Seoul, March 27 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held summit talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation, the North’s state media reported Friday.Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had made a two-day official visit to North Korea at the invitation of Kim, and reportedly said bilateral ties between Pyongyang and Minsk were upgraded to a “new stage.”Kim and Lukashenko also signed a number of agreeme…
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Seoul, March 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to the North’s state media Thursday.A ceremony to welcome Lukashenko took place at Kim Il Sung Square on Wednesday as he arrived in Pyongyang by his private plane for a two-day visit at the invitation of the North’s leader, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Both North Korea and B…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has officially declared its rankings for the FEI World Dressage Challenge (WDC) 2025, with India’s young equestrian talent, Inaara Mehta Luthria, delivering an exceptional performance on the global stage.Representing the Amateur Riders’ Club, Mumbai, the 15-year-old rider competed astride her horse, Dasha Deluxe, achieving an impressive score of 69.875% in the Youth Category (12–16 years). Inaara secured the No.1 rank in …
Navsari (Gujarat), Jan 22 (IANS) Meena Joshi, a widow and mother of three from Gujarat’s Navsari district, who was stranded in Belarus after being duped by a fake overseas job offer, is set to return to India on January 24, officials said on Thursday.According to those facilitating her return, Joshi will depart from Minsk International Airport at 9.20 p.m. on January 23 and arrive at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 6.40 a.m. the next day. She will proceed to her hometown there…
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) The year 2025 marked a turning point for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist from Zimbabwe, was elected the 10th IOC president. What came over the following months was not a rush of bold declarations, but a measured recalibration of how the IOC listens, decides, and moves forward.Her historic victory on March 20 in Costa Navarino, Greece, shattered a 131-year precedent, making her both the first woman and th…
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that expanding partnerships in various sectors within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meets the fundamental interests of the people of the organisation’s member countries, local media reported on Monday. In his remarks at an informal CIS summit, Putin said, “I am convinced that expanding partnerships within the CIS in a wide range of areas meets the fundamental interests of the peoples of our countries,”…