United Nations, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is defiant that the world organisation will continue all its mandated activities despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was cutting ties to 31 UN-related entities and ending funding.While he regretted the US decision, “all United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given to us by member states”, Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.The US was le…
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Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices posted mild losses early on Wednesday amid rising geopolitical tensions and fresh tariff-related concerns, tracking mixed cues from Asian markets.As of 9.30 am, Sensex slipped 156 points, or 0.18 per cent to 84,907 and Nifty eased 54 points, or 0.21 per cent to 26,124.Main broad-cap indices showed clear divergence with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.22 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.25 per cent.Sectorally, Nift…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The US Embassy in India on Wednesday shared glimpses of significant agreements and interactions that took place between Washington and New Delhi in 2025, expressing hope that 2026 will be another year of “even stronger” bilateral ties. The video shared by US Embassy in India showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House during former’s visit to Washington earlier this year. The two leaders can be seen talking with each other at …
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted author and former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi on Monday joined Pakistan’s several analysts who are raising questions and expressing their doubts about the wisdom of Islamabad sending troops to join the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Writing in leading Pakistani daily Dawn, Lodhi, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, UK and UN, said that joining ISF will be contrary to Pakistan’s long-standing policy.”From w…
Chanthaburi, Dec 27 (IANS) Thai Defence Minister Natthapon Nakpanich and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Seiha on Saturday signed an agreement on ceasefire at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province.Earlier in the day, the Cambodian Ministry of Defence said that it reached consensus with Thailand on the content of the draft Joint Statement of the third Special Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee meeting on Friday night, with the participation of ASE…