Pakistan lawmaker banned from calling Imran Khan ‘selected PM’: Reports.
Pakistan: In a bizarre directive, lawmakers in Pakistan have been banned from using the word selected for country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to Pakistani […]
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Unauthorised drone flying hit operations at Singapore’s Changi airport.
Singapore: Flight operations at the international Changi Airport here were affected due to unauthorised drone activities, days after one of its runways was shut down […]
PM Modi to highlight economic offenders, counter-terrorism issues at G20 summit in Japan.
Osaka/Japan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Japan later this week for two days – June 28, 29 – to participate in the 14th […]
Iran hits back after fresh US sanctions, calls it ‘permanent closure’ of diplomacy
Tehran: Tehran has reacted sharply to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to impose fresh sanctions against top Iranian leaders, including its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]
Heatwave likely in Europe, Paris could be hotter than Delhi this week.
Paris: A European vacation to escape from the scorching heat of the Indian summer? Think again. Several fancied tourist destinations in the continent could see […]
Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits remote area of Indonesia: USGS.
Indonesia: An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck in a remote area of Indonesia in the Banda Sea on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, […]
Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping agree to grow ties whatever external situation: Report.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China`s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their countries` […]
Hong Kong protesters disperse after blockading police headquarters.
HONGKONG: Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia`s leading financial centre had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some roads reopened for […]
अमेरिका ने ईरान की बढ़ाई मुश्किलें, आतंकी वित्त पोषण को लेकर FATF ने बढ़ाए प्रतिबंध
वॉशिंगटन: बहुराष्ट्रीय कार्यबल ने शुक्रवार को कहा कि आतंकी वित्त पोषण बंद करने में असफल रहने को लेकर वह ईरान के खिलाफ आर्थिक प्रतिबंधों को और […]
Mike Pompeo likely to press India for oil sanctions compliance amid US-Iran conflict: State official.
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is scheduled to visit India next week to deepen and broaden the bilateral relationship, is unlikely to […]
US asks India to scrap S-400 Triumf missile deal with Russia or risk CAATSA sanctions.
Russia: Ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India next week, Washington has asked India to scrap the S-400 Triumf defence missile […]
PM Narendra Modi’s re-election will further deepen US-India ties: State Department.
WASHINGTON: Ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India next week, the State Department has said that New Delhi is a crucial […]
Google Doodle celebrates Summer Solstice, longest day of 2019.
Northern: Google on Friday celebrated the start of the summer and also the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere by dedicating a […]
UK RAF Eurofighter Typhoon jets intercept Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighters near Estonian airspace.
Russia: United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets have been regularly tracking, monitoring and intercepting Russian fighters in the skies near the Estonian border […]
PM Narendra Modi wins British Herald reader’s poll for world’s most powerful person 2019.
London: In yet another proof of his image of a global leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been declared as the winner of a reader’s […]
Pakistan evades FATF blacklisting, but danger far from over.
Pakistan: India’s recent attempt to place Pakistan on the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could not go through successfully, as countries like […]
Yoga postures light up UN Headquarters as International Yoga Day celebrations begin.
NEWDELHI: The United Nations headquarters was lit up with postures of ‘Surya Namaskar’ and the message of ‘Yoga for Climate Action’ as India’s Permanent Mission […]
US President Donald Trump orders military strikes on Iran, withdraws later: NYT.
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran in retaliation after Tehran shot down its surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching […]
No plans to place caps on H-1B work visas over data storage rules, clarifies US.
NEWDELHI: The United States has clarified that it has no plans to place caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to […]
Vietnam calls in Russian experts to help preserve corpse of Ho Chi Minh.
HANOI: Vietnam has formed a special team of experts, including four Russian scientists, to help preserve the embalmed body of the Communist-ruled state`s founding leader, […]
Has ‘the sacrificial lamb’ arrived? UN cites new recordings in Khashoggi murder.
RIYADH: Moments before Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered last October, two of his suspected murderers waiting at the kingdom`s Istanbul consulate fretted […]
US tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules: Report.
NEWDELHI: The United States has told India that it’s considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, […]