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King Charles' France visit postponed due to violent protests
Charles had been due to travel to France on Sunday for three days - in what would have been his first state visit since he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as British monarch in September - before moving on to Germany
EU chief to accompany France's Macron during China visit
Macron is set to travel to China early next month for talks with President Xi Jinping, as Western leaders are urging Beijing to pressure Russia over the war in Ukraine
The End of His Story? Rahul Gandhi will be a ripe 63 in his next Lok Sabha contest if defamation conviction stands
Rahul Gandhi is 52 years old. If the conviction—therefore the disqualification—stands, he surely will not be able to contest the 2024 and 2029 Lok Sabha elections
Rahul Gandhi no more an MP
Rahul Gandhi is Congress MP from Wayanad, Kerala. He has been disqualified as a Member of Lok Sabha following his conviction in defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark
Lula's visit to boost Brazil’s ties with China
Lula will meet Xi Jinping on March 28 in Beijing, the first foreign leader to visit the Chinese leader since he secured a precedent-breaking third term as president
US accuses Tunisia president of weakening democracy
Saied seized most powers in 2021, shutting down parliament before passing a new constitution that gives himself near total sway, and police have this year arrested more than a dozen opposition figures who accuse him of a coup
Saudi Arabia to re-establish bilateral ties with Syria
The re-establishment of ties between Riyadh and Damascus would mark the most significant development yet in moves by Arab states to normalize ties with Assad, who was shunned by many Western and Arab states after Syria's civil war began in 2011
Canada lawmaker resigns from party despite denying Chinese influence
Trudeau last month denied a media report the party had been warned by the country's spy agency to drop Han Dong, a Toronto-area member of parliament, as a Liberal candidate ahead of the 2019 election because he had Beijing's support
US President Joe Biden to meet Justin Trudeau’s political rival during Canada visit
Biden is making a long-delayed visit to close ally Canada this week to express unity on Ukraine and the environment, but the pair are unlikely to make progress on tougher trade disputes
US slams anti-LGBTQ bill in Uganda
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence
Why Rahul Gandhi faces immediate disqualification?
A Surat Court sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case for his remarks over the 'Modi surname'
Modi surname remarks: Surat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail; grants bail, suspends sentence for 30 days
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma, which held Gandhi guilty under Indian Penal Code sections 499 and 500, also granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow him to appeal in a higher court, the Congress leader's lawyer Babu Mangukiya said
Pakistan: Relief for Imran Khan as Islamabad court rejects FIA plea to cancel bail
Imran Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was granted bail by an Islamabad-based banking court in a prohibited funding case
Ukraine War: Know actual outcome of Russia-China dialogue
Putin said Chinese proposals could be used as the basis of a peace settlement in Ukraine, but nothing emerged from the meeting to tie his hands militarily
China sees Russia as 'counterweight' to US influence: White House
Xi's visit to Moscow came days after China clinched a Saudi-Iran deal, regarded as a diplomatic coup, to end the hostilities between the two countries and restore diplomatic ties. The deal was regarded as a major achievement for China in expanding its global outreach and countering US influence
Delhi: Six arrested for putting up objectionable posters against PM Modi
As per the allegations, some parts of Delhi also had posters with the caption "Modi Hatao Desh Bachao"
US President Joe Biden to visit Canada; will discuss Ukraine, environment with Justin Trudeau
US President Joe Biden will be in Canada's capital Ottawa on Thursday and Friday to address Parliament and meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Canada PM Justin Trudeau agrees to let top aide testify in parliament on Chinese election meddling
Trudeau says that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 votes, but did not change the outcome. He has pointed to closed-door, bipartisan investigations that found attempted foreign interference was unsuccessful
Nigeria's opposition Labour Party appeals to overturn election result
Obi asked the Appeals Court to invalidate the election won by Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of breaching the law by failing to use electronic machines to upload polling station results
China's proposal may lead to peace between Russia, Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
President Putin accused Western powers of fighting "to the last Ukrainian" after talks with Xi Jinping in the Kremlin which Vladimir Putin said showed the growing trade, energy and political ties between China and Russia
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping discuss Chinese proposal to end Ukraine war
Xi's visit is a boost to Moscow as it struggles to make ground in its year-long war on Ukraine. It was criticised by Washington as providing "diplomatic cover" for Putin and for the war that has killed tens of thousands of people
Russia’s Vladimir Putin flaunts alliance with Chinese president Xi Jinping
It was the first trip abroad for Xi since he obtained an unprecedented third term last month. The Chinese leader has been trying to portray Beijing as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine, as he deepens economic ties with his closest ally
Pakistan: PTI chief Imran Khan's nephew arrested in Islamabad
The raft of arrests was the latest amid the mounting cases filed against Imran Khan, the chief of the main opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL seeking to declare Ram Sethu national heritage monument
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of the BJP leader who mentioned the matter saying the government has not taken any decision till date
Amritpal Singh evades arrest for second day, high security alert in Punjab; key aide Kalsi taken to Assam
Amritpal's alleged advisor and fund provider Daljit Singh Kalsi and three others who were arrested on Saturday were flown to Assam from Punjab on a "special flight" and were being kept at the Dibrugarh Central Jail, the police said
Hunt for Amritpal Singh: Haryana Police intensifies checking of vehicles along Punjab border
Punjab Police on Saturday launched a major crackdown against Amritpal and suspended internet and SMS services till Monday noon. It has arrested 78 members of 'Punjab Waris De', an outfit headed by him
Rahul Gandhi sends preliminary reply to Delhi Police notice on 'sexual assault on women' remark
The Congress leader gave the 10-point reply hours after a Delhi Police team knocked on his doors for the third time in five days. He also sought eight to 10 days to give a detailed response to the questions posed by Delhi police over his January 30 remarks
Bharat is already a Hindu Rashtra: RSS' Dattatreya Hosabale
Explaining his statement, Dattatreya Hosabale said Nation and State are two different things. While a nation is a "cultural concept", State is that which is established by the Constitution
Pakistan urges India to re-open probe into Brahmos incident
Pakistan's Foreign Office alleged that India unilaterally and hastily closed the so-called internal inquiry which raised serious questions on the command and control systems in place in India for its strategic weapons
PM Modi raises issue of attacks on Hindu Temples during meeting with Australia counterpart
PM Modi said it is a matter of regret that reports of attacks on Hindu Temples have been coming regularly from Australia over the past few weeks and that it is natural that such news worries everyone in India