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NSA Ajit Doval to hold crucial talks with top American leadership

Washington: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will hold crucial talks with the top US leadership including his counterpart Jake Sullivan on the first high-level...

UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed: UNGA President

United Nations: The UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed and unable to discharge its basic function of maintaining international peace...

2024 H-1B visas for skilled professionals to open from March 1: US

New York: The initial registration period for the 2024 H-1B visas for skilled professionals will open from March 1 to March 17, the U.S....

Ukraine imposes sanctions on 182 Russian, Belarusian firms, 3 people

Kyiv: Ukraine imposed sanctions against 182 Russian and Belarusian companies, and three individuals, in the latest of a series of steps by President Volodymyr...

India imp partner of choice for US, says Biden admin official ahead of Doval trip

Washington: India is an important partner of choice for the United States, the Biden administration has said ahead of a crucial visit by National...

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire

Gaza City: Israel launched a series of bombing raids in the central Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from Gazan terrorists, and said...

China’s aggressive actions caused India to join Quad: Pompeo

Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, which has charted an independent course on foreign policy, was forced to...

Meta to restore Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts

Washington: Meta Platforms Inc has said that it will restore former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, which were suspended following the...

UK hails ‘another year of cooperation’ with Republic Day wishes to India

London: The United Kingdom on Thursday expressed its greetings for India’s 74th Republic Day with a personal message from the country’s foreign minister James...

‘Covid infection could damage foetuses of pregnant women’

London: Foetuses and placentas of pregnant women, especially those infected with COVID-19 at earlier points in the pandemic, were found to bear a greater...

Indian-American Nikki Haley hints presidential run

Says can take US in a new direction Washington: Prominent Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley has said that she thinks she can be the “new...

Very difficult to militarily eject Russian forces from Ukraine in 2023: US general

Washington: For this year, it would be “very, very difficult” to militarily eject the Russian forces from every inch of territory that they have...

Blinken cautions China against changing status quo on Taiwan

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cautioned China against changing the status quo on Taiwan which is vital to maintaining peace and...

2022 was 5th warmest year on record, situation alarming: NASA

Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest year on record, according to an analysis by US space...

We count a lot on India’s G-20 leadership amidst global economic slowdown: IMF MD

Washington: The international community counts a lot on India's leadership of the G-20 at a time when the world is faced with the continued...

Biden takes classified documents, information very seriously: White House

Washington: US President Joe Biden takes classified documents and information "very seriously", the White House has said, hours after it revealed that more classified...

‘Older adults’ risk of heart disease reduces by walking 3-4 miles a day’  

Washington: Older adults who walk three to four miles per day 6,000 to 9,000 steps, are 40 to 50 per cent less likely to...

Making efforts to activate SAARC: Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal on Sunday said it was making efforts to activate the eight-member regional grouping SAARC, which has not been very effective since 2016. Speaking...

Ukraine: Putin Announces Ceasefire

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour cease fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas after an appeal from the head of...

Recession will hit a third of the world this year, warns IMF chief

Washington: A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the IMF chief has said, and warned that 2023 will be...

PM Modi in contact with leaders of Russia and Ukraine, says Jaishankar

Vienna: Underlining that differences must be settled through talks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that Prime Minister Narenrda Modi has been...

India abstains on UNGA resolution asking ICJ opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights

United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice for its opinion on...

EAM Jaishankar lauds role of Indian peacekeepers under UN during visit to Cyprus

Larnaca (Cyprus): Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has lauded the role of Indian peacekeepers under the flag of the United Nations as he visited a...

Troubles aside, Xi says China on ‘right side of history’

BEIJING: China “stands on the right side of history,” the country's leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday in a New Year's address that came...

India to take up affordability & accessibility to energy, foodgrains, fertilisers issue at G20 ‘very strongly’: Jaishankar

Nicosia: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday underlined that during its G20 presidency, India intends to take up the issue of affordability and...

China appoints US envoy Qin Gong as new foreign minister

Beijing: China has appointed its US envoy Qin Gang as the new foreign minister to succeed incumbent Wang Yi, who has been elevated to...

Putin, Xi hold talks as Russia fires another Ukraine barrage

Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed on Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow's 10-month...

Iran holds military drill near strategic Strait of Hormuz

Dubai: Iran's military on Friday kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait...

US says Chinese intercept could have caused air collision

Beijing: The US military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the...

Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine

Kyiv: Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack on Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting...

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