International

United Nations: The United Nations has revised downward India's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.6 per cent, citing global uncertainties and economic shocks arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis. As per the report released by...

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will undertake a four-day visit to India beginning May 23 to further cooperation in the fields of trade, defence and energy. This will be his first visit to India. The Department of State announced the visit that would...

Beijing: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Tuesday night on a two-day state visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, days after US leader Donald Trump travelled to China. Putin was received by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the airport. Ahead...

Dubai: The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates' Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country's Defence Ministry said Tuesday, likely signaling that Iranian-backed Shiite militias launched the assault. Such militias launched repeated drone attacks targeting Gulf Arab states after Israel and...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said he was an hour away from making a decision to restart attacks on Iran, but put it off after receiving a call from interlocutors, including Qatar and the UAE, on Tehran being "reasonable" in the peace talks. "I...

Damascus: A bomb exploded outside a Defence Ministry building in the Syrian capital Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding about a dozen other people, the ministry and state media reported. The Defence Ministry said in a terse statement that soldiers discovered a bomb that was...

Beijing: Russian President Vladimir Putin is travelling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, less than a week after US President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin is scheduled to be in China Tuesday and Wednesday in a visit...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi September 12 and 13, according to the presidential aide. President Putin visited India in December 2025 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. Orissa POST - Odisha’s No.1 English Daily

Oslo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as trade and renewable energy during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark. PM Modi held the meetings ahead of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. During his...

New Delhi: Field Marshal Asim Munir is in complete control of Pakistan. The country may be ruled by a democratic government, but the fact is that the Pakistan Army under Munir is in complete control. However, even as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir...