New Delhi: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant virtually participated in the second Sherpa meeting held under the Brazilian presidency on Wednesday. He expressed India’s support for the Brazilian presidency’s priority of reducing inequalities and emphasised on LiFE, women-led development, digital health, creative economy, mobility of talent and multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms.In a post on X, the

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh is slated to visit New Delhi after the conclusion of the general elections in India later this year.Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud confirmed to the media that the "prime minister will visit India after the elections. The official schedule is yet to be fixed".The announcement comes amidst recent speculation sparked by several media

Dharmashala: Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement.The sacred relics are located at RajaGuru Sri Subuthi Waskaduwa Maha Viharaya, a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka.Notably, the Kapilavastu relics hold immense historical and spiritual significance, connecting

Hualien: The most powerful earthquake to hit Taiwan in nearly a quarter-century has led to nine fatalities with 143 individuals still trapped in the rubbles and over 1,000 injured, the island nation’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported citing local and central authorities.The casualties, all reported in Hualien, encompass four victims in Taroko Gorge, two near the Dachingshui and Huide tunnels,

Tel Aviv: The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that Wednesday afternoon Israel Air Force fighter jets and other aircraft attacked terrorist infrastructure and military positions of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of Kfarhamam, which is located in southern Lebanon not far from the border with Israel.One of the military positions Israeli forces attacked was used by Hezbollah

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met with Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren on Wednesday to express condolences following the terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district, which resulted in the loss of Chinese nationals’ lives, reported ARY News."A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy of foreign nationals that was on its way from Islamabad to