Eric Garcetti Sworn In As New US Ambassador To India

Washington: Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was on Friday sworn in by US Vice President Kamala Harris as the new US Ambassador to India.Garcetti during the oath-taking ceremony, said: "I Eric M. Garcetti, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,

March 25, 2023
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IIT-K Developing Rotorcraft UAV For Martian Atmosphere

Work on the Marsoplane began after securing funding in April 2022 and the test flight of the Mars spacecraft is targeted in late 2024Scientists from India and Russia have collaborated again to work on a new mission to explore Mars. According to a researcher Yelena Karpovich, the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), this mission would involve a ‘Marsoplane’, a robotic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

March 25, 2023
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Iraqi, Indian NSAs Agree To Enhance Defence Cooperation, Counter-Terrorism Efforts: Sources

New Delhi: National Security Adviser of Iraq, Qasim Al-Araji is on an India visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and both agreed to enhance defence cooperation and counter-terrorism efforts and strengthen security linkages, according to sources.The National Security Adviser of Iraq, who is in India from March 22 to 25, also exchanged views on the recent developments in

March 25, 2023
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Despite India’s Request, Pak Continues To Levy Fees On Kartarpur Sahib Visit

New Delhi: Minister of State External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that despite the Government of India’s insistence, Pakistan continues to levy fees on the pilgrims who visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur through Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor."Representations have been received to make the visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur through Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor passport-free.

March 25, 2023
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Indian NGO Gives Message of Women Empowerment At UNHRC

Geneva: An Indian NGO, Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) has given a message of empowerment of girls and women to the world during the ongoing 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.Hansraj Singh who represented the Ajmer-based Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) during his intervention said that investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path

March 25, 2023
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Kashmiri Women At UNHRC Praise Pm Modi, Expose Terrorism By Pakistan

Geneva: Two Kashmiri women from Kashmir, who are taking part in the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for rapid development in the Kashmir valley after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 (A) from Jammu and Kashmir.In an exclusive interview with ANI, Tasleema Akhtar said, "I am thankful and

March 25, 2023
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Indian-American Lawmaker Ro Khanna Terms Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification Deep Betrayal of Gandhian Philosophy

Washington: Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a member of Parliament is a deep betrayal of the Gandhian philosophy and India’s deepest values."The expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India’s deepest values. This is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for.

March 25, 2023
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Pakistan Treating Sindh As Colony, Activist Tells UNHRC

Geneva: A Sindhi political activist exposed Pakistan and its army for carrying out atrocities on the people of Sindh and treating the region as its colony.Speaking during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Sajjad Shar of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) said: "My organisation wants to bring attention of UN Bodies to a pressing human rights and national existence issue that requires

March 25, 2023
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Saudi-Iran Deal Brokered By China Evidence of Fiasco of Current US Administration

Singapore: China recently mediated a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it has been stated that this pact has changed the geopolitical dynamics of the West Asian region. By many measures, the peace agreement that seeks to end the underlying tensions between the two most significant players in the region bypassed the United States, which has long been the most powerful factor in

March 25, 2023
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Activists Raise Human Rights Situation In Sindh At UNHRC

Geneva: Sindhi human rights activists and scholars have raised the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan’s Sindh province during the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.At a side event titled "Human Rights Violations in Pakistan", a panel of Sindhi activists including Fatima Gul, Muzafar Talpur, Reva Tharwani and Sindhu Rustamani highlighted the situation of the

March 25, 2023
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