The economy minister of Japan pays a visit to Yasukuni Shrine prior to the autumn festival.

Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Minister of the Japanese Economy, paid a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday, a day before the festival that is held there in autumn.

Nishimura stated to the reporters that he made a ritual offering, which he paid for out of his own money, after he h...

Kishida reorganizes his cabinet, appointing a record-tying five female ministers.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, appointing a record-tying five women as ministers in an effort to bolster his government's popularity amid rumours that he is evaluating the optimal time to dissolve the lower house for a snap election.

Kishida, a mod...

Nitish Kumar is India's future prime minister, according to the JD(U), while cohort allies deflect questions.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's repeated assertions that he does not seek the prime ministership or any other post within the INDIA bloc appeared to have been disregarded by his JD(U) on Tuesday, when party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh told a large gathering in his stronghold Nalanda, &qu...

According to Dharmendra Pradhan, the Karnataka government's decision to discontinue NEP was politically motivated.

Thursday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan conveyed his displeasure with the Karnataka government's reported decision to discontinue the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, calling it "politically motivated."

"Education should be a beacon of progress, not...

A bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha to supplant the CJI with a cabinet minister in the selection of the CEC and election commissioners.

The central government introduced a bill on Thursday that would replace the chief justice of India (CJI) with a cabinet minister on the committee for the appointment of chief election commissioners (CECs) and commissioners (ECs). To oppose the contentious bill, the opposition raised a ruckus.

Kiren Rijiju has been dared by the Congress to disclose the names of ministers who have travelled to Manipur since the outbreak of violence.

Since the violence in Manipur broke out 97 days ago, the Congress has challenged Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to provide data on his statements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested central ministers to visit the Northeast every 15 days. Rijiju made these statements while speaking in the...

Japan and NATO's interests are increasingly aligned, although their links are still only symbolic.

As China's global security and economic footprint grows, the participation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a NATO summit for the second consecutive year shows how Asia and Europe's strategic interests are increasingly convergent. However, since the relationship is still develo...

Talks about the U.S. debt cap need to be more mature, says a German minister.

There isn't much time left to reach a deal. Earlier this month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that if a deal isn't reached, the biggest economy in the world could default on its debt on June 1.

Leaders of the Democratic Party want to raise the cap, but Republican law...

The G7 finance ministers' meeting is overshadowed by banking crisis concerns.

Against the backdrop of concerns of a bank-led global financial crisis, the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, which begins on Thursday, is anticipated to concentrate on strengthening the financial system.

Ahead of next week's G7 leaders’ summ...

There's still a lot for you to learn. A German politician was reprimanded for a Star Wars-related tweet gaffe.

Things aren't looking good for Marco Buschmann. In honor of the unofficial Star Wars Day, Germany's justice minister tweeted something that has since been widely criticized by the franchise's many devoted followers. The Libertarian Party member tweeted, "Happy #StarWarsDay!"...

If governments try to regulate cryptocurrencies without reaching a worldwide consensus, they will fail. FM A. Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that a worldwide framework may need to be formed, and everyone will have to work together on it, before India takes any action on it, underscoring that global consensus is important for regulation of crypto. However, the Minister emphasized...

Kishida returns to campaign rallies as police investigate an explosives attack.

On Saturday, an explosion occurred minutes before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to give a speech in the city of Wakayama, but he was unharmed.

As the prime minister was ready to give a stump speech at a port, he was reportedly tossed a cylindrical item, which fell about 1 m...

French Health Minister: "We must rebuild our health system to reflect the France of today."

In France, as in many other European countries, the health care system is facing a growing number of problems. For many people, the hardest problem is finding a GP or primary care doctor. The Anglo American Press Association invited The Local to a briefing with Health Minister Francois Braun, whe...

Commerce Secretary Ross meets with India's Telecom Stack Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to talk about semiconductors and the country's telecom infrastructure.

Gina M. Raimondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, recently met with Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. They talked about ways to work together on things like semiconductors, the digital economy, data flow, Open RAN, and the Prosperity Framework for the Indo-Pacific (IPEF). Today, a memorandum of understand...

Discussions between the German Chancellor and the Indian Prime Minister will include the Russia-Ukraine dispute.

German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific would be "very high" on the agenda of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meetings this weekend. The envoy also ment...

The German health minister expresses concern about a new Covid variant.

"We are monitoring whether, and to what extent, XBB.1.5 occurs in Germany," said Germany's health minister. Germany's health minister has expressed concern about a new COVID-19 subvariant that has been linked to an increase in hospitalisations in the northeastern United States, ...

Planned reforms to Germany's struggling healthcare system

In 2019, Germany plans to introduce legislation that would significantly alter the country's healthcare system. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach met with state health ministers on Thursday to discuss the country's financially and operationally stressed hospital system. Before the su...

Both Prime Minister Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will give keynote addresses at the 25th annual Bengaluru Tech Summit

The 25th edition of Asia's largest Tech Event, "Bengaluru Tech Summit," will kick off on November 16 with keynote speeches from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Taking place in person from November 16-18, this flagship event is being co-hosted by th...

Approximately 947 billion litres of ethanol are used for fuel and other purposes

In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Sadie Niranjan Jyoti stated that the country's current ethanol production capacity for Ethanol blending with gasoline and other applications is approximately 947crore lit...

Will India-Pakistan cricket relations change? What Jaishankar, said by the foreign minister

As India and Pakistan continue to be at odds, can an exception be made for cricket, a sport that both countries enjoy?

"Are you willing to talk to your neighbor if he has a gun to your head?"

", said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Agenda Aaj Tak, when...