India, China discuss return of stranded students, resumption of direct flights

India, China discuss return of stranded students, resumption of direct flights

Beijing: India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing’s COVID-19 bans and resumption of direct flights disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian embassy here said on Thursday. The vexed issue of the return of the Indian students figured in the talks […]

Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives

Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives

BERMAL: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Wednesday’s 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, downing mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rock and mudslides which blocked […]

US values bilateral ties with India; it is ‘key strategic’ partner in Indo-Pacific: White House

US values bilateral ties with India; it is ‘key strategic’ partner in Indo-Pacific: White House

Washington: India is a “very key” strategic partner of the US in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region and Washington values its bilateral relationship with New Delhi, the White House has said, noting that in the context of Russia every country has to make its decision. We will let Indian leaders speak to their economic policies,” […]

President Biden nominates Indian-American scientist Arti Prabhakar as top science advisor

President Biden nominates Indian-American scientist Arti Prabhakar as top science advisor

Washington: Leading Indian-American scientist Dr Arti Prabhakar has been nominated by Joe Biden as a top science advisor to the US President, a decision hailed by the White House and the Indian-American community as “historic.” If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Prabhakar would make history as the first woman, immigrant, or person of colour to […]

Incitement to violence is antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony: India

United Nations: India has said that incitement to violence is the antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony and the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression under a constitutional framework plays an important and positive role in strengthening democracy and combating intolerance. Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine […]

‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment

‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment

Kyiv: Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire Tuesday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region, almost four months after the Kremlin unleashed an invasion. Today everything that can burn is on fire, Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, told […]

Putin says ‘proud’ of Russian troops in Ukraine

Putin says ‘proud’ of Russian troops in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was “proud” of the action of his soldiers in Ukraine, where Moscow says it is conducting a military operation. “We are proud that during the special military operation our fighters act with courage, professionalism, like real heroes,” Putin said in televised remarks during a Kremlin meeting […]

Boris Johnson hails India-UK FTA as biggest of them all’

Boris Johnson hails India-UK FTA as biggest of them all’

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday reiterated the Diwali timeline for a draft India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), declaring that the proposed trade deal with New Delhi would be the biggest yet in the post-Brexit context. In a statement to mark the start of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the […]

China says midcourse missile interception test a success

China says midcourse missile interception test a success

Beijing: China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as it presses its territorial claims. A brief statement from the Defence Ministry late Sunday gave no details, but said the test was purely defensive in nature and was not aimed at […]

Saudi lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India, 3 other nations

Saudi lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India, 3 other nations

Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to India and three other countries. The move is based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus pandemic, and what has been submitted by health authorities on the global epidemiological situation, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting an official […]