International

New Delhi: The sudden closure of Apple’s largest supplier, Foxconn's Henyang Hongfujin Precision Industry plant, due to the government's erratic policies exposed the “hollow core of China’s industrial economy”, a report said Friday. The factory that once employed 30,000 workers and generated billions in output...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed confidence that the USD 100 billion bilateral trade target between India and Russia will be achieved ahead of the 2030 deadline, as he invited Russian investment in the country. Speaking alongside visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at...

London: European Union regulators Friday fined Elon Musk's social media platform X 120 million euros (USD 140 million) for failing to comply with the bloc's digital regulations. The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the...

Madrid: Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare Friday said it was investigating an outage that took place in the morning that brought down several global websites including LinkedIn, Zoom and others, the second such crash to affect the company in less than three weeks. Cloudflare said the...

New Delhi: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the warm and cordial welcome extended to the visiting delegation, Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, stated that he has established a "close working and personal contact" with the Indian PM and together they "constantly monitor" the development...

Colombo: The IMF is exploring ways to support Sri Lanka in its recovery process following Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused widespread destruction in the island nation and left over 450 dead. At a press briefing Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack said that...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Hyderabad House in the national capital Friday, where the two leaders will deliberate on strengthening bilateral ties and bolstering co-operation across many segments including economy, defence and trade. Before arriving at Hyderabad...

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts in resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, stating that he has had "very informative and useful conversation" with the Indian leader since arriving in New Delhi Thursday evening. "Thank you...

Karachi: Some Hindu girl students in Pakistan's Sindh province have allegedly been told to convert to Islam to continue their studies, prompting the government to order an inquiry, an official said Friday. In late November, parents of some Hindu girl students at the Government High...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday formally asked President Asif Ali Zardari to appoint Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir as the first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Pakistan. Last month, the parliament passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment providing for...