Port Louis: Amid the growing public anticipation in India around the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, later this month, the Mauritian government announced the grant of two hours of special break for practising Hindu public officers on January 22 to enable them to participate in local events marking the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Shri Ram Lalla in the Indian temple town.The Mauritian

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Diplomatic Advisor to President of France, Emmanuel Bonne, on Friday and discussed India-France convergence on multiple issues and shared perspectives on global developments.The EAM further said that he is looking forward to French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to India for Republic Day."Glad to meet Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic

France has ordered 42 new Rafale fighter jets, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Friday, with the first to be delivered in 2027.Bringing the total number of Rafales bought by Paris to 234, the five-billion-euro ($5.5 billion) order for the latest version of the Dassault planes would offer "modernised operational capabilities" to the French air force, Lecornu said.The Rafale is a "multi-role

Washington: NASA’s ambitious Artemis program, aiming to return astronauts to the moon this decade, has encountered significant delays, as announced by the space agency, CNN reported.The much-anticipated Artemis III mission, set to mark the return of humans to the lunar surface, has been postponed to at least September 2026, a year later than initially planned.The primary factors contributing to

Beijing: Amid the economic crisis, Chinese exports saw a downfall for the first time since 2016 after global demand for Chinese-made goods slowed in 2023, CNN reported citing the Customs data released on Friday.According to CNN, the Chinese economy is struggling to stem deflationary pressures and consumer price inflation in 2023 was the weakest it has been in 14 years.Chinese exports were

Taipei: Polling to elect the next President and the running mate began in Taiwan on Saturday, with over nineteen million people, of which one million are first-time voters, registered to cast their ballots across almost 18,000 polling stations in the island country.The world is keenly watching Taiwan as its citizens prepare to vote for a new President and Parliament amidst escalating tensions