New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in the national capital on Thursday and he was welcomed at the airport by his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh, reflecting the importance India has attached to the trip. Austin is paying a two-day visit to New Delhi to attend the India-US ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial dialogue […]
New Delhi: India and the US will discuss bilateral cooperation in defence and other key areas apart from taking stock of the global developments, including the Israel-Hamas conflict and the war in Ukraine, during the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue here on November 10. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the […]
Riyadh: Following a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called a “extraordinary meeting” of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the number of deaths from the Israeli bombardment of Gaza has surpassed 10,000. The meeting, which has been scheduled for November 12 in Riyadh, is intended […]
Gaza Strip: Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza, previously working in Israel and the occupied West Bank and then detained by Israel, are being pushed into the war-torn enclave, according to media reports. Footage showed some of the workers returning on Friday through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing in Israel, east of the Rafah […]
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail link between Tripura’s Nischintapur and Gangasagar in the neighbouring country. The other two projects inaugurated by Modi and Hasina are the 65-km Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line, and Unit 2 of the […]
New Delhi: The education sector has emerged as the most targeted industry for cyber attacks, accounting for more than 7 lakh detected threats in April-June 2023, according to a study. The substantial number of attacks underscores the increasing vulnerability of educational institutions to cyberattacks, the study said. The manufacturing industry stood second, reporting 3.29 lakh […]
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they launched a “large number” of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israel and warned of more attacks to come. Israel earlier said it destroyed an unidentified “aerial target” over the Red Sea on Tuesday morning. “There was no threat or risk to civilians,” the Israeli military said. The incident triggered […]
Yangon: Myanmar officials have met with Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh to discuss their repatriation to Myanmar. The officials travelled to Bangladesh on Tuesday to meet with refugees amid a new repatriation plan brokered by China. The push is part of a pilot repatriation scheme discussed in a three-way meeting between the two countries and […]
New Delhi: Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will provide connectivity to humanitarian groups in Gaza, the billionaire entrepreneur announced on Saturday. Musk was responding to a question from US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, who expressed her concern over the internet blackout in the territory amid the ongoing […]
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern at the humanitarian system in Gaza, saying it is facing a total collapse with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. Guterres noted that about 500 trucks per day were crossing into Gaza before the hostilities began but in recent days, an average of […]