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New York Times journalists other workers on 24-hour strike

New York: Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday, the first strike of its kind...

Will continue to encourage India to uphold religious freedom for all: US

Washington: India is home to a great diversity of faiths and the Biden administration will continue to encourage it to uphold its commitments to...

Trump organization gets convicted in executive tax dodge scheme

NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s company was convicted of tax fraud on Tuesday for helping executives dodge taxes on extravagant perks such as Manhattan apartments...

India exploring options to minimise impact on its students’ education: Kamboj

UNITED NATIONS: India, which facilitated the safe return of its 22,500 nationals, most of them students, from Ukraine amid the conflict, is exploring options...

Suicide bombing kills Indonesian police officer, wounds 10: Authorities

BANDUNG: A suicide bomber killed a police officer and wounded 10 others in an attack on a police station in Indonesia's West Java province...

Germany: 25 arrested on suspicion of planning armed coup

Berlin: Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to...

China’s Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy

Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this week amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed...

Over 20 per cent of people suffered violence, harassment at work: UN

GENEVA: More than one in five people in employment worldwide have experienced some form of workplace harassment or violence, according to a survey released...

Rahul Gandhi blew kisses to group shouting ‘Modi’ slogans as his Yatra crossed MP border

Agar Malwa (MP): In the last leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh, a group of people in a town in Agar...

Four diplomats, US lawmaker honoured with 2022 ‘Diwali- Power of One’ award at UN

United Nations: Four veteran diplomats and a US lawmaker have been honoured with this year's annual 'Diwali- Power of One' award here for their...

China’s Xi to visit Saudi Arabia from Wednesday: Saudi state media

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia this week, meeting the king and de facto ruler of the...

Roadside bomb kills seven in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said. "The bomb was...

Blinken vows US support for Israel despite unease over govt

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with Prime...

Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation

KHERSON: Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children’s hospital in the south started secretly planning how to save the...

Russia launches new missile attacks, Ukrainians head for shelters

KYIV: Russia unleashed a new barrage of missiles on Ukraine on Monday, causing people to head to shelters across the country as air defences...

Mobilisation increases Russian military threat: Ukrainian general

KYIV: Russia's recent mobilisation has increased its military threat in Ukraine, with better trained soldiers now arriving at the front line, the commander of...

Sikh woman shot dead in Canada’s Ontario province

TORONTO: A 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh woman has been shot dead, in an apparent 'targeted' killing in Canada's Ontario province, according to the police. The victim, identified...

US faces pivotal years in countering China: Pentagon chief

Simi Valley (US): The US is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that American values, not Beijing's,...

China’s Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests: US intel

WASHINGTON: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with Covid-19, and while recent protests there...

US intel chief thinking ”optimistically” for Ukraine forces

Kyiv: The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine is running at a "reduced tempo" and suggests Ukrainian forces could...

IMF says it fully supports India’s G20 agenda

Washington: The IMF "fully supports" the G20 agenda of India, which is planning to use the ongoing global crises as an opportunity to seek...

At least seven university students were sentenced to death behind ‘closed’ doors, says UN

BANGKOK: The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139,...

We don’t need to be told what to do on democracy: India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Amb Kamboj

UNITED NATIONS: India does not need to be told what to do on democracy, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj,...

Official says over 10,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war

Kyiv: A top adviser to Ukraine's president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the country's...

Putin tells Scholz that Ukraine infrastructure strikes ‘inevitable’: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told German counterpart Olaf Scholz on Friday that Moscow's attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure were "inevitable" and accused the West...

Looking forward to supporting India’s G20 presidency: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States is looking forward to supporting India's G20 presidency next year on a range of issues, including addressing the current food...

Former US President Bill Clinton tests positive for COVID-19

Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton said he has tested positive for COVID-19, but acknowledged that his symptoms were mild, as he exhorted people...

India will resume work in at least 20 stalled projects in Afghanistan: Taliban

Kabul: The Taliban dispensation in Afghanistan has said that India will resume work in at least 20 stalled projects in several provinces across the...

East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a ‘military failure’ says Pak Foreign Minister Bilawal

Karachi: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has termed the East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a "colossal military failure," in a veiled jibe at the...

China warns US officials not to interfere in its relationship with India: Pentagon

Washington: China has warned US officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, according to a Pentagon report which underlines that Beijing seeks...

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