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Olympics 2024: Ahead of the Games, France has a hung parliament and faces anarchy

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Olympic Games 2024 (July 26-August 11) are barely two weeks away. But the host Paris is no longer in a festive mood because of the unexpected political uncertainties suddenly dawning on it and the feared chaos in Europe’s largest Catholic nation. President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of Prime Minister […]

Roving Periscope: The West “jealous” of PM Modi’s Russia visit, claims Moscow

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Trying to drive a wedge between India and the West, ahead of the November presidential election in the US, Russia on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Moscow is a matter of “jealousy” in the West. Russia eagerly anticipates a “very important and full-fledged visit” from PM […]

Hypocrisy: Broke, Pakistan suspends passports of 2,000 professional beggars!

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A nearly bankrupt Pakistan has sprung a surprise on the world by suspending the passports of some 2,000 professional beggars, claiming they tarnished the country’s image overseas—when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself, his predecessor Imran Khan, and several others are on record lamenting their nation’s poor international image as a country […]

Iran: PM Modi congratulates President-elect Pezeshkian; to work for deepening ties

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Securing 53.7 percent of the votes polled, Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to take the cooperation of all Iranians in his first remarks after winning the crucial election runoff against hardline rival Saeed Jalili. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the newly-elected President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. In […]

Trade: PM Modi congratulates new British counterpart Keir Starmer, discusses FTA

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after congratulating Keir Starmer for leading a landslide victory for the Labor Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with his new British counterpart and the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). PM Modi congratulated him […]

Roving Periscope: Sunak loses power, but more PIO MPs elected in the UK

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although Rishi Sunak won his parliamentary seat and is now a former British Prime Minister, a record 29 People of Indian origin (PIO), including 12 new faces, have been elected this time as Members of Parliament (MPs) in the just-concluded snap polls in the United Kingdom, the media reported on Saturday. […]

SCO Summit: “Isolate, expose countries harboring terrorists,” says Dr. Jaishankar

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Lambasting terror nurseries in a veiled jibe at China and Pakistan, India on Thursday asked the international community to “isolate and expose” those countries that harbor terrorists, provide safe havens, and condone terrorism, underlining that if left unchecked, terrorism can become a major threat to regional and global peace. Delivering Prime […]

The Gaza shadow: Despite landslide win, Labour Party loses four seats in the UK parliamentary polls

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite its significant victory in the just-concluded mid-term elections to the House of Commons, the winning Labour Party lost four of its seats to pro-Gaza candidates from some key constituencies with large Muslim populations, the media reported on Friday. Poll watchers had identified 21 such ‘sensitive’ seats, out of a total […]

Roving Periscope: Post-poll, Sunak as PM is history; Britain may face Labour pains

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Tasting a landslide defeat in the snap polls, as many predicted, the United Kingdom’s first India-born Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as his Conservative Party was on course for one of its worst election defeats ever, while the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party sprinted towards a thumping victory in […]

Digital payments: India’s UPI to be rolled out in the UAE

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s highly successful digital payment mode, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), will now be available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well, the media reported on Thursday. NPCI International Payments Ltd, in partnership with Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) […]
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