International

Sikkim discontinues physical permits for foreign tourists

Gangtok, Jan 13 : The Sikkim government has decided to discontinue issuance of physical permits for foreign nationals visiting protected and restricted areas of the state, making online clearance...

India falls to No 3 in Russian fossil fuel imports in Dec as Reliance slashes crude buy

New Delhi, Jan 13 : India fell to third place among buyers of Russian fossil fuels in December...

People inside Iran describe heavy security, scattered damage in first calls to outside world

Dubai, Jan 13: Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were...

French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes, EU trade deal

Paris, Jan 13: French farmers steered some 350 tractors on Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to...

Iranians able to make some calls abroad while internet access is still out after protests

Dubai, Jan 13: Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide...
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Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

Washington, Oct 24: President Donald Trump announced he's ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he...

Trump admin says it will contest lawsuits challenging USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee

Washington, Oct 24: The US government has said it will fight lawsuits aimed at blocking the USD 100,000 fee imposed on new H-1B visa...

8 TTP terrorists killed, 5 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar, Oct 24: Eight TTP terrorists were killed and five others injured on Friday during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,...

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing mother, three sisters

Lahore, Oct 23: In a case of honour killing, a Pakistani court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to death for murdering his mother and...

EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow oil fleet, LNG imports

Brussels, Oct 23: The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and...

Pak anti-terrorism court issues non-bailable warrant against Imran Khan’s sister

Islamabad, Oct 22: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Aleema Khan, the sister of former premier Imran Khan,...

Israel ‘not a protectorate’ of US, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

Tel Aviv, Oct 22: Israel's prime minister toughened his stance Wednesday by declaring that his country is in charge of its own security and...

Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

Tokyo, Oct 22: Japan's new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defence to rapidly...

Bangladeshi civil tribunal sends 15 serving army officers to jail in enforced disappearance case

Dhaka, Oct 22: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail after their court appearances from military custody...

At least 63 killed in crash of buses, other vehicles in western Uganda

Kampala, Oct 22: Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 63 people, police...

Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts tactics

Shostka (Ukraine), Oct 21: As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis...

Israel identifies remains of hostage as Hamas says it is committed to ending war

Tel Aviv, Oct 21: Israel said on Tuesday it had identified the body of a hostage that was released by Hamas overnight, while the...
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