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NEW DELHI: As Russia launched an attacked on Ukraine on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and appealed for an “immediate cessation of violence”. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said President Putin briefed PM Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine. PM reiterated his long-standing […]

New Delhi: At a time when India is making great strides towards exemplifying Prime Minister’s ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ credo, India’s exports to China have increased substantially in the last two years. From $17.1 billion in 2019, the exports have soared to $22.9 billion in 2021 — a growth of 33.9%. That has happened despite the […]

NEW DELHI: On December 23, 2021, United States President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that goods and materials manufactured with forced labor in the Xinjiang Region of the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States market. While Biden signed the Uyghur […]

NEW DELHI: The Austrian parliament on Thursday voted to legalize assisted suicide from January. The decision came after a court ruling said that its ban breached fundamental human rights. Assisted Suicide Act gives the option of an advance directive similar to a living will. This would be applicable only to people above 18 years of […]

NEW DELHI: Istanbul has erupted in massive protests with hundreds of Muslims taking to the streets against China for using floor tiles with Quranic inscriptions in a restaurant in Xinjiang region. Several members of the Muslim community on social media for the past few days have been posting a video of a restaurant’s floor, the […]