Washington: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered India’s economic growth projection for 2023-’24 to 5.9% from 6.1% predicted in January. The World Economic Outlook report said that signs in early 2023 that global economy “could achieve a soft landing – with inflation coming down and
New Delhi: India on Wednesday asked Britain for increased monitoring of UK-based supporters of Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist movement, following a “breach of security” at its High Commission in London, an incident that has raised tension between the two countries. At a meeting in New
London: Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike on Tuesday over pay that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the health service, prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety. Tens of thousands of junior doctors — qualified physicians who make
London: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the government of Pakistan to protect citizens’ rights to land and livelihood as it develops a new infrastructure such as the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project. The rights watchdog, in a statement, shared that the authorities were “forcibly
United Nations: The U.N. food agency has said that it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care
Beijing: China firmly opposed a visit by India’s interior minister to Arunachal Pradesh and views his activities in the area as violating Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and it is not conducive to peace and tranquility in the border area. “Southern Tibet is China’s territory. The activities of
Geneva: Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it had recorded 8,490 people
United Nations: A United Nations (UN) spokesperson has lauded the talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with officials from the Houthi movement in Yemen’s capital Sana’a over the weekend, saying the move was a “step towards the de-escalation in tensions.” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric was responding to
Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever joint military exercises on Tuesday, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino,
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed its “strong indignation” over India’s decision to hold a meeting of G20 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The Foreign Office’s statement came after the Narendra Modi government announced the holding of the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting