International

Washington: In a major relief for foreign workers on H-1B visas, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance on the $100,000 application fee, providing a series of exemptions and carveouts. According to the new guidelines, workers who switch to H-1B visa status...

London: The European Council Monday approved conclusions on a ‘New Strategic EU-India Agenda' announced earlier by the European Commission, welcoming the ‘strong impetus’ it provides to relations between the European Union and India. The Belgium-based council, responsible for the general political direction and priorities of...

New Delhi: Various diplomatic missions, including those of Finland, Israel, Austria, Brazil, the European Union, and Switzerland, Monday extended wishes to people on the occasion of Diwali. The Finnish Embassy in India celebrated Diwali with a quiz, lunch, and dance. While extending wishes to people...

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party Monday commences a key meeting to finalise a new five-year plan amid concerns over an economic slowdown driven by US trade tensions and a sweeping purge at the top of the military. The Communist Party of China, headed by President...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said India will continue to pay “massive tariffs” if it keeps buying oil from Russia, while reiterating that he received assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi would halt its oil purchases from Moscow. Speaking to reporters onboard...

Hong Kong: China's economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July- September, growing 4.8 per cent, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third...

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash US funding to Colombia because the country's leader “does nothing to stop” drug production. In a social media post, Trump referred to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “an illegal drug dealer” who is “low rated...

Paris: A theft occurred at the Louvre Sunday, France's culture minister said, as the museum closed for the day while authorities investigate. “A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on X. The Louvre said it would...

Tel Aviv: Israel's military said it struck multiple targets Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still under Israeli control, the first major test of the ceasefire reached over a week...

Beijing: China Sunday launched a Pakistani remote sensing satellite along with two of its own onboard a single rocket, further deepening space cooperation between the two all-weather allies. A Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket carrying three satellites -- Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04...