New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to Israel marked a strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries as part of a “sophisticated geo-economic gambit,” according to an article in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.The article highlights that PM Modi’s address to the Knesset outlined both his government’s broader strategic outlook and Israel’s place within it. In his remarks, PM Modi signalled a commitment to building a regional ar…
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London, March 23 (IANS) Thousands of protesters took to the streets in London, joining a growing wave of demonstrations across Europe against US and Israeli military strikes on Iran. In the British capital, a sea of demonstrators marched from Russell Square to Whitehall on Saturday (local time), waving banners and chanting slogans condemning the attacks. Their voices echoed through central London as concerns over the escalating conflict spilt onto the streets.At a rally later in the day, partici…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday highlighted key achievements of the ministry over the past week, including progress on trade agreements, innovation recognition and export promotion initiatives.Marking two years of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), the minister said the pact has begun yielding results, with Iceland investing $30 million in Maharashtra’s fisheries sector.“The agreement has created an investment pa…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Harry Theoharis, on Friday discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, maritime connectivity and other areas of mutual interest.Goyal held a virtual meeting with Theoharis to further deepen India–Greece cooperation in these areas, the commerce minister said on social media platform X.“India values its growing partnership with Greece…
New Delhi/Baghdad, March 12 (IANS) An Indian crew member was killed after a US-owned crude oil tanker, Safesea Vishnu, came under attack by Iran near Basra in Iraq on Wednesday. The remaining 15 Indian crew members on board were evacuated safely and moved to a secure location, the Indian Embassy in Baghdad said.The attack took place in the Persian Gulf, where another oil tanker was also reported to have caught fire after being struck in Iraq’s territorial waters. Iran has claimed responsibilit…
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt and his partner Ines de Ramon were recently seen spending quality time together in Greece. The actor, 62, and his girlfriend of more than two years, Ines, 33, were photographed leaving the Greek island Hydra, about two weeks after they were first seen on the island as Brad Pitt films an upcoming movie titled ‘The Riders’, reports ‘People’ magazine.They were previously photographed walking together with their luggage on Hydra. A source …
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) AI skills have overtaken traditional engineering and IT capabilities for the first time to become the most difficult skills for employers to find, a report showed on Friday.Over eight out of 10 employers or 82 per cent of employers cited in India reported difficulty finding skilled talent in 2026, according to the report from ManpowerGroup.AI literacy and AI model development emerge among the hardest skills to find, the report said, adding that talent pressure has increa…
Athens, Feb 25 (IANS) Ties between India and Greece are acquiring heightened strategic importance, especially in defence sector, amid shifting regional geopolitical alignments. The deepening India-Greece ties demonstrate not only bilateral interests but also a broader strategic convergence aimed at maintaining balance and stability across the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific, a report has highlighted. “The broader region is marked by shifting alliances, regional rivalries, and emerging axes of…
Athens, Feb 24 (IANS) Javed Aslam, the highly controversial leader of the Pakistani community in Greece, is among those whose asylum is being revoked under a directive from the Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, to reassess international protection cases. Aslam has been severely criticised in Greece for his alleged involvement in operating illegal mosques in the country and demanding legalisation of marriage between cousins.The Ministry published an update on February 16 o…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Israel plans to expand its bilateral defence agreement with India to share its technology and manufacture military hardware in India, as well as extend the cooperation to the latest Iron Dome and other defence systems, Israeli Consul General to Midwest India Yaniv Revach said on Monday. In an exclusive interview with IANS ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, Revach said, “Prime Minister Netanyahu specifically said that one of the aspects of this visi…