship places, the HRPF said in a statement.The NGO expressed severe concern, highlighting the recent attacks on churches, Hindu temples, Ahmadiyya’s mosques, and minority towns and the grabbing of agricultural

Tokyo: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is credited of making a significant transformation in Tokyo’s defence stance, moving away from the pacifist constitution imposed by the United States after World War II to increase in defence spending due to the escalating geopolitical tensions and ever evolving security challenges with neighbouring nations such as China and North Korea.Japan stands at a

The ISRO chairman says Gaganyaan program that envisages to launch astronauts to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission will not be a one off event. ISRO Chairman S Somanath has said that the space agency has a long-term plan for the Gaganyaan program.Mr. Somanath, who hosted an hour-long live Instagram session, said that the Gaganyaan program that envisages to launch astronauts to an orbit of