EAM Jaishankar calls on Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brasilia, Aug 24 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister...
3 killed, 60 injured as quake hits China’s Sichuan; emergency response launched
Beijing, Sep 16 (PTI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, killing at least three persons and injuring 60...
US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
Washington, Jul 8 (AP) America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that...
Rohit, Ashwin help Kohli-led India end on winning note
Dubai, Nov 8 (PTI) Captain-in waiting Rohit Sharma made short work of a modest target with an elegant half-century after spinners reigned supreme as...
UK may be forced into Omicron lockdown as London declares major incident’
London, Dec 18 (PTI) The UK government is reportedly drawing up plans on Saturday for a short two-week circuit breaker lockdown later this month,...
Markets tumble worldwide, bear market growls on Wall Street
NEW YORK, Jun 13 (AP) — Wall Street is tumbling even more Monday, sending the S&P 500 down more than 20% from its record,...
US inflation hit a new 40-year high last month of 8.6%
WASHINGTON, Jun 10 (AP) — The costs of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new...
Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers
BRISBANE, Australia , Dec 14 (AP) — Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and...
Citing Russia’s war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%
WASHINGTON , 19 Apr (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming...
Nepal Ex-PM’s Party To Withdraw Support To Government Over President Polls
Kathmandu, 27 Feb: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML party on Monday decided to withdraw its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal...
Biden signs USD 768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
Washington, Dec 28 (AP) US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, authorising USD 768.2 billion in military spending,...
Pak-aided Khalistanis gaining ground in US; India’s appeals to curb them fall on deaf...
Washington, Sep 15 (PTI) Pakistan-backed Khalistani separatist groups, banned by the Indian government, are quietly gaining ground in the US, a top American think...
EAM Jaishankar visits Dubai Expo; meets counterparts from Slovakia, Cyprus, Luxembourg
Dubai, Nov 13 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday visited the India Pavilion at the Dubai 2020 Expo where he met his...
Rise in Horn of Africa migration a worry, says UN official
NAIROBI, 15 Feb: The numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased and...
India tells UN it will make significant contributions to economic growth in Middle East...
United Nations, Jul 27 (PTI) India has said it has vital stakes in peace and prosperity in the Middle East and through the newly-formed...
Blinken in Ukraine as tensions with Russia soar
Kyiv (Ukraine), Jan 19 (AP) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between...
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...
Imran Khan to outline Pakistan’s perspective on key regional and global issues in his...
Islamabad, Sep 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan will outline Pakistan's perspective on key regional and global issues, especially on Kashmir and the situation...
China sharply reacts to German navy chief’s remarks on its growing naval power
Beijing, Dec 23 (PTI) China on Thursday sharply reacted to German navy chief Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach's remarks that Beijing's naval power build-up is...
Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 May (AP) — Suspected militants bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure, police said Friday,...