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Colombo: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Monday met with Indian-origin Tamil beneficiaries of the houses built with assistance from India during his visit to the central tea plantation district of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. Radhakrishnan, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka,...

Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region. The quake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 453 pm (0753 GMT),...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a three-day visit to Germany beginning Tuesday to finalise a bilateral defence industrial roadmap. The roadmap will provide for a framework for the two countries to initiate co-development and co-production of various military hardware, officials said. In...

Jammu: At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district  Monday, officials said. The accident took place when the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in the...

New Delhi: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan Monday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the South Korean President upon his arrival. Children in traditional costumes, holding the South Korean...

Virudhunagar: The death toll has climbed to 25 in the devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Kattanarpatti near Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, officials said Monday. The blast occurred Sunday at the Vanaja Firecracker Factory, owned by Muthu Manickam of Govindanallur, which was operating...

Riyadh: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met Saudi Arabia's senior leaders and discussed the bilateral relations, the regional situation and other areas of mutual interests. Doval, who reached Riyadh Sunday, was received at the airport by India's Ambassador Suhel Khan and Saudi Arabia's Deputy...

Tehran: Iran's official news agency IRNA said that the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States, which were reportedly to be held in Pakistan soon. Iran's absence from the second round of talks "stems from...

New Delhi: President Lee Jae Myung stressed the need for South Korea and India to work together to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in an interview published Monday, also highlighting the need for joint efforts to stabilise global supply chains. In an...

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a deputy director general of civil aviation and the senior vice president of a major corporate group in a Rs 2.5 lakh bribery case to facilitate the import of drones for another private company, officials said Sunday. In an...