New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan's visit to the UK marked a "landmark moment" in the UK-India defence partnership, British High Commission in India's Defence Section said in a statement Wednesday. UK Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir...
Washington: King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build "one of the most consequential alliances in human history" while urging "that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking." Speaking...
Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday, claimed that Iran "has just" informed the US that it is in a "state of collapse". "They want us to "Open the Hormuz Strait," as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation," Trump posted on...
New Delhi: India Tuesday strongly condemned a wave of terror attacks in Mali and condoled the death of the country's defence minister. Mali's defence minister Gen Sadio Camara was killed in a bomb explosion near the capital Bamako. "We extend our deepest condolences to the...
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC effective May 1. The UAE made the announcement via its state-run WAM news agency. "This decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, including accelerated...
Seoul: An appeals court has raised to four years the sentence for the wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol for corruption, about two months after her husband was sentenced to life in prison for rebellion. In January, ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee...
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education strongly condemned the missile attack by the Pakistani military forces on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Kunar province, stating that the strike injured nearly 30 students and professors, while causing extensive damage to the university's infrastructure. In a statement...
Tehran: The Trump administration seemed unlikely Tuesday to accept Iran's offer to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade on the country. The proposal would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, something that US Secretary...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked in a Fox News interview about Iran's latest proposal, which would postpone discussions on its nuclear programme but end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade and ends the war....
New Delhi/Bishkek: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek. It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "It was a...
Americans must have heaved a sigh of relief that a man rushing with a gun and firing shots at the...
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Iran has made an intelligent move to send its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
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The latest projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer a sobering snapshot of India’s economic trajectory. As per IMF...
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Aakar Patel A story under this headline was reported this month: ‘No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list’....
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