International

London/Bhubaneswar: A major celebration of Odisha’s culture, heritage and community spirit will be held at South London this November, as Bali Jatra UK 2026 prepares to return for its third annual edition. The festival is organised by Odisha Society of UK CIC, a UK community...

Beijing: Fourteen people died while 60 others were evacuated after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, the capital of China's northern Shanxi Province, local officials said Monday. The fire broke out at 4:59 p.m. Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Firefighters...

Moscow: Novaya Gazeta, Russia's most celebrated independent newspaper, closed its Moscow offices Monday, citing relentless pressure from government officials. It was the last major independent media outlet critical of the Kremlin that remained active in Russia. Others closed or moved their operations abroad after President...

New Delhi: Weeks ahead of inking of a mega trade pact, India and European Union (EU) Monday vowed to boost their ties in trade and investment, quantum technologies, semiconductors and biotechnology to deliver "mutually beneficial and transformative" outcomes. The two sides also agreed to work...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday the country's two-day plan for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is still on the table. "Our position regarding the negotiations is completely clear and transparent. Iran's two-day plan per se is indicative of the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday during which Modi conveyed India's readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict with Russia. PM Modi also reaffirmed India's human-centric approach and reiterated...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh government Monday said deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no intention of returning to the country and her recent activities are "merely political posturing". The remarks were made by Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam amid reports that Hasina has sought a new...

Dakar(Senegal): The death toll from the capsize off Senegal of a boat carrying migrants has risen to 39 following the discovery of new bodies Monday, the country's emergency services said. The boat, which left Saint-Louis in northern Senegal and was headed to the Spanish coast,...

Islamabad: Lahore has been named the world's most polluted city Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reported at 590, local media reported. According to IQAir's global ranking from 9 am to 10 am on Monday, Lahore was ranked as the most polluted city in...

Bangkok: China denied Monday that there was a spy plot to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing. Huang has acknowledged to the Nvidia board that he had been intimate with a business executive who US...