India-made drug shown to treat heart damage caused by Covid protein : Study
Washington, Nov 8 (PTI) A drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) may reverse the heart damage caused by a protein...
Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jun 10 (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations...
Doctor: Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘almost completely resolved’
WASHINGTON , Jul 25 (AP) — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms have “almost completely resolved,” according to a new note from his doctor released...
Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since...
NEW DELHI, 3 Jul: President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part...
Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
BAGHDAD, 9 Nov (AP) — Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
TOKYO, 26 Jun: All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been...
Asian shares sink as China says 1Q growth at 4.8 per cent
Bangkok, Apr 18 (AP) Shares were mostly lower in Asia after China on Monday reported that its economy expanded at a 4.8 per cent...
Regular India-US engagements under Trade Policy Forum will help remove barriers to trade: USIBC
Washington, Nov 24 (PTI) A regular engagement between India and the United States under the bilateral Trade Policy Forum mechanism will help remove barriers...
India, France sign roadmap to enhance bilateral exchanges on blue economy and ocean governance
Paris, Feb 21 (PTI) India and France have inked a roadmap to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue economy and forge a common...
Asian development Bank approves loans worth USD 1.543 billion to Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed six financing loans to cash-strapped Pakistan worth USD 1.543 billion, to help...
Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway
BRUSSELS , 6 Dec (AP) — More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, the trial of 10 men accused...
High winds drive major wildfire in Spain; 35 aircraft sent
MADRID , Aug 19 (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern province of Valencia has become one of the country’s...
Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammo
BRUSSELS, 14 Feb: Ukraine on Tuesday renewed its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frus-trate Moscow’s invasion, but the United States...
China’s Li praises Hong Kong leader for reviving economy
HONG KONG , Dec 23 (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Hong Kong government’s efforts in revitalizing the economy as it rolls...
Indian-origin tech executive sentenced to 2 years for USD 1.8 million COVID fraud
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI) A 48-year-old Indian-origin tech executive in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly...
Israel searches for Palestinian attackers who killed guard
Jerusalem, Apr 30 (AP) The Israeli military on Saturday launched a manhunt in the northern West Bank as it searched for a pair of...
UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation’
UNITED NATIONS , Aug 1 (AP) — The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away...
Moscow says Ukrainian rocket strike kills 63 Russian troops
KYIV, Ukraine, 2 Jan: Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of...
Spirit of human fraternity enjoins us to combat hate against all religions: India
United Nations, 5 Feb: India has urged the international community to jointly combat violence against all religions, including Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism, as it...
Yemeni rebels say death toll from prison airstrike at 80
Cairo, Jan 22 (AP) The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels climbed to at...