Indian national jailed in Singapore for illegally subletting residential unit to multiple tenants, passing...
Singapore, Sep 29 (PTI) A 23-year-old Indian national has been jailed for 25 days after pleading guilty to two charges under the Official Secrets...
Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
MELBOURNE, Australia, 20 Aug (AP) — Indonesia and Australia on Tuesday finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability...
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran’s nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 27 Aug (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his...
UK PM Rishi Sunak orders ethics probe into tax scandal-hit Tory chief
London, 23 Jan: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the tax affairs of scandal-hit Conservative Party chairman Nadhim...
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...
Sri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , May 6 (AP) — Sri Lankan police used tear gas and a water cannon on Friday to disperse student protesters...
Indian-origin 7-year-old schoolgirl wins UK PM’s Points of Light award
London, Jul 19 (PTI) A seven-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl, who started volunteering for a United Nations' sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three,...
Sheikh Hasina elected Awami League president for 10th consecutive term
Dhaka, 24 Dec: Bangla-desh’s ruling Awami League on Saturday re-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the party chief for the 10th consecutive term and...
Policeman killed, five others injured in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s KPK
Peshawar, Apr 30 (PTI) A policeman has been killed and five others injured in two separate blasts in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police...
Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Oct (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that...
Lanka moves 56 Indian fishermen to immigration centre after quarantine
Colombo, Feb 9 (PTI) The 56 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters have been moved to...
Official says 31 killed in new South Sudan communal violence
Juba (South Sudan), Jan 24 (AP) A local official says at least 31 ethnic Dinka have been killed in clashes with suspected Murle armed...
Philippines won’t invoke mutual defense treaty with US after Chinese confrontation at disputed shoal
MANILA, Philippines, 21 Jun: The Philippines said Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the...
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan says he tried to improve strained ties with India during...
Lahore, Dec 19 (PTI) Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wanted to improve strained relations with India during his tenure...
2 killed, 59 injured in explosion during Muharram procession in Pak
Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) A powerful explosion ripped through a Muharram procession in central Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing at least two, including...
India agrees to provide USD 200 million Line of Credit to support development projects...
Bishkek, Oct 11 (PTI) India on Monday agreed to provide a USD 200 million Line of Credit support for development projects in Kyrgyzstan, as...
Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq”s Green Zone amid violent protests
Baghdad, Aug 30 (AP) Supporters of a prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades into Iraq's Green Zone as machine gun fire crackled overhead...
Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine
TALLINN, Estonia , Oct 11 (AP) — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials...
Foreign Secretary Shringla, UN chief discuss issues on UNSC’s agenda including Ukraine, Afghanistan
United Nations, 24 Mar (PTI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres here and discussed issues on the UN Security...
Indian diaspora hails Sunak’s ‘inspiring’ run, optimistic about UK PM-elect Truss
London, Sep 5 (PTI) Indian diaspora groups in the UK on Monday reacted to the conclusion of Rishi Sunak's "inspiring" bid to be elected...