Windhoek/New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) India and Namibia today held discussions for strengthening cooperation in areas including defence, security, digital technology, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals, among other things. The matters were discussed at the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in the Namibian capital Windhoek. The Prime…
New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) India and Brazil have signed several agreements, including one on combating international terrorism and transnational organised crime, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to Brazil, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said today. The agreements aim to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various areas. A Memorandum of…
New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) The Haj Committee of India has started the process of inviting applications for Haj 2026, a sacred pilgrimage of profound importance for the Muslim community. According to a statement by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, “Intending pilgrims can submit their applications through the official Haj portal https://hajcommittee.gov.in or via the…
Tehran, July 8 (UNI) The death toll from Israeli attacks on Iran between June 13 and 24 has reached 1,060, head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi said. In a televised interview with state-run IRIB TV, Ohadi yesterday said the number could further rise given the seriously injured and the unidentified…
Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, July 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Pahalgam terror attack as an attack on the “entire humanity’’ not just on India, and decried the “double standards’’ in dealing with the scourge. The Prime Minister in his inaugural address at the BRICS Summit at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on…
Geneva, July 7 (UNI) The Swiss embassy in Tehran reopened today after being temporarily closed on June 20 due to instability in Iran. Ambassador Nadine Olivieri Lozano and a small team returned to Tehran on July 5, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said in a statement. According to the FDFA, the decision to…
Damascus, July 6 (UNI) Syria and Britain officially renewed diplomatic relations, marked by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s visit to Damascus, said official statements released by both sides. Syria’s foreign affairs authorities said in a statement yesterday that during the visit, the British official extended a formal invitation to Syrian foreign affairs chief Asaad al-Shibani…
Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, July 6 (UNI) On the forth phase of his five nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Brazil today. During his a four-day visit, he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and then undertake a state visit. Upon his arrival from Argentina where he went on a single day visit,…
Dhaka, July 6 (UNI) Bangladesh has expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Malaysian authorities in the terror investigation into the arrest of dozens of Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia on alleged terror charges. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement here yesterday that the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has engaged with…
New Delhi, July 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Brazil tomorrow to attend the 17th BRICS Summit at Rio de Janeiro (July 6-7), and then travel to Brasilia on a bilateral State visit and hold discussions with Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Both countries are expected to sign several agreements and Memoranda…
