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UK PM joins US, France, Germany, Italy to extend support to Israel

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to the leaders of the US, France, Germany and Italy to discuss the conflict in Israel soon...

Global firms adjust operations in Israel amid security threats

Washington: In response to the recent devastating attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, several global firms have taken precautionary measures in Israel. They...

Eight-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled in Johannesburg’s Tolstoy Farm

Johannesburg: An eight-foot-tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled at Tolstoy Farm, the commune that he had started during his tenure as a...

Iran denies involvement in Hamas-Israel conflict

Tehran: Military leaders from Iran reportedly played a pivotal role in assisting Hamas, the group governing the Gaza Strip, to strategize a multifaceted attack...

US says moving warships closer to Israel

Washington: The United States on Monday said that it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and fighter jets to the eastern Mediterranean sea to...

Developed nations may face scrutiny over unfulfilled climate commitments at COP28: UN report

New Delhi: Acknowledgement that historical emissions of developed countries have depleted the carbon budget and that they failed to fulfil their pre-2020 commitments could...

Israel declares ‘war’ after 22 killed in massive rocket attack by Hamas militants

Jerusalem: A surprise attack by Hamas militants from Gaza at daybreak killed at least 22 Israelis on Saturday prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...

Indian Embassy in Israel issues advisory; urges Indians to ‘remain vigilant’

Tel Aviv: The Indian Embassy in Israel on Saturday asked all Indian nationals in the country to “remain vigilant” and “observe safety protocols” as...

Nine Nepalese injured in Hamas attack in Israel

Kathmandu: At least nine Nepalese nationals were injured in the terrorist attack by the Hamas militant group in Israel on Saturday, the Nepal government...

Putin says Ukraine would die in a week if Western military aid stops

Moscow: As the West continues to provide aid for war-torn Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Ukraine would not survive for more than...

UK PM calls for de-escalation of India-Canada row

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he hopes to see a de-escalation of the India-Canada diplomatic row in a call with his...

US will continue to foster stronger defence partnership with India: Pentagon

Washington: The US very much appreciates its defence ties with India and will continue to foster partnership with the country in the area, the...

Canada evacuates diplomats from India: Report

Toronto: Canada has evacuated a majority of its diplomats working in India outside of New Delhi to either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore after it...

Eight Sikhs in Canada charged with firearms-related offences

Toronto: Canadian police have apprehended around eight Sikh youths aged between 19 to 26 years in relation to possession of loaded, prohibited or restricted...

Bangladesh sees 1,000 deaths due to dengue this year

Dhaka: Every bed in Bangladesh’s Mugda Hospital’s fever ward is occupied as the nation struggles to contain what could be its deadliest dengue outbreak....

Golden bicycle worth Rs 3 crore on sale in Dubai

Dubai: A remarkable creation has taken center stage in Dubai, where a bicycle made entirely of 24K gold is now available for purchase. This extravagant...

Taliban needs to meet its commitments to get legitimacy: White House

Washington: Two days after a Taliban-appointed Afghanistan minister reiterated that ’men and women are not equal’ based on Sharia, the White House has said,...

Lankan president rejects int’l probe into Easter bombings, slams West for its double standards

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ruled out having an international-aided independent probe into the 2019 Easter bombings by a local Islamist extremist...

Trudeau says Canada going through ‘extremely challenging time’ with India

Vows to engage constructively Toronto: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada was going through an "extremely challenging time" with India but asserted that...

Sri Lanka to have deals with India, Bangladesh govts for medicine imports

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will stop emergency purchases of medicine and will enter into government-to-government contracts with India and Bangladesh to curb alleged...

Iran’s Leader pardons, commutes sentences of over 2,000 convicts

Tehran: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of over 2000 Iranian prisoners on the eve...

Los Angeles mayor urges India to open consulate in America’s second-largest city

Washington: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the Indian-American community have urged the Indian government to open a consulate in the second-largest US city...

Like Chandrayaan, Indo-US relationship will go to the moon and even beyond: Jaishankar

Washington: The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the two nations have moved to a position where they see each other as...

First ‘electric air taxi’ delivered to US Air Force; NASA to test it

Washington: California-based Joby Aerospace on Monday announced the delivery of their “air taxi” — an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft—to the United States...

Indian envoy to UK stopped from entering gurudwara in Scotland by pro-Khalistan activists

London: The Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, who was on a visit to Scotland, was stopped by a group of pro-Khalistan...

Tesla sued for racial discrimination of Black employees in US

Washington: Tesla has been sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial...

At least 55 people killed in two suicide blasts in Pakistan

Karachi: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over...

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss global developments amid India-Canada diplomatic row

Washington: India and the US have emphasised the continued importance of bilateral cooperation in areas like defence, space and clean energy as External Affairs...

More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023

New York: More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, the...

Chinese hackers stole 60,000 US govt emails from 10 State Dept accounts: Senate staffer

Washington: Tens of thousands of emails were stolen from US State Department accounts by Chinese hackers who exploited Microsoft’s email system earlier this year,...

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