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Kathmandu: Nepalese tea producers have announced an indefinite suspension of production from Thursday after India introduced stricter quality checks on imported tea to ensure compliance with domestic quality standards. Last week, the Tea Board of India said it has introduced stricter quality checks to ensure...

Evian-Les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday raised the issue of the safety of seafarers with US President Donald Trump, asserting that the proposed peace deal between Iran and the US must have provisions for their security. Modi and Trump held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines...

London: Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of his murder, the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. Gurbhej Singh was the victim of a roadside knife attack resulting in a murder investigation after he...

Dubai: Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the US to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials...

Evian: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday called for strengthening international solidarity as disruptions in fuel, fertiliser and food supply chains caused by the crisis in West Asia will continue to impact the Global South for a considerable period. Addressing the Group of Seven (G7) Summit's...

London: Veeraswamy, one of the world's oldest Indian restaurants, has appealed the Indian government to intervene against its forced removal from its iconic London location, which once welcomed Mahatma Gandhi. The Michelin-starred diner, which recently celebrated 100 years since it first opened its doors at...

Evian-les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will hold wide-ranging talks Wednesday, which are expected to focus on expediting sealing of the proposed bilateral trade deal and ways to boost cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals sectors. A day ahead of...

Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the "greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House." Now, as Trump tries to finalise a deal to end the war with Iran, he's unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric...

Evian: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a deal with Iran had been completed and warned that Tehran would face severe consequences if it sought to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon, while praising Qatar's role in helping secure the agreement and signalling confidence...

Tehran: The US has reportedly lifted the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports, according to Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi. The naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports for nearly two months was lifted by the US ahead of the signing of a memorandum of...