An Air India international flight from Frankfurt to Delhi made an emergency diversion to Jaipur on Wednesday morning after a hijack alert triggered an immediate security response from aviation and law-enforcement authorities. The flight, operating as AI-2030, was en route from Germany to India when Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control reportedly received an emergency signal from
A growing debate is emerging in India over how New Delhi should respond to a series of sharp comments and trade threats from US President Donald Trump, with some analysts arguing that India can no longer afford to remain passive in the face of repeated public criticism from Washington. The discussion has intensified following several
Ethiopia has described India as one of its most important international partners as tensions continue in parts of the Horn of Africa, underscoring the growing strategic relationship between the two countries. In an interview with Firstpost, Ethiopia’s Chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi, Ambassador Nebiyu Tedla, said Ethiopia remains committed to dialogue and peaceful cooperation despite
Senior advocate and former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has alleged that India is facing a coordinated campaign of external pressure, warning that recent unrest and political developments in the region may not be entirely organic. In remarks that have sparked debate, Salve suggested that foreign funding and overseas influence could be playing a
Russia has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for a 60‑day ceasefire, arguing that a temporary pause in fighting would not address the underlying issues of the conflict and insisting that Moscow is focused on achieving a broader, long‑term settlement. The proposal was put forward by Zelenskyy to allow Ukraine to conduct a presidential election
UNITED NATIONS,: India has warned Pakistan against treating nuclear weapons as “routine instruments of statecraft”, saying New Delhi will not bow to nuclear blackmail and that any terrorist attack on the country will draw a fitting response. India spoke on Friday, exercising its Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament
Russia has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for a 60‑day ceasefire, arguing that a temporary pause in fighting would not address the underlying issues of the conflict and insisting that Moscow is focused on achieving a broader, long‑term settlement. The proposal was put forward by Zelenskyy to allow Ukraine to conduct a presidential election
Bangladesh has signed a $335.78 million concessional loan agreement with China to expand and modernise Mongla Port, the country’s second-largest seaport, located about 80 kilometres from the Indian border. The move is being closely watched in South Asia because of the port’s strategic location and its potential impact on regional trade and connectivity. According to
The global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as one of the biggest drivers of economic growth, and according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian economies are among the biggest beneficiaries. However, while India is attracting increasing investment and interest in AI, experts say questions remain about how much of the global opportunity
Arab political parties could play a decisive role in Israel’s upcoming election, as new opinion polls suggest that the opposition bloc seeking to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading but remains short of the seats needed to form a government on its own. According to a poll-of-polls published by The Jerusalem Post, the opposition
