Taipei, Aug 2 (IANS) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of a Congressional delegation issued a statement upon arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday. The visit is the first official visit to Taiwan by a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 25 years. “Our Congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan honours America’s unwavering commitment […]
New Delhi, July 28 (BPNS) Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is set to visit India in the first week of August, during which discussions on connectivity and trade would likely remain in focus. Though the date of his visit is yet to be confirmed, he is expected to arrive on August 2-3. President Solih, during […]
Chennai, July 28 (BPNS) The Consul General of the United States of America in Chennai, Judith Ravin said that deep ties between India and the United States are built on the people-to-people connections forged by sports diplomats. She was speaking to a group of US Chess Grandmasters (GM), International Masters (IM), and Women Grand Masters […]
Washington, July 27 (BPNS) The US Department of Justice could be closing in on former President Donald Trump for his lies about the 2020 election that he lost to President Joe Biden and his efforts to overturn the outcome culminating in the historic insurrection at the US Capitol, home to American Congress, on January 6, 2021. […]
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Senthil Thondaman is the President of the Ceylon Workers Congress, the largest trade union in the island nation. He was the former Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka and was a former minister in the same province. His party, Ceylon Workers Congress has two Members of Parliament. Senthil […]
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) A 40-year-old Polish national, Wladyslaw Franoszek Matuszewski was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police on Monday for illegally entering India through Kodiyakkarai in Nagapattinam district. IANS had reported in the morning that a kayak boat was found abandoned on Nagapattinam shore on Monday morning and police had commenced a probe on […]
New Delhi, July 18 (BPNS) A day after the 16th round of the India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point, the Defence Ministry on Monday said that “both sides agreed to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels”. “Building on […]
New York, July 15 (BPNS) Former US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal by the Senate by calling the entire ‘theatre of politics’ part of a “witch hunt” by one political party. The Senate voted 57-43 to impeach Trump on the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hills insurrection, but failed to get the 2/3rd majority required […]
Jammu, July 14 (BPNS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Thursday said he is not seeking separation of his homeland from but China but is seeking more autonomy for his people. “People in China are increasingly realising that I am not seeking the independence of Tibet, but autonomy and preservation of its Buddhist culture,” he […]
London, July 12 (BPNS) Two candidates out of the eight who have made the cut for Wednesday’s first round ballot in the ruling Conservative party’s leadership contest, are of Indian origin – Rishi Sunak and Suella Fernandes Braverman. The final outcome of this race will throw up Britain’s next Prime Minister. A total of 11 […]
