New York/Washington: A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the “vision” is to bring in skilled overseas workers who train Americans and then go back home. “The President's vision here is to bring in overseas...
Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday offered condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people of India over the deadly car blast near Delhi's Red Fort that has claimed several lives and injured many. In a statement shared on X, Netanyahu called India and...
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday met Saudi Arabia's Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih and discussed ways to further deepen economic and trade ties between the two nations. The discussions centred around advancing trade and investment in tech, energy, infrastructure and startups,...
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...
Eileen Mairena Cunningham When indigenous peoples are mentioned in the context of climate change, my mind immediately goes to images...
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David Miliband America’s role in international aid has been turned upside down since January, with institutions shuttered, policies upended, and...
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UN climate talks, known as Conference of Parties or COP, have begun in Brazil from 10 November. With the participation...
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Misogyny and sexual assault on women have become a deeply ingrained male perversion across the globe. Neither the so-called developed...
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