International

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin's top aide and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev Monday called on National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and National Maritime Security Coordinator Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta in New Delhi as both sides discussed significant issues,...

Hyderabad: As many as 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad died when a bus carrying them caught fire after a collision with an oil tanker near Madina in Saudi Arabia. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar told media persons that, as per the information received, one pilgrim,...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday alleged that the verdict announced against her came from a “rigged tribunal” set up and presided over by the unelected interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, which lacks a democratic mandate, calling the ruling "biased" and "politically...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)  Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after it found her guilty on the charges of crimes against humanity related to the demonstrations in July of last year. The court also convicted Hasina and her...

Washington: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi visited the Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam in Hawaii, where he was briefed on the Centre’s vision, lines of efforts, and its initiatives in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster...

Medina: Several Indian Umrah pilgrims, most of them hailing from Telangana, are feared dead in a horrific bus accident in Saudi Arabia's Madina early Monday. Around 40 Indians were on board the bus which reportedly collided with an oil tanker at around 1:30 am (IST)....

Washington: President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. “We have nothing to hide, and it's...

Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed an unusually subdued Monday as heavy security deployment and deserted streets marked the tense hours ahead of the International Crimes Tribunal–Bangladesh (ICT-BD) verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of alleged crimes against humanity. The capital city Dhaka, typically...

Doha: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday met Qatar's top leadership here and discussed major aspects of the bilateral relationship including energy and trade, as well as regional and global issues. He held a meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin...

Belem (Brazil): Going into United Nations climate negotiations, the Brazilian hosts weren't looking for big end-of-session pronouncements on lofty goals. This conference was supposed to hyperfocus on “implementation” of past promises not yet kept. Throw that out the window. The urgency of climate change is...