Bareilly, Feb 25 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has backed Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for raising the Gaza-Palestine issue, while cautioning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have avoided meeting his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu amid allegations of corruption and ongoing international court proceedings.Talking to IANS, Maulana Razvi said: “The way Priyanka Gandhi raised the Gaza-Palestine issue is absolutely corre…
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday stated that India attended the Board of Peace’s first meeting in Washington on Thursday as an observer country and continues to back all efforts underway to find peace in Gaza as part of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. “We did attend the Board of Peace meeting in Washington DC as an observer. We have also welcomed the Gaza Peace Plan initiative of President Trump, as well as all such efforts underway as part of …
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Jasper Jeffers, the commander of the newly-created International Stabilization Force (ISF) under a Gaza peace deal, said that the ISF would ultimately comprise 20,000 soldiers working with 12,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip.Training for the ISF and a Palestinian police force would take place in Egypt and Jordan, Jeffers said at the inaugural meeting of the US-proposed Board of Peace, Xinhua news agency reported.The governments of Indonesia, Morocco, Ka…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lavished praise on US President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, crediting him with preventing a potential India-Pakistan war — even as he failed to secure a bilateral meeting with the American leader during his Washington visit.Even his meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department could not materialize. It is understood that the visiting Pakistan…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan won unanimous backing at the UN Security Council and signaled intensified pressure on Iran, calling it a significant diplomatic moment for Washington.“Not only did we get it through, we got it through unanimously,” Waltz said in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel. He said the resolution passed “13 to zero,” describing it as endorsement by “the in…
Jerusalem, Feb 15 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that its forces killed a Palestinian militant in northern Gaza.The troops identified and subsequently killed a militant who crossed the Yellow Line, which marks Israeli-controlled areas under the ceasefire, approaching them and posing an immediate threat, the IDF said in a statement on Saturday (local time).”IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate t…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India have been drawn in a challenging Group D alongside defending champions Uzbekistan, Australia, and DPR Korea for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, following the Final Draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.The tournament will be held from May 5 to 22 in Saudi Arabia, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals and securing qualification for the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026.India qualified for the continent…
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) Posters supporting Palestine and opposing Israel surfaced at several locations in Pushkar, Ajmer district, and two foreign nationals have been detained in this connection.According to Additional Superintendent of Police (CID) Rajesh Meena, the individuals were identified as British citizen Lewis and his female companion, Aneshi, who had entered India on tourist visas.They have been issued notices to leave India for violating visa conditions.On January 21, authorities receive…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in India for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During the meeting, Prime Minister Modi highlighted the deep and historic people-to-people ties between India and the Arab world which have continued to inspire and strengthen our relations over the years.”Delighted to re…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in New Delhi, where both sides discussed key issues including trade, critical minerals and regional developments, underscoring the depth of India-Oman Strategic Partnership.Taking to the social media platform X, EAM said, “A pleasure interacting with FM Badr Albusaidi of Oman this morning. Our discussions on trade, critical minerals and regional developments reflected…