Nicosia, May 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met his counterparts from Estonia, France, Romania, Slovakia, Poland and Netherlands on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers in Cyprus on Thursday. “A quick catch up with DPM and FM Radoslaw Sikorski, FM of Romania Toiu Oana and FM Tom Berendsen of Netherlands in Cyprus today,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after his meetings.He also met his Slovakian counterpart Juraj Blanar on the sid…
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Tallinn, May 25 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Tallinn, Estonia, hosted a curtain raiser Yoga session on Monday ahead of the 12th International Day of Yoga, which is observed worldwide on June 21 every year. “The journey to the 12th International Day of Yoga has begun!. The Embassy, in collaboration with the local partners in Saaremaa Island, Estonia, hosted a vibrant curtain raiser yoga session, which witnessed enthusiastic participation of local people and community leaders,” wrote the Emb…
Minsk, May 21 (IANS) Belarus summoned Lithuania’s Charge d’Affaires Erikas Vilkanecas to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a Ukrainian military drone launched from Lithuanian territory violated Belarusian airspace.During a meeting with Vilkanecas, Belarusian officials condemned repeated border violations, saying a “Chaika” drone, initially targeting Russian sites, was detected in the country’s north near Stanislavtsy in the Vitebsk region on Sunday, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson …
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers and State Department officials warned that China’s growing support for Russia’s war machine is rapidly reshaping how the Baltic states view Beijing, with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia increasingly treating economic relations with China as a national security issue linked directly to the war in Ukraine.The issue emerged repeatedly during a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Baltic security, where lawmakers described the three NATO front…
Shanghai, May 9 (IANS) Sahil Jadhav earned a bronze medal in the men’s individual compound competition at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 2 on Saturday, securing his first career World Cup medal. The 25-year-old Indian athlete defeated Denmark’s Martin Damsbo 147-144 in the bronze medal match. After losing the first set 30-29, Sahil rallied by winning the next four sets to ensure a spot on the podium.Earlier, the eighth-seeded Indian narrowly defeated Austria’s Nico Wiener, the 2021 world…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bangladesh slipped three places to 152nd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, with renewed repression of the media following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime likely to have economic consequences, a report has said.The report from Bangladesh-based news publisher The Business Standard highlighted that Bangladesh is in the “very serious” category, down three spots from 149th in 2025.”After the fall of the Hasina regime, the media expected freed…
Helsinki, March 29 (IANS) Two drones entered Finnish airspace and crashed near the town of Kouvola in southeastern Finland on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Defence said. No injuries were reported. The drones came down in separate locations near Kouvola, with one landing north of the town and the other to the east. Police have cordoned off both crash sites as investigations continue.Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets were airborne in the area at the time. However, the Ministry of Defence clarif…
Riga, March 25 (IANS) Estonia and Latvia on Wednesday reported that drones entered their airspace from Russia. Latvia’s National Armed Forces (NBS) stated that its air force detected an unmanned aircraft entering Latvian airspace from Russia. According to the statement, wreckage of the drone was found at the spot, however, no casualty was reported during the incident. “Drone enters Latvian airspace and crashes. The Air Force has identified a foreign unmanned aircraft entering Latvian airspace fr…
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) Pakistan has been ranked as the world’s smoggiest nation in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) level, a research revealed on Tuesday, local media reported. In its annual report, Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir said that 13 nations and territories kept average PM2.5 levels at the WHO standard of less than 5 microgrammes per cubic metre last year, witness…
Abu Dhabi, March 21 (IANS) The effects of Iran’s actions will be felt by people in all parts of the world, especially the most vulnerable, several world leaders stated on Saturday while strongly condemning Tehran’s attacks on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf and civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations in the region. The leaders of the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmar…