Perseverance rover’s exciting work to happen in coming weeks: NASA’s Indian-American engineer
Houston, Mar 1 (PTI): Vishnu Sridhar, a 27-year-old Indian-American lead system engineer with NASA’s Perseverance rover, has said that the most exciting work on...
Heavy fighting kills 27 people in central Yemen
SANAA, Yemen , Feb 26 (AP) — Heavy fighting between rebels and government forces in Yemen’s oil-rich Marib has killed at least 27 people,...
China silent on permitting return of Indian, international students
Beijing, Mar 9 (PTI) China on Tuesday gave no timeline and continued to be ambivalent about permitting thousands of Indian and overseas students studying...
Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan
Tehran, Jan 27 (AP) Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in...
Nagal begins 2021 season with defeat
Melbourne, 1 Feb: India''s Sumit Nagal began his 2021 season with an opening round defeat at the Murray River Open, losing in straight sets...
Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana opposes extradition to India
Washington, Feb 5 (PTI) Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, has opposed his extradition to India,...
Trudeau says he discussed with PM Modi recent protests, importance of resolving issues through...
Ottawa, Feb 11 (PTI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he held a "good discussion" with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on...
New Britain Meets India’ report identifies 572 UK firms in India
London, Feb 17 (PTI) A new Britain Meets India' report released on Wednesday has identified 572 UK companies in India, with a combined turnover...
Nepal’s top political leaders hail apex court verdict to reinstate dissolved parliament
Kathmandu, Feb 23 (PTI) Nepal Communist Party's splinter faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', main opposition Nepali Congress and several other political parties...
British fugitive wins appeal against extradition to India due to high suicide risk
London, Mar 16 (PTI) A British fugitive wanted in India to serve a 10-year sentence after his conviction for possession of 10 kilograms of...
Strong quake shakes Japan; no immediate reports of damage
Tokyo, Mar 20 (AP) A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a...
Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to PML-N VP Maryam Nawaz in illegal land acquisition...
Lahore, Mar 24 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to Maryam Nawaz, daughter of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in an...
UNSC needs to introspect about the cost of its ‘actions and inactions’ on Syria:...
United Nations, Mar 30 (PTI) The UN Security Council needs to introspect about the cost of its "actions and inactions" on Syria, India has...
Jordan FM: ‘Malicious plot’ uncovered to destabilise kingdom
Jerusalem, Apr 4 (AP) A senior Jordanian official on Sunday accused the country's former crown prince of conspiring with foreign elements in a malicious...
China, Bhutan discuss road map to expedite talks to resolve border dispute
Beijing, Apr 9 (PTI) Senior officials of China and Bhutan have discussed a roadmap to expedite their boundary talks and agreed to continue to...
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
Baghdad, Mar 3 (AP) At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition...
ECP has ‘not and will never’ come under any pressure: top election body on...
Islamabad, Mar 5 (PTI) Pakistan's election commission on Friday expressed shock and disappointment over Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegations against it, asserting that the...
US owes India $216 bn as American debt soars to $29 trillion: Lawmaker
Washington, Feb 27 (PTI): The US, the world's largest economy, owes India $216 billion in loan as the country's debt grows to a record...
UNHCR helps with cash assistance 75,000 Afghan refugee families hit by COVID-19 in Pak
Peshawar Jan 29 (PTI) UN refugee agency UNHCR has provided emergency cash assistance to 75,000 vulnerable Afghan refugee families that have been hit hard...
Over 80 people arrested in China for smuggling fake COVID-19 vaccines
Beijing, Feb 2 (PTI) China has arrested over 80 people for smuggling and supplying counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, amid reports that some of the jabs...