Singapore mending regulations to stay globally competitive: PM Wong
Singapore, Aug 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday said that business and trade-oriented Singapore will keep the regulatory burden to a minimum...
Humanitarian agencies staying in Afghanistan and delivering to people in need: UN body
Geneva, Aug 16 (AP) The UN humanitarian aid coordination agency says it and partners are staying and delivering to people in need despite a...
India is strategic partner and very close friend’: Israeli official says ahead of EAM’s...
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (PTI) Ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's important visit to Israel, a top Israeli Foreign Ministry official on Friday said...
British Prime Minister heads to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales as ‘re-set’ with UK’s 4...
LONDON, 7 Jul: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading off Sunday to the four corners of the U.K. as part of an “immediate...
Iran says it’s ready for new nuclear deal but asks if US is
UNITED NATIONS , Sep 21 (AP) — Iran’s president insisted Wednesday that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it...
India expected to grow at 7.2% in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next...
United Nations, Sep 16 (PTI) India is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next year, according...
UN chief express sadness over horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed sadness over the horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
UVALDE, Texas , Jul 18 (AP) — A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a...
US To Issue 64,716 H-2B Visas For Unskilled Workers In 2023 Fiscal Year
Washington, Dec 14 (PTI): For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for...
South Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, no damage reported
TOKYO , Jul 24 (AP) — A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were...
India extends USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka for purchasing fuel
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday extended a USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to fund the country's fuel purchases, as...
European ‘star survey’ reveals celestial treasure trove
BERLIN , Jun 13 (AP) — The European Space Agency has released a trove of data on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky...
Afghan police: Rocket hits near Kabul airport, kills child
Kabul, Aug 29 (AP) A rocket struck a neighbourhood just northwest of Kabul's international airport Sunday as the U.S. evacuation there winds down following...
Lanka needs support, not ‘unwanted pressure’ to serve another country’s agenda, says India as...
Colombo, Aug 27 (PTI) India on Saturday hit back at China for alleging that it was "interfering" in Sri Lanka's internal affairs, firmly telling...
Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...
India opens an investigation after US says it disrupted a plot to kill a...
NEW DELHI, 29 Nov (AP) — India has set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government...
Floods to cause USD 4 bn loss to Pakistan’s economy: Report
Karachi, Aug 27 (PTI) The unusual heavy monsoon rains and devastating flash floods are estimated to cost cash-strapped Pakistan's economy over USD 4 billion...
Ferry carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Indonesia; two dead, 26 missing
Medan, Indonesia, 20 Mar (AFP): At least two people are dead and 26 others are missing after a ferry carrying dozens of migrants sank...
Sunak and Starmer prepare for their first debate as disruptor Farage roils UK election...
LONDON, Jun 4 (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to face off in a televised debate...
Two TTP terrorists arrested by law enforcement agencies in Pakistan: Officials
Lahore, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan's law enforcement agencies have arrested two terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Punjab province and recovered...