Author: Agamya Verma

Rajnath Singh, the Defense Minister of India held a meeting with his Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto in Rome, Italy and signed an agreement of Defense Cooperation between the two countries. The four days official visit : The Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is on a four day official visit from October 9th to October 12th, 2023 to Italy and France. On X ( formerly Twitter ), he stated that he was looking forward to deepening the wide – ranging bilateral defense relationship, including significant industrial cooperation, with the nations of Italy and France. In the first leg of Rajnath Singh’s two…

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank conducted their annual meetings in Morocco on Monday, 9th October 2023. The meetings are being conducted in Morocco one month after an earthquake killed around 3,000 people in the country. These meetings in an African nation are the first ones in 50 years. The last time that Africa played host to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings was in the year 1973 in Kenya. At that time, some of the nations were still under colonial rule.  It had been decided by the International Monetary Fund and…

On Saturday, 7th October 2023, the Afghanistan city of Herat was hit with multiple quakes and tremors in the northwestern region of the city. The strongest quake being the one with a magnitude of 6.3, also had majorly severe aftershocks.  The 6.3 magnitude quake : On Sunday, a Taliban spokesperson stated that the death toll from the earthquakes has risen to over 2,000. The number of injured people was stated to be more than 9,000. The earthquake is among the most deadly and lethal earthquakes to afflict the country in two decades.  Abdul Wahid Rayan, spokesman at the Ministry of…

Israel has declared and announced a “state of readiness for war” after thousands of rockets were fired at the country from the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu tells the country that it is “at war” with the Gaza Strip’s Hamas militants who also rule the area.  The unprecedented infiltration : The Hamas’ militants ruling the Gaza Strip launched a considerably startling and  multi-faceted attack on the country of Israel on Saturday, 7th October 2023. The Hamas rulers infiltrated the heavily fortified border of Southern Israel by firing a thousand rockets. The infiltration launched by the Hamas militants…

Aiming to strengthen economic ties between the countries of India and Brazil, the former country has invited the latter nation’s industries and companies to participate and become a part of its growing supply chain.  Sunil Barthwal, the Indian Commerce Secretary, discussed ways and methods to promote and encourage trade and exchange between the two countries. Barthwal was in Brazil from October 1 to 4 for the sixth meeting of the India-Brazil Trade Monitoring Mechanism (TMM). The Commerce Ministry stated that extensive deliberations and discussions  in relation to bilateral trade and exchange were held by both sides in order to outline…

On Tuesday, 3rd October, 2023, a tourist bus carrying some 40 passengers veered off an elevated overpass and plunged down about 15 metre, killing over 20 passengers, in Venice, Italy. Reportedly, at least 21 people, which also included children, died in the tragic accident. The bus crashed off a flyover, broke through the barrier, plunged down the elevated overpass by almost 15 metre ( 50ft ), and subsequently also caught fire.  The bus plunged down near railway tracks in Mestre – which is a district connected to Venice by a bridge. According to reports, 21 people have been killed and…

Microsoft Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) Satya Nadella testified as a witness of the United States’ Department of Justice against Google in the company’s antitrust trial on Monday, 2nd October 2023. The CEO claimed that the notion that users have choice in the search market is “bogus”. The landmark Google Antitrust Trial : On Monday, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella testified as a major witness against Google in the search giant’s Antitrust trial in a packed courtroom. Nadella is the star witness of the US Department of Justice and its landmark case against Google. In order to emphasise the…

On Sunday, October 1st, 2023, a United Nations Mission arrived in the disputed region of Nagorno – Karabakh for the first time after nearly 30 years. According to the reports by Azerbaijani Media, the mission is led by a senior United Nations aid official.  The mission by the global body arrived in Nagorno – Karabakh amidst the ongoing mass exodus of the ethnic Armenian community.  The Nagorno – Karabakh status quo : As per the reports by Azerbaijani media, a “United Nations mission arrived in Karabakh on Sunday morning”. It had been after three decades that the global body even…

French President Emmanuel Macron announced and proposed in favor of a “form of autonomy” for the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Macron made the announcement of this proposition on Thursday, 28th September, 2023, whilst addressing the Corsican Regional Assembly in Ajaccio. He also described the decision of autonomy for Corsica as “historic”. This proposition comes several months after the violent protests that took place on the island of Corsica in the year 2022. Macron announces autonomy for Corsica “without disengagement from the state” : On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the Corsican Regional Assembly in Ajaccio. He offered a proposition…

Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, was prevented from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow, Scotland, by a group of pro – Khalistan radicals on Friday, 29th September 2023. This comes amidst the ongoing diplomatic standoff between India and Canada over the killing of pro – Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Doraiswami was visiting Scotland and was invited by the gurdwara committee of the Glasgow Gurdwara on Albert Drive. It was reported that he had a meeting planned with the committee. A video was posted on Instagram by the handle of ‘ Sikh Youth UK’ in…