International

United Nations: In a strong and stinging rebuttal to Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate, India served a notice to Pakistan that it will not tolerate Islamabad’s terrorism and will counter it “with all its might”. “Let me be clear: India will...

London: Three educators from India making an impact with their visionary and innovative teaching initiatives were named in the top 50 shortlist for the USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2026 Monday. Sudhanshu Shekhar Panda, a schoolteacher from Meerut; Mehraj Khourshid Malik, a teacher from...

Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian community in Jordan's capital, Amman Monday. Carrying Indian flags and chanting "Modi Modi" along with "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", gave a rousing welcome to PM Modi as he arrived at his...

Jerusalem: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Israel Tuesday to meet the country's top leadership and discuss bilateral and regional issues, according to sources. Jaishankar will meet President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold bilateral consultations with his counterpart Gideon Sa'ar...

New Delhi: India and the US are "very close" to finalising the framework for their proposed bilateral trade agreement, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Monday, noting that both nations are actively engaged in negotiations. The two countries are holding two parallel negotiations -- one on...

Dhaka: Legal proceedings were initiated against senior journalist Anis Alamgir after he was taken into custody by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for questioning relating to "specific issues", local media reported Monday. This came as yet another case of escalating...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-country tour starting Monday, which will include Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman. PM Modi will arrive in Jordan Monday at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein. During the two-day visit to the Hashemite...

Washington: Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop”. The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. “It's such an illustrative word," said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster's president, in...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday spoke to his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, and conveyed India's condolences over Sydney's Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 innocent people were killed. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar said, "Just spoke to Australian...

United Nations: Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Sudan, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The attack on Saturday was carried out in the Abeyi region by the Rapid Support Forces, a rebel militant group battling Sudan’s...