International

Milwaukee: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said that he met European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting here and reviewed progress towards the signing and entry into force of the India-EU...

New Delhi: Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot with flydubai, has been credited by Israeli officials with helping avert a major mid-air disaster after a violent altercation erupted in the cockpit of flight FZ1073. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the...

London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham Wednesday said the UK believes that Iran played a part in the incident near a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in a south-west England village, being investigated by the country's counter-terrorism police. Five British nationals in their 20s were arrested...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce....

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, saying the PM's account of his talk with his "good friend" was eloquent in its silence on key issues "agitating" the people of...

Dubai: An Indian sailor was among five crew members killed and another injured by pirates aboard a hijacked fuel tanker in Somalia, authorities said, as security forces of the African nation retook control of the vessel. The High Commission of India in Kenya in a...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the...

Dubai: An Indian national was the captain of a Flydubai flight who fought with his co-pilot during a violent cockpit confrontation that forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, Israeli news website Ynet reported Wednesday. Ynet, citing Israeli officials, reported that...

New Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday once again "strongly discouraged" Indian nationals treading the "dangerous path" of getting recruited into the Russian armed forces amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. In a fresh advisory for Indians traveling to Russia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

Jerusalem: Israeli security agencies were investigating an incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the aircraft transmitted an emergency signal and descended sharply before diverting to Saudi Arabia Wednesday. Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, citing an Israeli official, reported that Israeli...