Day: September 24, 2019

India largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction: CRS

9:38 am September 24, 2019

Washington: India, which has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Kabul, a latest Congressional report has said. “India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, but New Delhi has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defense relationship […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA

PM Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA

9:25 am September 24, 2019

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session here on Monday, including with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian President Giuseppe Conte and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. The prime minister arrived here on Sunday night to participate in the […]

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz agree to explore unity government

Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz agree to explore unity government

9:04 am September 24, 2019

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz agreed to explore options for a unity government Monday as they met for the first time since last week’s election at the request of Israel’s president. The key meeting came as the deadlocked vote results threatened Netanyahu’s long tenure in office, though he […]

Pakistan’s UN envoy call British PM Boris Johnson ‘Foreign Minister’

5:38 am September 24, 2019

United Nations: In a major goof-up, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on Monday called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “Foreign Minister” on Twitter. “Prime Minister Imran Khan met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson this morning,” Lodhi tweeted as she put out a picture of the meeting. She deleted the tweet after around […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Russia joins Paris climate accord

5:22 am September 24, 2019

Moscow: Russia’s prime minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions. The document signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia is formally accepting the 2015 Paris agreement and will now “allocate financial resources… to developing countries […]