Dubai: Iranian state media broke its silence Friday over the demonstrations that swept the country overnight, alleging “terrorist agents” of the US and Israel set fires and sparked violence. The brief report buried in state TV's 8 am broadcast represented the first official word about...
New York: Two Indians, living illegally in the US, have been arrested by federal authorities for smuggling more than 300 pounds of cocaine inside a semi-truck. Gurpreet Singh, 25, and Jasveer Singh, 30, were arrested by local authorities in Putnam County, Indiana on January 4...
Guatire (Venezuela): Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — Thursday in what the government described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US...
Washington: The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on...
Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government Thursday said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns. Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain told a media briefing at his office that Bangladesh has also sought reversal of...
New Delhi: India will continue to work with member countries of the International Solar Alliance, one of the 66 international organisations from which the US announced its withdrawal Thursday. The government has noted media reports citing US withdrawal from 66 international organisations, including the International...
Washington: President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and the India-France-led International Solar Alliance, calling the institutions "redundant" and "contrary" to America's interests. Trump Wednesday signed a memorandum titled ‘Withdrawing the United States from International Organisations, Conventions,...
Katra/Jammu: Clouds of uncertainty hung over the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra after the National Medical Commission abruptly withdrew its letter of permission to the institute, stalling it just months after its inaugural session commenced. While the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the legality of the parliamentary panel probing corruption charges against him. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma reserved its decision after hearing...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland, the strategic Arctic island that is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Since the capture of...
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has called for India to strengthen itself not only along its borders but across all...
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By Aakar Patel There is much to admire about America, and quite a lot to dislike. The thing to admire...
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By Dilip Cherian Forget the slogans. The story isn’t about “opening the doors” to experts so much as about how...
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Appeasement or tacit approval of invasion and capture of foreign land helped the rise of Adolf Hitler and the formation...
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