[ad_1] A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news program, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on June 19, 2024. North Korean leader Kim promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with … Read more
[ad_1] Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking to curb each other’s ability to fight in a war that is now in its third year, officials said on June 20. With … Read more
[ad_1] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg meet, at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on June 20 clinched the race to become the next head of NATO at a pivotal time for the alliance, after sole challenger Romanian President Klaus … Read more
[ad_1] Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through local branches and other financial institutions, fell sharply by 70% in 2023 to a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (₹9,771 crore), annual data from Switzerland’s central bank showed on Thursday. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss … Read more
[ad_1] External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets his Sri Lankan counterpart M.U.M. Ali Sabry during a meeting in Sri Lanka on June 20, 2024. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar via PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday undertook a day-long visit to Colombo and discussed progress on key energy sector initiatives that India and Sri Lanka have … Read more
[ad_1] Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pet dogs during a walk in the garden of the Kumsusan Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released by the Korean Central News Agency on June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: KCNA via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave … Read more
[ad_1] Huddled in the presidential situation room in February last year, senior Philippines officials faced a stark choice. Military and intelligence leaders watched as coast guard officers showed photos of what the agency said was a military-grade laser that China had pointed at a Philippines ship in disputed waters days earlier. Eduardo Ano, the national … Read more
[ad_1] A Kansas businessman shipped banned avionics equipment to Russia through Armenia, the UAE and other third countries. A French firm falsified documents to help unscrupulous European exporters circumvent sanctions. Despite more than two years of Western punitive measures, Russia is still getting its hands on prohibited goods, with the help of cunning businesses that … Read more
[ad_1] Representational image of the Cisco logo | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. court has penalised a California State government wing in the caste discrimination case against Cisco that touched on broader issues of free speech and religious freedom. The case, which had brought widespread scrutiny and criticism to Indian-American managers Sundar Iyer and Ramana … Read more
[ad_1] Education Ministry announces cancellation of UGC-NET; CBI probe ordered The Education Ministry announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination after inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs suggested that the integrity of the examinations had been compromised. The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency. The development comes at … Read more