International

TikTok shuts down as US ban takes effect

Houston, Jan 19: TikTok’s app effectively shut down in the US, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. The app was...

Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides hostage list

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Jan 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in...

Russian attack kills 4 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone strikes set Russian fuel stores alight

Kyiv, Jan 18: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles on Saturday, leaving...

Israel releases list of over 700 Palestinian prisoners to be released under ceasefire deal

Jerusalem, Jan 18: Israel's justice ministry has published a list of more than 700 Palestinian prisoners who are...

Qatar says Israel-Hamas ceasefire to go into effect at 8:30 am on Sunday

Cairo, Jan 18: The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours,...
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, after whom an Indian village was named, passes away at 100

Washington, Dec 30: Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president and the third American leader to visit India during which a village in Haryana was...

Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China

Kathmandu, Dec 30: The tradition of musical chairs continued in Nepal politics in 2024. Coalition equations changed yet again with a dispensation perceived as...

Missing Indian student’s body found in Scotland river

London, Dec 30: The body of a 22-year-old Indian student missing since earlier this month has been found in a river in Scotland and...

Trump backs Musk on H-1B visa to hire foreign talent

Washington, Dec 30: Elon Musk has received support from President-elect Donald Trump on his stance on H-1B visas, a day after the tech billionaire...

Only 2 crew survivors: 179 killed in South Korea plane crash

Air Canada flight survives crash landing at airport   Seol/ Ottawa, Dec 30: Back to back incidents of air mishaps have shocked fliers around the...

China unveils world’s fastest high-speed train prototype, to travel at 450 kmph

Beijing, Dec 29: China on Sunday unveiled an updated model of its high-speed bullet train which its manufacturer claims reached speeds of 450 kmph...

Air Canada flight catches fire on landing, all passengers evacuated safely

Ottawa, Dec 29: An Air Canada flight coming from St John’s city on Newfoundland Island had a rough landing at the Halifax airport in...

Musk vows to ‘go to war’ to defend H-1B visa programme; Trump sides with him

Washington, Dec 29: Elon Musk has received support from President-elect Donald Trump on his stance on H-1B visas, a day after the tech billionaire vowed...

Pak solider killed, 11 wounded in firing by Afghan Taliban forces

Islamabad, Dec 29: A Pakistan paramilitary soldier has been killed and 11 others injured in firing by the Afghan Taliban forces at the border...

BNP criticises Yunus’ suggestion to lower voting age to 17

Dhaka, Dec 28: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ suggestion to set the minimum voting age at...

Jaishankar meets Trump’s NSA pick Waltz; discusses bilateral ties, global issues

San Francisco, Dec 28: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met Congressman Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for National Security Advisor, during which...

President Biden hails Manmohan Singh’s pivotal role in strengthening US-India ties

San Francisco, Dec 28: Mourning the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Joe Biden has called him “a true statesman” and...
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