International

Washington: The United States and India have launched a new joint mechanism to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, officials said. The inaugural meeting of the US-India Drug Policy Executive Working Group was held in Washington from January 20 to 21, according to a...

United Nations: Amid ongoing geopolitical challenges, India said the United Nations is not perceived as an organisation that delivers on international peace, and discussions have moved on to parallel plurilateral frameworks. The multilateralism of universal membership, with the United Nations at its core, is under...

United Nations: In a strongly-worded retort in the UNSC, India said it is not normal to tolerate Pakistan's continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, as New Delhi hit back at Islamabad's envoy for advancing a false and self-serving account of Operation...

Maine (US): The Federal Aviation Administration says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine's Bangor International Airport. The Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night as...

New Delhi: The European Commission Monday launched a new formal investigation against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) over its AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors. In parallel, the Commission extended its ongoing investigation launched in...

New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) have successfully concluded negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Monday. He said the trade deal from the Indian perspective is balanced and forward-looking, which will help in better economic integration of...

New Delhi: The United States and India share a historic bond as the world's oldest and largest democracies, US President Donald Trump said Monday as he greeted India on its 77th Republic Day celebrations. Trump's greetings came amid continuing strain in ties between the two...

Beijing/Washington: Indians across the world Monday celebrated the 77th Republic Day with global leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron and Bhutanese Prime Minister, extending their greetings, highlighting their strong friendship with India. The Indian diaspora, dressed...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday described India and China as "good neighbours, friends and partners", saying that achieving "dragon and elephant dancing together" is the right choice for both countries. Greeting his Indian counterpart, Droupadi Murmu, on the 77th Republic Day, President Xi said...

New Delhi: Import duty cuts on labour-intensive sectors such as textiles and footwear, as well as cars, and wines, are likely to be part of the free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation bloc European Union (EU), the conclusion of which is set to...