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Address matters on biological weapons convention through cooperation between parties concerned: India at UNSC

United Nations: India has told the UN Security Council that any matters relating to obligations under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention should be...

Pentagon to support India with defence hardware as US, UK keen for Indo-Pacific push

WASHINGTON: The US will continue to support India with equipment and other things it needs along the Line of Actual Control with China, a...

Medical students recount horrific time in Ukraine on return

New Delhi: “This is like a new life,” said medical student Dhruv Pandita as he recounted the horror he went through in the war-torn...

We see no security reasons for Indian students to leave Russia: Embassy

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the crisis in Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Moscow has said that it sees no security concerns at...

Chinese Premier says situation in Ukraine grave, slams sanctions against Russia

Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for utmost efforts to support the ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, even as he opposed...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says he will retire this year

Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday said that he will retire later this year after serving two five-year terms. Li, 66, the second ranking...

Plane carrying Trump made emergency landing over weekend, source says

WASHINGTON: A plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Saturday evening after experiencing an engine failure...

IAEA loses contact with monitoring systems installed at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine

VIENNA: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was taken over by Russian forces last month, has stopped transmitting data to the IAEA, the UN...

India and US to collaborate on building resilient supply chains: USTR report

Washington: As part of its efforts to address the global supply chain crisis, the Joe Biden administration plans “to collaborate with India on building...

Turkish, Israeli presidents to meet for first time after fractious decade

ANKARA: Turkey and Israel will seek to overcome years of animosity and insults when their presidents meet for the first time in more than...

Former Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar dies at 92

ISLAMABAD: Rafiq Tarar, a veteran Pakistani politician and former Supreme Court judge who served as the country's President from 1997 to 2001, passed away...

Blinken pledges American support in Moldova

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Moldova pledging America's support to the small Western-leaning former Soviet republic that is coping with...

Iran may answer UN nuclear questions as deal talks near end

Tehran: Iran on Saturday suggested it could supply answers long sought by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog toward the end of May as talks...

6 dead as large tornado roars through central Iowa

NEW YORK: Six people were killed Saturday when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities...

Anti-money-laundering body puts UAE on global ‘gray’ list

Dubai: A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab Emirates on its so-called “gray list” over concerns that the...

President Biden will decide whether to apply or waive sanctions on India under CAATSA, US official on Russian S-400

Washington: US President Joe Biden will decide whether to apply or waive sanctions on India, one of America's key partners, under the CAATSA law...

China set to kick off key Parliament season amid Ukraine turmoil

Beijing: China is all set to commence its key annual Parliament season amid the global turmoil over the Ukraine crisis and the impending leadership...

Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request

ANKARA: Russia cancelled a bid to send four of its warships through Turkish waters into the Black Sea at Turkey’s request, foreign minister Mevlut...

India will be an essential partner for the US in generating mutual prosperity and creating a global free world supply chain, says USIBC

WASHINGTON: India, the world’s largest democracy and a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, will be an essential partner for the US in generating...

COVID cases reported globally dropped by 16 per cent last week: WHO

GENEVA: The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16 per cent last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according...

Pak authorities set up team to decide on handing over of historic gurdwara to EPTB

PESHWAR: Pakistani authorities have set up a joint committee to decide on the handing over of an over 100-year-old gurdwara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

500,000 plus people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded: UN

GENEVA: The UN refugee agency said Monday that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week. UN High Commissioner...

Amid Ukraine tensions, India-US discussions on 30 Predator drones reach advanced stage

WASHINGTON: The discussions on the sale of 30 Predator armed drones by the US to India, the first to a non-NATO ally, at an...

Imran Khan meets Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine conflict

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kremlin on Thursday in his first face-to-face talks since the start...

Ukraine to impose state of emergency, says top security official

Kyiv: Ukraine’s top security official Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday that Ukraine would impose a state of emergency on all of its territory, apart...

World is facing ‘biggest global security crisis’ in recent years: UN chief on Ukraine issue

UNITED NATIONS: The world is facing the "biggest global peace and security crisis" in recent years, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he...

Clear attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity: Blinken

Washington: Strongly condemning President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken...

Don’t slip into the ‘lazy analogy’ of referring Quad as Asian NATO: EAM Jaishankar

MUNICH: Dismissing the notion that the Quad is an Asian NATO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are "interested parties" who...

Convinced that Russia would invade Ukraine: US President Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he is convinced and has reason to believe that Russian forces will attack Ukraine, including its...

Russia welcomes India’s position on Ukraine situation

New Delhi: Russia on Friday welcomed India’s position on the Ukraine crisis, amid spike in tensions between the NATO countries and Moscow over the...

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