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India, US paving way for free, prosperous Indo-Pacific: Envoy Garcetti

New Delhi: US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said India and America are paving the way for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific as he hailed...

PM speaks to Putin, Zelenkskyy; calls for early end to Russia-Ukraine conflict

New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr...

Incoming Palestinian PM lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Ramallah, West Bank: The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund...

US, Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

New York: The United States and Japan are sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear...

Russia’s Putin to visit China in May: Sources

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China in May for talks with Xi Jinping, in what could be the Kremlin chief’s first...

Indian Consulate in touch with US authorities after another Indian student dies

New Delhi: The Indian Consulate in New York said on Monday that initial investigations into the death of an Indian student, reportedly found dead...

‘Palestinian death toll mounts to 31,645’

Gaza: Gaza Health Ministry on Monday said that the Palestinian death toll has mounted to 31, 645 following Israel’s counter-operations inside the Gaza Strip,...

Taliban says it hit back at Pak military after air strikes in Afg kill 8

Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and its...

South Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia

Seoul: North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its...

Putin hits back at US for criticising Russian poll process

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hit back at the US for criticising his country’s presidential election process. The Russian leader reportedly accused the...

Day after bail, ED issues 9th summons to Delhi CM Kejriwal

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued ninth summons to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal in a...

Netanyahu rails against US criticism, says Israel won’t stop until ‘total victory’ achieved

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed on Sunday against growing criticism from the United States against his leadership amid the devasting war...

WHO chief urges Israel to stop ground assault on Rafah

New Delhi: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Israel to halt its ground assault on Rafah, the southernmost city...

Overnight shooting kills 2, wounds 5 in Washington DC

Washington: An early morning shooting in Washington DC, killed two people and wounded five others on Sunday, police said. Officers responded to a reported shooting...

Kim Jong Un takes ride in luxury Russian limo given to him by Putin

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took his first ride in the luxury car that was given to him as a gift by...

US Senator asks social media companies about preparations for elections in India, other nations

Washington: An influential American Senator has asked the US social media companies as to what preparations they have made for elections in India, where...

Ready to evacuate nationals from violence-hit Haiti, if required: India

New Delhi: Asserting that it is ready to evacuate its nationals from violence-torn Haiti, if required, India said on Friday that it has set...

Webb telescope finds frozen alcohol, acetic acid swirling around baby stars

New Delhi: Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a variety of molecules in and around early-stage protostars where planets are yet...

Proposed US resolution would back global efforts for an immediate, sustained ceasefire in Gaza

United Nations: The United States circulated the final draft of a United Nations Security Council resolution late Thursday that would support international efforts to...

Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok, other platforms how they’re reducing generative AI risks

New Delhi: European Union regulators on Thursday ratcheted up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok with requests for information on...

India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ & open

New Delhi: India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and...

15 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged poaching

Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy on Friday detained at least 15 Indian fishermen off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffna Peninsula for...

S. Korea stages live-fire drills with US near inter-Korean border

Seoul: South Korea staged live-fire tank drills on Thursday near the inter-Korean border, involving US military engineers, the Army said, as the allies’ major...

Hamas will survive Israel’s planned raids in Rafah: Hezbollah

Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that Israel will not be able to eliminate Hamas even if it enters Rafah, a local...

China gifts explosives disposal equipment to Sri Lanka

Colombo: Sri Lanka has received special explosives disposal equipment from China under a military grant scheme, which the island nation said would be of...

Putin warns West of nuclear war, a look at how big Russia’s N arsenal is, and who controls it?

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is ready for a nuclear war if the US harms their sovereignty and independence,...

Israeli forces launch deadly raids in occupied West Bank

Occupied West Bank: Israeli forces have killed at least four people, including two minors, in raids on multiple locations in the occupied West Bank,...

Japanese solid-fuelled rocket explodes shortly after launch

Tokyo: A small Japanese rocket exploded shortly after launch in a blow to Tokyo-based startup Space One’s attempt to become the first local company...

UN chief calls for action as women’s rights face backsliding, violence

New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the critical urgency of protecting women’s rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a...

First batch of Indian military personnel manning helicopter leaves Maldives

Male: The first batch of Indian military personnel stationed in the Maldives manning a helicopter gifted by India have departed from the island nation...

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