India making efforts to control rivers: Pak alleges
Islamabad, July 2: Pakistan on Thursday rejected the alleged Indian effort to control rivers by treating water as a “strategic asset,” especially in the...
India, Japan unveil transformative initiatives to boost ties
New Delhi, Jul 1: India and Japan on Thursday unveiled a raft of landmark initiatives including an economic partnership framework and defence pact to...
A major Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv as Ukraine keeps striking Moscow’s oil sector
Kyiv, Jul 2: Russia hammered Kyiv in a major drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring...
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
Bangkok, Jul 2: An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday,...
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports
Dubai, Jul 1: A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran...
Fire in Belgian apartment block leaves at least 6 people dead, many injured
Antwerp (Belgium), Jul 1: At least six people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block on...
Abdul Ahad Momand, first Afghan in space, dies at 67 in Germany
Kabul, June 30: Cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan's first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said.
A national hero,...
Floods in Ghana leave at least 24 dead
Accra, June 30: Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rain in the capital cities of Ghana and the Ivory Coast have left...
Bangladesh tribunal sentences Hasina’s ally to 10 years
Dhaka, June 30: A Bangladeshi tribunal on Tuesday sentenced an ally of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years' imprisonment on charges of...
Kanchivaram, Maheshwari silk, Muradabadi brass tortoise part of PM’s gifts to Seychelles leaders
New Delhi, Jun 30: Kanchivaram silk fabric, Maheshwari silk stole and Toda embroidered shawl were some of the gifts that Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
India does not take cognisance of such events: Foreign Secretary on reports of India-Pak Track 2 dialogue
New Delhi, Jun 29: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said the government has no involvement with retired diplomats and military officials participating in...
PM Modi concludes 3-day visit to Seychelles with ‘substantive outcomes’
Victoria (Seychelles), Jun 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday concluded his three-day visit to Seychelles, during which he held wide-ranging talks with President...
