New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin today as he congratulated the Russian leader on his re-election and reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Both leaders in their telephonic conversation reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues, officials

Washington: The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and "strongly opposes" any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by China across the Line of actual Control, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said.The Biden administration official’s statement came a few days after the Chinese military repeated its claim over the northeast state

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday signed a Working Arrangement with Europol, the law enforcement authority of the European Union countries, to combat crime and enhance cooperation between the two agencies.The Working Arrangement was signed by Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle and CBI Director Praveen Sood. The signing was concluded in a virtual event

Visakhapatnam: Exercise ‘Tiger Triumph 2024’, a bilateral, tri-service exercise between India and the US, entered day 3 of its Harbour phase on Wednesday.The opening ceremony of the exercise took place onboard INS Jalashwa on March 19."The exercise represents the robust strategic partnership between both countries and aims to share best practices and Standard Operating Procedures in undertaking

New Delhi: Indian diplomat Prashant Pise has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Slovenia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of batch 1995, Pise is presently India’s envoy in Iraq."Shri L. Prashant Pise (IFS: 1995), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the

Tokyo: Several Japanese lawmakers belonging to the ruling and opposition political parties have urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida-led government to investigate links between carmakers and forced labour in the aluminium industry in China’s Xinjiang area, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated.These Japanese lawmakers also urged the Kishida government to find "measures and alternatives" for