International

Modi ‘very focused’ on delivery, bringing ‘hundreds of millions’ into formal economy: Canada PM

Sydney, Mar 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very focused” on delivery of welfare programmes to the common people and has been successful in bringing “hundreds of millions”...

China hikes defence budget by 7 per cent to accelerate military modernisation

Beijing, Mar 5 : China on Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277...

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by US submarine

Colombo, Mar 4: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri...

Israeli military orders immediate evacuations in southern Lebanon as strikes on Beirut intensify

Beirut, Mar 4: Israel's military ordered on Wednesday residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to...

US announces withdrawal of non-emergency staff from consulates in Karachi and Lahore

Islamabad, Mar 4 : The United States announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of non-emergency staff from its consulates...
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Peace must for progress in India-China ties: Jaishankar

New York, Sept 25: The India-China relationship would influence the future of the entire world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while making it...

UK PM asks British citizens to leave Lebanon immediately

London, Sept 25: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on British nationals to leave Lebanon “immediately” after fighting intensified between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah...

Sharing of water, Bangladesh to hold negotiations with India

Dhaka, Sept 25: Bangladesh will soon take steps to hold negotiations with India over the sharing of water of transboundary rivers, an adviser of...

China test-fires missiles that can strike US cities

Beijing, Sept 25: China on Wednesday successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could hit the US cities, in a rare publicised launch...

ADB cuts Bangladesh’s growth forecast due to political unrest

Dhaka, Sept 25: The ADB has lowered its forecast for Bangladesh’s economic growth to 5.1 per cent primarily due to supply disruptions caused by...

Saudi concern over Pak beggars in guise of pilgrims

Islamabad, Sept 25: Saudi Arabia has raised concerns about the growing number of Pakistani beggars arriving in the Kingdom under the guise of religious...

Dissanayake to reopen probe into Easter Sunday attacks

Colombo, Sept 25: Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday said he would reopen an investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror...

Jaishankar, B’desh counterpart discuss bilateral ties

New York, Sept 25: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has met Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain here and discussed bilateral ties between the...

China conducts drills on all its 3 aircraft carriers

Beijing, Sept 25: The Chinese navy for the first time carried out exercises and tests of all three of its aircraft carriers recently to...

Justice Dept & FBI ‘mishandling’ recent assassination attempt case, alleges Trump

Washington, Sep 24 (PTI): Former US president Donald Trump has accused the Department of Justice and the FBI of "mishandling and downplaying" the recent...

Modi meets Nepal PM, Palestine President

New York, Sept 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate talks with world leaders, including his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli and Palestinian...

Dissanayake vows to usher in renaissance in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sept 23: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday took oath as Sri Lanka's new president and said he will usher in a...
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