International

Washington: US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and the Seattle chapter of the American Jewish Committee have hailed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his role in preventing what they described as an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel...

New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel...

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan at the UN, strongly rejecting its remarks about Jammu and Kashmir, telling the world organisation that the "so-called" civilian governments in Islamabad "serve at the mercy" of their Army and rarely complete their terms. India exercised its Right of...

Dhaka: India cannot give any deadline for ousted Bangladesh ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return as her extradition request is under examination through a legal process, Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said Saturday. "Nobody can give you a timeframe (over Hasina's return)," Trivedi said...

Dubai: Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Saturday praised Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for his "courage" in averting a possible tragedy after he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel. Captain Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in...

Dubai: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is "recovering well" and remains under "excellent medical care" after being seriously injured in an attack by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said Saturday. Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in the...

Muscat/New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Saturday confirmed that five Indian nationals on board Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III were successfully rescued after the vessel was struck by a projectile. “Rescue of five Indian nationals on board the Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III....

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday summoned the Indian Charge d'Affaires to lodge a strong protest over the killing of two people by India's Border Security Force (BSF) a day ago, saying they were civilians. BSF troops on Friday shot dead two suspected Pakistani intruders along the international...

Nairobi: At least 13 people were killed in a road crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police said Saturday. Most of those killed were pilgrims on the way to a prayer site. The incident in the Salama...

Kathmandu: At least six people were killed, and ten others injured Saturday when a bus overturned in Nepal's Gandaki province, police said. The Kathmandu-bound bus had 18 people on board, including the driver, when it overturned in the Daunne area of Nawalparasi district, according to...