International

Nairobi: Sexual abuse in Pakistan’s madrassas forms part of a wider pattern of exploitation, with some institutions implicated in child trafficking -- recruiting boys under the guise of religious education and pushing them into forced labour, militancy, or domestic servitude, a report said Monday. It...

Moscow: The Russian parliament's lower house will Tuesday hold a ratification vote on a key defence pact with India, according to parliamentary sources. The vote on the India-Russia Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS) will be held ahead of President Vladimir Putin's state visit to...

Kathmandu: Heavy damage to several hotel properties during Gen-Z protests in early September does not appear to have dented foreign tourists’ enthusiasm for visiting Nepal, as the country welcomed over one million foreign visitors by November this year. According to statistics released by the Nepal...

Beijing: China has provided USD one million as emergency assistance to Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to battle severe floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, in a social media post, said the Red Cross Society of...

Colombo/New Delhi: Standing firmly in solidarity with the Government and people of Sri Lanka in this time of need following the large-scale destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah, India has so far handed over a total of 53 tonnes of relief material while at the same...

New Delhi: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has significantly increased Pakistan’s external obligations to China, as it now constitutes approximately $30 billion of the country’s external debt. High loan interest rates and foreign currency financing create serious debt pressure, making successful project implementation more vulnerable to...

Tokyo: Japan's beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents. As she turns 24...

Padang Sidempuan: Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing is not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. The severe weather killed...

New York: The US has been an “immense beneficiary” of talent from India, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said, and voiced strong support for the H1B visa programme, cautioning that shutting it down would "actually be very bad” for America. The US tech billionaire made...

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported. Additionally, Hasina’s sister, Sheikh Rehana, was handed a seven-year sentence, while her niece,...