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Saudi crown prince Salman Al Saud starts diplomatic tour
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud left on Monday for an official diplomatic tour.
The Saudi Royal Court said that he will visit Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey upon the directives of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz…
Hardeep Puri meets family of slain Afghan Sikhs
New Delhi: Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on Monday met with the grieving son of Sardar Savinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh who was killed in the terror attack on the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday and conveyed the condolence…
Israel, Turkey vow to boost cooperation
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Sunday pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries.
During a phone call, Erdogan and Herzog discussed Turkish-Israeli relations and…
Israel carries out rocket strikes on Gaza Strip
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it has carried out strikes against a weapons manufacturing facility and three military posts in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket launch from the enclave.
Earlier in the…
Bomb attack on Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, 2 killed
Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Saturday ‘strongly condemned’ the attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, that left two persons dead, including an Afghan Sikh. The UNAMA called for protection of all minorities in…
Rocket fired at Israel from Gaza Strip, air defense system intercepts
Tel Aviv: One rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel but has been intercepted by an air defense system, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Minutes earlier, the IDF said that air raid sirens had sounded in the southern part…
Refugee Athletes: IOC awards 44 Olympic Scholarships
LAUSANNE: Ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the initial list of 44 athletes who have been awarded Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes to help them train towards the goal…
Young painters don’t need to imitate anyone: Sultana
New Delhi: Bangladesh's well-known painter Rukaiya Sultana has encouraged the youth to take up painting as a career, saying that they do not need to imitate anyone and paint the way they understand the world.
She said, “today's generation…
New innovations amidst multiple crisis in Sri Lanka
Colombo (by Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera) To battle the fuel crisis and ease the lifestyle of its citizens many innovations are coming out of Sri Lanka by its residents and foreign nationals staying there.
For instance, a German…
Another Rajapaksa quits in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, an influential brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Thursday resigned from Parliament, marking another breach in the Rajapaksa clan which until recently held a tight grip…
Dutch lawmaker comes out in support of Nupur Sharma
New Delhi: Even as Islamic nations have been issuing statements condemning the utterances of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad, a Dutch lawmaker has come to her defence and said she has spoken the “truth” about the…
Thailand police rescue 59 Rohingya refugees abandoned on southern island
Bangkok: Thailand had rescued 59 Rohingya refugees, including children, from an island who had been abandoned by people smugglers on an island close to the Malaysian border, police said on Sunday.
The Rohingya – 31 men, 23 women, and…
Turkey changes its name in UN documents to Turkiye
United Nations: The UN has granted Turkey's request to change the name of the republic in all official documents, the UN Secretary General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told Sputnik."Effective immediately, the Republic of Turkey has been…
Poland, Baltic states want more US troops in Europe
Washington: The governments of Poland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania would like to see a larger number of US troops stationed in Europe but the Biden administration has no plans to increase the current figure…
Nepal pvt. airplane missing in Dhaulagiri Mountain range
Kathmandu: The Nepal Army said they would resume search and rescue operations on Monday morning in the Dhaulagiri Mountain range for the Tara Air Twin Otter plane that is believed to have crashed in cloudy weather with 22 people onboard,…
Swedish film ‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Cannes: Swedish director Ruben Östlund on Saturday won his second Palme d'Or for his satirical comedy, 'Triangle of Sadness', a riveting story of two models marooned on a remote island with a group of billionaires, at the 75th Cannes film…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan booked for ‘riots’ during protest march in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Thursday registered a case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the riots that occurred during his Azadi March in Islamabad on Wednesday.…
Lankan envoy meets Sitharaman; raises need for bridge financing
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Friday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and explored the possibility of India increasing its financial assistance to the island nation to help it deal with its severe…
Immigration attempt thwarted by Sri Lankan Navy
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has thwarted an illegal migration attempt by making an arrest of 67 individuals during a special operation conducted in the Sallisampaltivu and Trincomalee sea on Monday night.
A group of naval personnel…
Stalin places 4 key demands, including NEET exemption to PM, seek centre’s approvals
Chennai: Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the Centre's share to developing state like Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin today placed four key demands concerning the State before him, including exemption from NEET,…
