India likely to be severely affected by water scarcity by 2050: UN report
United Nations, 22 Mar: India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to...
In engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at launch pad
Washington, Oct 13 (AP) SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back...
Biden urges Modi not to step up Indian use of Russian oil
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (AP) — President Joe Biden asked India’s Narendra Modi on Monday not to accelerate the buying of Russian oil as the...
China, US hold first military-level talks under Biden’s presidency, discuss Afghan crisis
Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China and the US have held their first round of high-level military talks after President Joe Biden came to power...
Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors plead for food
MANILA, Philippines, Dec 19 (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 72 people died in...
Space junk forces spacewalk delay, too risky for astronauts
Cape Canaveral, Nov 30 (AP) NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut's suit or damage...
Pakistan’s ex-military dictator General Pervez Musharraf hospitalised in UAE: Family
Lahore/Dubai, Jun 10 (PTI) Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is hospitalised in the UAE after his condition deteriorated as he is going...
Crackdown on terror outfits, protect rights of women, children: China to Taliban
Beijing, Oct 26 (PTI) Underlining that Afghanistan was at a critical stage of transforming from chaos to governance, China has urged the Taliban that...
Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy
BERLIN, 28 Dec: A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline,...
India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
NEW DELHI , Jun 13 (AP) — India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite...
Sri Lanka resolved most of its problems with support from India: Rajapakshe
Nagpur, 25 Jun: Sri Lankan minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has praised the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping his country during...
China unveils plan to bring algorithms of its internet industry under state control to...
Beijing, Sep 29 (PTI) China on Wednesday unveiled a three-year plan to bring the algorithms related to internet information services of its fast-growing web...
Saudi Arabia says it”s not responsible for high oil prices
Dubai, Mar 21 (AP) Saudi Arabia said Monday it won't bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets after attacks...
5 arrested in B’desh for their involvement in attack on Hindu temple, homes
Dhaka, Jul 18 (PTI) Five persons have been arrested for their involvement in last week's attack on the houses and temple of the Hindu...
NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar
Brussels, Jan 24 (AP) Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and...
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...
Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150
KYIV, Ukraine, 20 Aug: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern...
Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
DETROIT, Jun 8 (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar...
Imran Khan’s party urges UN to hold ‘independent and impartial’ probe into ‘state excesses’...
Islamabad, Jun 1 (PTI) In an unusual move, ousted prime minister Imran Khan-led opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Wednesday sought the UN's help...
Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan
BEIJNG, 31 Jul (AFP) The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Sunday she will visit four Asian countries this week...