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No ‘specific’ terror threat to Paris Olympics: minister

Apr 5, 2024 - 2:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PARIS (TIP) : France‘s sports minister said Wednesday that there was no “specific” terror threat to the Paris Olympics and that organisers were planning to go ahead with the opening ceremony on the river Seine. […]

Angry French farmers with tractors are back to Paris for another protest

Feb 25, 2024 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Paris (TIP): Angry farmers were back to Paris on their tractors February 23 in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French […]

Boost for bilateral ties, India and France seal key deals

Jan 27, 2024 - 3:22 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP) – India and France have agreed to a new road map for defence industrial cooperation to identify opportunities for partnership in the sector including co-designing, co-development and co-production of military hardware, the […]

Former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, three veteran diplomats honored with 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Awards at UN

Dec 16, 2023 - 12:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

“The ideals of Diwali are the ideals of UN Charter” : Chair of Diwali Foundation USA Ranju Batra UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and three veteran diplomats were honored with the […]

German tourist stabbed to death in Paris ‘terror’ attack

Dec 8, 2023 - 8:36 am EST @theindpanorama 0

PARIS, FRANCE (TIP): A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on December 7 before […]

One Nation, One Election: An idea fated to fail

Sep 9, 2023 - 5:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is based on the premise that there should be countrywide elections to the state Assemblies and the Lok Sabha once in five years. It does not allow for […]

Four children wounded in knife attack in French town, two in critical condition; assailant arrested

Jun 10, 2023 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Annecy, France (TIP) : A Syrian national wounded four young children and an adult in a knife attack in a park in the southeastern French town of Annecy on June 8, police said, and some […]

France hit by new strikes, protests over pension reform

Feb 10, 2023 - 7:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

PARIS (TIP): Fresh strikes hit trains, schools and refineries in France on February 7 over an unpopular pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron, as opponents took to the streets for a day of protests. […]

Europe’s wars inseparable from profiteering

Jan 7, 2023 - 2:39 am EST @theindpanorama 0

As the demand for guns surges, profit too skyrockets with the sale of every weapon or machine. Thus, the enterprise of military hardware production and sale becomes too tempting and lucrative to be eschewed, as […]

Luis Enrique out as Spain coach after World Cup elimination

Dec 10, 2022 - 1:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Spanish soccer federation said on Thursday that Luis Enrique will not continue as coach of the men’s national team following its elimination in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The announcement comes […]

Canada, India Out of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

Oct 26, 2022 - 1:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO (TIP)- The hosts and debutants India and Canada have made their exit from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Columbia, Spain (defending champions), Japan and African debutants Tanzania have qualified for the last eight […]

Need for UN Security Council reform cannot be denied forever: Jaishankar

Sep 30, 2022 - 3:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The need to reform the UN Security Council cannot be denied forever, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said even as he noted that India never believed that revamping the top organ […]

CIFF MARKS 18TH EDITION

Sep 9, 2022 - 3:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By Mabel Pais Featuring SHAUNAK SEN’S All That Breathes GEETA GANDBHIR & SAM POLLARD’S Lowndes County And The Road To Black Power NEHAL VYAS’S Dapaan SOHIL VAIDYA’S Murmurs Of The Jungle SHRUTIMAN DEORI’S My Courtyard […]

Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches 1,186

Sep 3, 2022 - 10:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Islamabad (TIP): The death toll from flash floods triggered by record monsoon rains across much of Pakistan reached 1,186 on September 1, as authorities scrambled to provide relief materials to tens of thousands of affected […]

Quo Vadis, Mother Russia?

May 26, 2022 - 10:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“During some of the coldest days of the Cold War, U.S. presidents like Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan sought to find common ground on which to stand with Russia to avoid conflict. Ike […]

HRWFF RETURNS WITH 33RD EDITION

May 14, 2022 - 1:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By Mabel Pais The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF), now in its 33rd year, will present a hybrid full edition of 10 groundbreaking new films, available both in-person and online nationwide in the U.S., […]

HARLEM I (Hi) FILM FEST

Apr 28, 2022 - 8:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By Mabel Pais Krishna Ashu Bhati’s “The Ugly Truth” and Swapna Kurup’s ”Ela: Breaking Boundaries” among them The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi), New York takes place May 5-15. This 17th Edition is a hybrid […]

International group BAPS of Indian-origin volunteers helping refugees fleeing Ukraine

Mar 18, 2022 - 4:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

REZSZOW, POLAND (TIP): As a devastating humanitarian crisis unfolds in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands are fleeing the warzone seeking refuge in neighboring countries. This has included thousands of Indian nationals, mainly students, who have been […]

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India abstains on UNHRC resolution to investigate human rights violations, crimes in Russia-Ukraine war

Mar 5, 2022 - 12:33 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The resolution was adopted with 32 votes in favor, two against (Russia and Eritrea) and 13 abstentions, including India, China, Pakistan, Sudan and Venezuela GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS (TIP): India on Friday, March 4, abstained in […]

The world in 2022: Another year of living dangerously

Jan 2, 2022 - 8:17 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. […]

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