Heroin worth Rs Rs 350 CR seized from Gujarat port

February 24, 2024

The Gujarat police have seized heroin worth Rs 350 crore from a fishing boat near Veraval harbour in Gir Somnath district and arrested nine crew members, an official said on Friday. A large quantity of the psychotropic drug was recovered during a raid late on Thursday night. “Based on a...

Shah to be BBC’s first Indian-origin chairman

February 23, 2024

India-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was on Thursday confirmed as the new BBC chairman after his selection cleared the stages of scrutiny to be approved by King Charles III this week. Shah, who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, was picked as the government’s preferred candidate...

Sweden, Hungary move to ease tension

February 23, 2024

Nearly two years after Sweden formally applied to join NATO, its membership now hinges on convincing one country — Viktor Orbán’s Hungary — to formally ratify its bid to join the military alliance. Hungary’s nationalist government has delayed holding a vote on Sweden’s membership for more than 18 months, creating...

Will write to IMF to stop support to Pak over ‘rigged’ polls: Imran

February 23, 2024

Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced that he will write to the IMF, demanding the global lender to stop its support to cash-strapped Pakistan until it seeks an “audit” of the elections mired in controversies, including vote rigging. Khan’s message from jail was conveyed through Barrister Ali...

Chinese research vessel moors near Male

February 23, 2024

On a day when military ships from India and Sri Lanka reached the Maldives coast to participate in a trilateral naval exercise, a Chinese research vessel moored close to the Male port, according to media reports on Thursday. “The Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03 was moored close to...

Two Men executed publically in Afghanistan by Taliban

February 23, 2024

The Taliban carried out a double public execution at a stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as thousands watched the killing of two convicted men as their victims’ relatives fired the gunshot. The Taliban’s Supreme Court had ruled that the pair were responsible for the stabbing deaths of two victims...

‘India matters’: Lord Tariq on Indo-Pacific

February 23, 2024

UK Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad on Thursday underscored the critical importance of the Indo-Pacific region while highlighting the pivotal role that India plays in shaping the geopolitical landscape. In an interaction with ANI, Lord Ahmad stated, “...India matters. The Indo-Pacific matters.” The Minister expressed the United Kingdom’s commitment to robust...

Cambodia’s new PM wins lawmakers’ approval for his brother to become deputy

February 22, 2024

Six months after becoming Cambodia’s new prime minister, the eldest son of the country’s long-serving autocratic leader on Wednesday won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier. The development is the latest in a generational change in top positions in the Southeast Asian...

UK sanctions heads of Russian penal colony where Navalny died

February 22, 2024

Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six individuals in charge of the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died last week. Western leaders have expressed outrage at the news from Russian authorities that Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent domestic critic, had fallen unconscious and died in...

Sri Lankan president calls for immediate end to Gaza conflict

February 22, 2024

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to ensure a peaceful solution to the raging conflict as he met here with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Amir-Abdollahian is visiting Colombo at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry. The talks...