UK’s Indian-origin anti-terror police chief to seek explanation for missed promotion
London, May 30 (PTI) Scotland Yard's Indian-origin Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said he is disappointed with the way the process for a...
Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s...
TALLINN, Estonia, 5 Apr (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine,...
North Korean leader’s sister says US hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launch
SEOUL, South Korea, 1 Jun: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy...
Sri Lanka to amend controversial anti-terror law
Colombo, Jan 28 (PTI) Sri Lanka will amend a controversial anti-terror law that gives police sweeping powers to arrest suspects without trial to fully...
US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal
WASHINGTON, 15 Mar: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate...
Agostini, Krausz and L’Huillier win physics Nobel for looking at electrons in fractions of...
STOCKHOLM, 3 Oct: Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for studying how electrons zip around the atom in the tiniest...
Yellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20
BENGALURU, India, 23 Feb: The U.S. wants to see tougher and more effectively enforced sanctions against Russia and additional support for Ukraine, Treasury Secretary...
Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (AP) — The economic collapse of Afghanistan, already teetering dangerously on the edge, would have a “horrendous” impact on the region...
4 dead, 1 injured, after family falls from Swiss building
Montreux, (Switzerland), Mar 24 (AP) Swiss police say three adults and a child have died and a teenager was seriously injured after falling from...
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...
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...
Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city
Kyiv, Apr 12 (AP) Six weeks of brutal Russian siege have left more than 10,000 civilians dead in the southern port city of Mariupol...
Taiwan reports 2 Chinese balloons near its territory as China steps up pressure ahead...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 18 Dec (AP) — Two Chinese balloons flew north of Taiwan, the island’s Defense Ministry said Monday, as China increases pressure on...
Poland’s prime minister visits Ukraine in latest show of foreign support for the war...
KYIV, 22 Jan: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Ukraine’s capital Monday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on how Poland can keep...
China silent on Modi-Xi meet at SCO summit; Says disengagement of troops in Ladakh...
Beijing, Sep 9 (PTI) China on Friday refused to comment on a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping...
SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. , May 6 (AP) — SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday,...
2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor...
BERLIN, 24 Oct (AP) — Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany on Tuesday and one of them...
Japan protests China’s detention of citizen, maritime action
TOKYO, 2 Apr: Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in...
Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to curb presidential powers amid anti-govt protests
Colombo, Apr 19 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday proposed to restore the 19th amendment to the Constitution to curb...
China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia
Canberra, Oct 31 (AP) The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a news report said...