Tokyo, Feb 16 (UNI) Japan is again asking the United States for a waiver from the tariffs Washington is imposing, including the so-called “mutual tariffs,” Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said after his conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. “I conveyed our position that Japan…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Reiterating that sectoral allocation and effective capital expenditure have gone up in the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that government will continue to take steps to reduce the burden of price rise, while also dismissing the concerns around depreciation of Indian Rupee (INR) against US…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Stating that Indian rupee has remained stable while dollar has been strengthening, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that social sector spending for the next fiscal is projected to rise and inflation management remains the government’s key priority. Replying to the general discussion on Union Budget 2025-26 in Lok…
Chennai, Feb 8 (UNI) The Indian duo of defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni finished as runners-up in the doubles event of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger Tennis championship here on Saturday evening. In the final, the third seeded Indian pair went down to Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi 6-4, 6-4 in straight…
Moscow, Feb. 7 (UNI) Russia currently sees no opportunity of resuming peace treaty negotiations with Japan due to Tokyo’s confrontational stance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Friday. “Joint provocative military activity with the United States and other NATO member states is demonstratively increasing off our…
Tokyo, Jan 23 (UNI) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Fukushima Prefecture’s Aizu region early Thursday and the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of potential aftershocks of similar magnitude over the coming week, urging residents to stay vigilant against landslides, avalanches, and falling snow. The earthquake occurred at 2:49 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended a productive Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington, a day after the inauguration of the Trump administration, with the talks focusing on deepening the agenda and intensifying the collaboration. The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held on Tuesday with new US Secretary of State…
Prayagraj, Jan 21 (UNI) The Hindi version of the Indo-Japanese animated film ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Ram’ is set to premiere at Maha Kumbh on Wednesday. The special screening of the animated film will take place at 10:00 AM at the Divya Prem Sewa Camp, Sector 6, near Netra Kumbh. Social Welfare Minister Aseem…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Trump Administration will hold its first Quad meeting, with new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with his Quad counterparts — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of India, Australian FM Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya – in Washington today. Later, US Secretary of State Rubio…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, said she is pleased with the invitation extended to Quad Foreign Ministers by the incoming Trump administration. In a chat with newspersons in Washington, Wong said she met…
