US pulls out of Paris Climate Accord hours after Trump inauguration

The executive order says that the United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately submit formal written notification of its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

President Shanmugaratnam to begin 5-day visit to India on Tuesday

Shanmugaratnam will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart, President Droupadi Murmu, who will also host a banquet in his honour, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, announcing the visit.

Trinidad and Tobago President Kangaloo named chief guest at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to take part in various events in Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a meeting on Tuesday, December 31, to review the preparations for the programme, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speculative and inaccurate: Canada denies media report that claimed PM Modi knew of Nijjar’s killing

The Canadian government issued the statement after Globe and Mail claimed in its report that the country’s security agencies believe Modi knew about the killing of a Sikh separatist leader (Hardeep Singh Nijjar) in British Columbia and other violent plots.

India calls out Canada’s “smear campaign” after media report on Nijjar killing

Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.