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Buenos Aires, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, was felicitated with the 'Key to the City of Buenos Aires', a symbolic ceremonial honour, during his official two-day state visit in Argentina, recognising his contribution in strengthening the ties between India and the South American country."Honoured to receive the 'Key to the City of Buenos Aires' from Jorge Macri, Chief of the City Government of Buenos Aires," PM Modi wrote on his official X account."A symbol of trust & friendship. PM @narendramodi was presented with the ‘Key to the City of Buenos Aires’ by Mr. Jorge Macri, Head of the City Government of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This ceremonial honour is in recognition of PM’s contributions in strengthening the India-Argentina ties," Ministry of External ...

Buenos Aires, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, paid his tribute to the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires after concluding high delegation-level talks with Argentina's President Javier Milei. While paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi -- Father of the Nation of India here, PM Modi said that Gandhiji's timeless vision and noble ideals will always guide humanity and taking inspiration from him India is committed to build a just and compassionate world. "Paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in Buenos Aires. His timeless vision and noble ideals will always guide humanity. All over the world, the thoughts of Bapu reverberate. They give strength and hope to millions. Inspired by him, we reiterate our commitment to build a j...

Buenos Aires, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, held comprehensive delegation-level talks with Argentina's President Javier Milei, describing the meeting as "excellent", adding that both countries had made significant progress in further enhancing the bilateral ties.Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi said: "Excellent meeting with President Javier Milei of Argentina. We celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Argentina and 5 years since we elevated our relationship to a Strategic Partnership. We have made significant progress in our bilateral relations, but we both agree that the path ahead is even more promising."During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed ongoing cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to building an even stronger...

Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) Bangladesh on Saturday sought the identities and case details of 36 Bangladeshi nationals recently arrested in Malaysia for their involvement in a radical movement and bringing extremist beliefs based on the Islamic State (IS) ideology into the Southeast Asian country."The government of Bangladesh is closely monitoring the developments, and the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is in close communication with the relevant Malaysian authorities," Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday."The Bangladesh High Commission will extend necessary support to the expatriate Bangladeshis wherever needed. Of the arrested/detained individuals, formal charges have been filed against five in Malaysian courts. The rest are in the process of either further ...

Buenos Aires, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his historic visit to Argentina by paying respects at the statue of General Jose de San Martin, the country's revered freedom fighter and national hero, in Buenos Aires.PM Modi laid a wreath and paid his respect at the San Martin Memorial, beginning the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the South American nation in the last 57 years.General Jose de San Martin is recognised as the liberator of Argentina and the monument was created in 1862 by French sculptor Louis Joseph Daumas. It was the first equestrian statue in Buenos Aires.San Martín led crucial moments in Argentina's fight for independence between 1813 and 1818, defeating Spanish troops at the Battle of San Lorenzo, reorganising the Army o...

Buenos Aires, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly received by Argentina's President Javier Milei at the historic Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires as the two leaders began bilateral engagements, on Saturday.PM Modi arrived in Argentina early Saturday, beginning the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the South American nation in the last 57 years. This is the third leg of his five-nation tour, following visits to Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), earlier in the week. It will be followed by Brazil (July 5-8) and Namibia (July 9).The Prime Minister began the visit by paying respects at the statue of General Jose de San Martin, Argentina's revered freedom fighter and national hero.He was then accorded a ceremonial welcome ahead of the delegation-level tal...

Tokyo, July 5 (IANS) A preliminary magnitude 5.4 earthquake that rattled islands in southwestern Japan on Saturday had no link to a disaster prediction made by the comic book (Manga) author that had gone viral on social media, Japan's weather agency has confirmed.It was circulating on social media that Japan will experience a major disaster in July – particularly on a Saturday - following a prediction made in "The Future I Saw", a manga authored by Japanese artist Ryo Tatsuki, local media reported.Addressing a press conference in Tokyo, an official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, Ayataka Ebita, said current science cannot accurately predict earthquakes, and any event that seems to align with the manga author's prediction is purely coincidental."It is absolutely a coincidence. There i...

Tel Aviv, July 5 (IANS) Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Saturday severely condemned the series of anti-Semitic attacks in Australia, which involved an arson attack on a synagogue (a Jewish place of worship) and a targetted act of violence at an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne, in the State of Victoria."I strongly condemn last night's vile antisemitic attacks in Melbourne, including the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue and the targetted violence at the Israeli restaurant Miznon. Israel stands firmly with the Jewish community in Australia. There have been too many antisemitic attacks in Australia. The Australian government must do more to fight this poisonous disease," Sa’ar said in a post on X.Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel also expr...

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State(MoS) for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, will be undertaking an official visit to Cambodia scheduled from July 7-8, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The Minister will thereafter be visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 10-11, at the invitation of the current ASEAN Chair, Malaysia. “Our excellent, close relations with Cambodia are underpinned by shared civilisational heritage and a robust, people-centric development partnership. The visit would further bolster our bilateral ties and provide an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on advancing initiatives and issues of mutual interest in diverse sectors. MoS would be calling on the senior leadership of Cambodia, and would interact wit...

Tehran, July 5 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Saturday released a video capturing the aftermath of Israel's strike on “Evin Prison's medical facility” in Tehran, claiming that 79 people were killed in the attack. “With each passing day, new dimensions of Netanyahu’s war crimes in Tehran and other Iranian cities targeted by the Israeli regime’s aggression are displayed to the public. The video below captures the aftermath of the Israeli regime’s 23 June brutal assault on Evin Prison's medical facility where inmates' families & friends had gathered to visit their loved ones,” Baqaei said in a post on X.“They were trapped & burned to death under the rubble alongside a number of staffers and passersby: 79 precious lives perished as the result of Israel's...