US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that American financial assistance to Pakistan is under review and accused Pakistan of treating US diplomats badly. Pompeo was responding to questions from Congressman who said the US should stop providing any financial assistance to Pakistan until it releases Shakil Afridi, a doctor who helped the CIA … Read more
Netherlands on Thursday signed the International Solar Alliance agreement in the national capital. Netherlands is the 64th country to sign ISA framework agreement. Besides, India and the Netherlands also announced a wide range of MoUs/Agreements and Initiatives across different sectors including Government to government, Knowledge institutions, Water, Agrifood and horticulture, Hi-tech/IT/Space, Life Sciences & Health, … Read more
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Govt has declared prohibitory orders under Section 144 in violence-hit areas of Tuticorin for 72 hours. The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has stayed the extension of Sterlite Copper Industry’s plant in Thuthukkudi, Tamil Nadu. Internet services to remain suspended for 5 days in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The services were … Read more
Heavy shelling from across the border continued in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts. The Pakistani force violated the ceasefire in the Kamal Koot area of Uri sector in Baramulla district. The ceasefire violations have resulted in 5 civilian fatalities and 40 others were injured. Meanwhile, India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah over … Read more
Rutte’s visit comes within a year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the European nation. It will be Rutte’s second visit to India since June 2015 but the first after being re-elected as Prime Minister in 2017. “The visit is expected to boost the economic and political cooperation between India and the Netherlands,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. It said Rutte would be … Read more
But scholars and the painter’s descendants lament she has been reduced to a set of distinctive physical features that often overshadows her actual work. The debate heated up this spring when toymaker Mattel released a Barbie in Kahlo’s image, over protests from her family. The Barbie and other merchandise do not capture Kahlo’s complex legacy … Read more
Inland, where molten rock is burning through jungle, methane explosions are hurling boulders while toxic gas is reaching some of the highest levels seen in recent times. These were new risks geologists warned of on Tuesday as Kilauea’s 19-day eruption showed no sign of easing, with repeated explosions at its summit and fountains of lava … Read more
