Port Louis: President Droupadi Murmu held a "tete-a-tete" meeting with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jagnauth on Monday to discuss ways to further strengthen India-Mauritius bilateral relations.President Murmu also presented a RuPay card to Mauritius PM as a special gesture.RuPay card services were launched in Mauritius on February 12 this year."Taking India-Mauritius partnership to new

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) wrapped up their comprehensive maritime security exercise, “Sea Defenders – 2024”, in Port Blair, on Saturday. This collaborative effort aimed to strengthen cooperation and ensure both forces can operate seamlessly together.The exercise encompassed a range of simulated scenarios. The ICG demonstrated its expertise in

New York: India has strongly condemned the countries that use their veto powers to block evidence-based terrorist listings at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and said the practice is uncalled for and smacks of doublespeak to the council’s commitment in tackling the challenge of terrorism."Let us turn to the subsidiary bodies inhabiting a subterranean world with their own custom-made

Hong Kong: At the 14th National People’s Congress, China announced its defence budget for 2024 and interestingly maintained the growth rate of its military expenditure at precisely the same percentage as last year, as Chairman Xi Jinping continues to prioritize the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the expense of other sectors of government funding.Indeed, according to figures released on the

New York: The Human Rights Watch on Monday wrote a letter to Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, urging him to make human rights a key focus of his government and strengthen democratic institutions, an official release said.It said that the new Pakistani government should adopt an agenda that actively promotes and protects human rights, advances the rule of law, and

Islamabad: Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported."We will get rid of IMF, InshaAllah," the premier said while addressing the maiden meeting of the newly formed 16-member federal cabinet on Monday.PM Shehbaz’s declaration