International

By Edith M Lederer United Nations, Mar 2 (AP) Country after country, from Europe’s economic powerhouse to a tiny Pacific island nation, have lined up to lash out at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urge support for a UN resolution demanding an immediate halt to Moscow’s offensive and withdrawal of all Russian troops. Russian President Vladimir […]

Washington, Mar 2    Accusing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of waging a “premeditated and unprovoked” war against Ukraine, President Joe Biden in his maiden State of the Union Address said the United States is ready to tackle the challenge posed by him. “Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson when dictators do not pay […]

New Delhi, Mar 2 Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, one of the four Union ministers sent to coordinate evacuation of Indians from war-hit Ukraine, has reached the Slovakian city of Kosice, his office said on Wednesday. Besides Rijiju, ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Gen V K Singh (retd) are the four special envoys sent to […]

Pune, Mar 2  Of the 20,000 Indians who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, 6,000 have been brought back to the country so far and the Centre is making all efforts for the safe return of the remaining ones, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Wednesday. He was speaking to reporters […]

Chennai, Feb 28 (BPNS) Eight Indian fishermen from Thangachimadam near Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday while they were fishing near the Katchatheevu islands. They were charged for poaching in international waters and crossing the International Marine Boundary Line (IMBL). The mechanized fishing boat used by the fishermen was also seized […]

Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) With the Russian troops marching into the Ukrainian capital,  Kyiv a Keralite doctor who has been living in the country since 1987 told IANS that the situation was grave. Dr. U.P.R Menon is a consultant with the Ministry of Health in Ukraine and head of the Indian Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association is […]

Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has in a letter to Union external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar called for an urgent intervention of the Government of India in the recurring issue of Indian fishermen mostly from Tamil Nadu with the Sri Lankan authorities. In the letter on Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu […]

Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) Twenty-one fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Karaikkal who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on January 31 were ordered to be released by a court in Point Pedro in Sri Lanka. The fishermen will be repatriated to India in a week after […]

Chennai, Feb 20 (BPNS) In recurring incidents of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu being captured by the Sri Lankan army, six more were captured on Saturday night for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). They were arrested near the Kovilan lighthouse, Jaffna. The boat was also seized. According to information from the Sri Lankan […]