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Peshawar: At least three girls from the same family were killed and four others were injured in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan, police said Sunday. The incident occurred late Saturday when an explosive believed to have been dropped by a drone struck a house...

Doha: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Sunday and reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, trade, investments, connectivity and security. Jaishankar is on a visit covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to 10....

New Delhi: India's fertilizer supply chain has remained largely unaffected by the recent conflict in West Asia, with 15 of 20 vessels carrying fertilizers and raw materials for the country having safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said Sunday....

Doha: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Sunday and reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, trade, investments, connectivity and security. Jaishankar is on a visit covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to...

New Delhi: Centre Sunday rejected media reports claiming that Bhutan turned down an Indian proposal to import E20 petrol, clarifying that no such offer was made by Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and that there is no proposal to export the fuel to the neighbouring...

Dubai: A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said Sunday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack off Yemen, saying the ship reported being "under attack by unknown armed assailants."...

Islamabad: Pakistan capital Islamabad is emerging as the leading venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the US and Iran, a media report said Sunday. The US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) June 18, aimed at restoring peace in West...

Tehran: A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Mohammad Rasouli, a poet, drew calls of "Death...

Washington: US President Donald Trump marked America's 250th Independence Day with a sweeping address celebrating the nation's history, military strength and economic achievements, while renewing calls for tighter election laws, condemning communism and outlining an ambitious vision for American leadership on Earth and in space....

New Delhi: The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), set to come into force July 15, provides duty-free access for 99 per cent of India's exports to the UK. According to the latest notification from Finance Ministry that set out the rules, a product...