January 20, Washington: On the 20th, Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Japan and Australia. These foreign ministers were in Washington to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump. India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attend […]
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January 8, Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan faces threats from its bureaucrats with 22,000 of them having dual citizenship. Pakistan allows bureaucrats with dual nationality with certain countries like the US. However, they have prohibited these bureaucrats from working for the armed forces, parliamentarians, and the Judges of the Supreme Court. Pakistan’s […]
December 30, Monday: Jeju Air tragedy adding the 4th aviation accident in a week. Christmas and New Year holidays have always been hectic times of the year for the aviation industry, globally. The world up to date has witnessed multiple aviation tragic accidents and raised voice for concerns about safety […]
January 3, 1978, Haryana: 39th US President Jimmy Carter’s connection to the Haryana Village. Mr Carter, along with his then Lady Rosalynn Carter, travelled to Daulatpur Nasirabad- a village in Haryana which is an hour away from Delhi, which was later on named after him, “Carterpuri”. The former US President […]
Security agencies in Bangladesh and other countries have become concerned about a suspicious shipment that arrived in Chattogram, Bangladesh’s major seaport. Customs officials discovered during an examination that the cargo, which originated from Pakistan and arrived at the port, had discrepancies between its declared goods and weight. Bangladeshi law enforcement […]