International

Cambridge: More than 50 years after the last time humans walked on the Moon, China is working steadily towards landing its astronauts on the lunar surface. October 30, 2025, a spokesman for China's crewed space programme said the country was “on track” to launch its...

Belem (Brazil):  A group of activists skirmished with security Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back. Two security workers suffered minor injuries, the UN said. The...

New York: US President Donald Trump appeared to defend the H-1B visa programme, saying America has to bring in talent from around the world as it does not have “certain talents” in the country. “I agree but you also do have to bring in talent,”...

Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, in Thimphu Wednesday. Following the meeting, the Prime Minister is also scheduled to attend the Kalchakra ceremony, after which he will depart for New Delhi, concluding his two-day visit aimed...

Thimphu: India and Bhutan Tuesday inaugurated a 1,020-MW hydropower project built with Indian assistance as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said progress and prosperity of the two countries is closely linked and that there will be greater focus on boosting connectivity. Modi and King Jigme Khesar...

New York/Washington: India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra Tuesday congratulated his newly sworn-in counterpart to New Delhi Sergio Gor, as the American diplomat prepares to take up his new role in the Indian capital. "Heartiest Congratulations @SergioGor for being sworn in as the...

Ankara: A Turkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan Tuesday, Turkish and Georgian authorities said, but they gave no immediate word on casualties. Video footage aired on Turkish news outlets appeared to show the aircraft...

Islamabad: At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Tuesday, according to the state media. The attack occurred near the entrance of the court complex in the G-11 area of the capital. The...

New Delhi: COP30 President Andre Corrêa do Lago has praised India and China for playing a transformative role in the global energy transition, saying both countries have embraced climate action "in a very clear way" and are driving down the cost of clean technologies worldwide....

Bucharest: Possible drone fragments were found inside Romania's southeastern border region following Russian strikes on Ukrainian Danube River ports overnight, the Romanian Ministry of Defence said Tuesday. Romanian radars detected groups of drones near the NATO country's airspace just after midnight Tuesday, prompting the ministry...