International

Washington: Racing against time, US lawmakers submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions bill, with one seeking to name its top trading partners -- including India -- in the legislation, and another proposing to scrap the section imposing tariffs altogether. The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia...

Washington: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that sought to put a cap on stays of foreign students, journalists and exchange visitors, a day before it was to come into effect. A Massachusetts district judge on Monday ruled that the new...

New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has issued a show-cause notice to Air India for alleged procedural lapses that resulted in three Italian passengers taking a connecting flight from the Delhi airport without completing immigration process earlier this month, and the home ministry has called...

Islamabad: Pakistan has maintained a reward of 7 million rupees on information leading to the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, who continues to be listed in the country's Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) "Red Book" of most-wanted terrorists, officials said Monday. Azhar, the founder and...

Beijing: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached "most important consensus" during their meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit that China and India should be partners, the top Chinese diplomat said Monday. Summing up Xi's two-day visit to New Delhi...

Jeddah: The Consulate General of India in Jeddah Monday assured its "full support and assistance" to Indian nationals undergoing treatment at a hospital in the coastal city after suffering injuries in the recent incidents in Jazan. In a post on X, Consulate said it "remains...

Cape Town: Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and a third vehicle crashed into them on one of South Africa's main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four seriously injured, authorities said Monday. The crash Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place...

New Delhi: India and Canada Monday started fourth round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi, as the two sides look to conclude the talks this year, an official said. The issues that would figure in the five-day (September...

Aden (Yemen): The conflict in Yemen intensified Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast...

Cairo: An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and Tehran postponed a plan to brief neighbouring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait. The attack drew attention back...