United Nations: As a victim of terrorism, most recently in Pahalgam, India has pledged to promote the UN’s counter-terrorism strategy for a global fight against the scourge. “We add our voice in stressing the importance of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) as a central...
Washington: US lawmakers, foreign leaders, and experts have warned that China is expanding its influence in Europe. They said Beijing uses investment, pressure, and covert tactics, and urged closer US-Europe coordination on technology, supply chains, and security. At a hearing on “China’s increasing infiltration in...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with foreign ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia as Washington stepped up diplomatic consultations on Iran and the wider Middle East, the State Department said. The calls focused on recent developments involving Iran and the...
New Delhi: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the...
Washington: The United States has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from several countries in the Middle East and Pakistan and has raised or reaffirmed travel advisories across the region amid rising tensions following hostilities with Iran. The US State Department has updated travel...
Islamabad: Chief of Defence Forces and Army chief Marshal Syed Asim Munir Wednesday described as unacceptable the alleged use of Afghan soil by terrorists against Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the army's media wing, Munir visited Wana in South Waziristan district along the...
Colombo: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel that was sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic's prize ship, US...
Washington: The United States is deploying autonomous systems and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies in its ongoing military campaign against Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing on Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed that advanced technologies are playing a role in...
Mumbai: Air India Wednesday announced the deployment of additional flights to Toronto, Frankfurt and Paris (Charles de Gaulle) to cater to high demand amid the ongoing situation in West Asia. Air India's low-cost subsidiary Air India Express also announced that its air services to Muscat...
Islamabad: Pakistan targeted the famed Bagram airbase in Afghanistan as its operation was going against the Afghan Taliban over their alleged failure to stop terrorist attacks from their soil, media reports said Wednesday. Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil Haq (Righteous Fury) on the night of...
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