International

India, China bear brunt of Trump’s tougher visa policies: report

Washington, Mar 23: India and China bore the maximum brunt of tougher immigration policy unveiled by the Trump administration which issued 2.5 lakh fewer visas in the first eight...

Iran threatens to start hitting Gulf power plants as Israel launches new wave of attacks

Dubai, Mar 23: Iran warned Monday it will strike electrical plants across the Middle East if US President...

Sri Lanka urges sparing use of power, fuel; hikes prices again

Colombo, Mar 22: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday urged the public to use fuel and electricity sparingly...

Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants if Tehran fails to open the Strait of Hormuz

Cairo, Mar 22: President Donald Trump warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if...

Qatar confirms 6 people killed in helicopter crash in Persian Gulf

Cairo, Mar 22: Qatar said on Sunday six people have been confirmed killed in a Qatari helicopter crash...
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15 terrorists killed in two separate operations in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Islamabad, Mar 7: Pakistani security forces have killed 15 terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations in the restive Balochistan province, the army said on...

Iran’s president defies US demands while apologising for strikes on neighbours

Dubai, Mar 7: Iran's president said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they...

7 killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building

Kyiv, Mar 7: At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including three children, were wounded on Saturday by a Russian missile that...

Sri Lankan Navy ‘safely’ transfers 204 Iranian sailors onboard second ship to Colombo

Colombo, Mar 6: The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday said 204 of the 208 Iranian personnel on board IRINS Bushehr have been "safely" transferred...

Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify

Dubai, Mar 6: Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying...

India finally condoles Khamenei’s death

New Delhi, March 5: India on Thursday condoled the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against the backdrop of scathing criticism of...

SL’s ex-intel chief named suspect in Easter attack case

Colombo, Mar 5: Sri Lanka's former state intelligence service chief Suresh Sally has been named a suspect in the probe into the 2019 Easter...

Iran launches new attacks target Israel, US bases

Dubai, March 5: Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the US...

Voting concludes peacefully in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 5: Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months...

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...

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 billion), an increase of seven per...

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 Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered...
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