The Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry Read More …
Category: International
India-Maldives MoU in the field of sustainable urban development
Iranian ship Kharg sank in Gulf of Oman
The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank on June 2 Read More …
China to follow three children policy
China has allowed couples to have up to three children, after recent census data showed Read More …
Covid-19 variants first found in India to be called ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’
GS TIMES STAFF The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a set of names to label coronavirus Read More …
Britain to build a new flagship
GS TIMES STAFF British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Britain will build a new Read More …
Zhang Hong- first blind man in Asia to climb Mount Everest
Zhang Hong-the 46-year old Chinese has become the first blind man in Asia and the Read More …
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth- first female secretary of the US Army
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth was confirmed by the Senate on May 27 to be the first female Read More …
UAE grants Golden Visa to Sanjay Dutt
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was granted golden visa by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. Read More …
Tsang Yin-Hung becomes fastest woman to conquer Mount Everest
Hong Kong’s Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest in less than Read More …
NATO’S Steadfast Defender 2021 Exercise
NATO’s Exercise “Steadfast Defender 2021” kicks off in May 2021, bringing together more than 20 Read More …
MV X-Press Pearl fire incident
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ are involved in the firefighting efforts to Read More …
Bashar al-Assad re-elected for a fourth term
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad will serve a fourth term in office after winning country’s presidential election. Read More …
Germany officially recognises genocide committed in colonial-era Namibia
Germany has officially acknowledged on May 28, 2021 that it committed genocide during its colonial-era Read More …
Amnesty International Day 2021
The Amnesty International Day is celebrated on 28th May. Amnesty International was founded in London Read More …
World Health Assembly recognizes 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
The 74th World Health Assembly on May 27, 2021 endorsed a decision recognizing 30 January Read More …
WHO launches BioHub Facility
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on May 24, 2021 signed a Read More …
U.S. still committed to a two-state solution
The United State’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on May 25 that his country will reopen Read More …
India to open a new Consulate General in Addu City
The Union Cabinet on May 25, 2021 approved the opening of a new Consulate General of Read More …
India and Israel sign a three-year work program for cooperation in Agriculture
Israel and India have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture and signed a three-year Read More …
United Kingdom’s ‘digital border’ plan
United Kingdom is planning for a “fully digital border”, including the introduction of U.S.-style electronic Read More …
Nepal President dissolves Parliament
Nepal President Bhandari has dissolved the 275-member house and announced mid-term polls on 12th and Read More …
Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted in DR Congo
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an evacuation plan for the Read More …
Martha Koome-Kenya’s first female chief justice
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Martha Koome as country’s first female chief justice and Read More …
China-backed Colombo Port City Project
The Sri Lankan Parliament on May 20, 2021 passed a Bill on laws governing the Read More …
Air India data breach
India’s national carrier Air India has notified its passengers of a data breach that occurred in February Read More …