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UN condemns Myanmar airstrike that killed 24 civilians during religious festival
Geneva:The United Nations on Friday strongly condemned a deadly airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military that killed at least 24 civilians, including children, during a religious festival in Sagaing Region earlier this week.
The attack…
LS Speaker Om Birla meets Australian Senate President on sidelines of CPC in Barbados
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with the President of the Australian Senate, Sue Lines on the sidelines of the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Barbados and discussed the growing strategic partnership between the two…
US to send about 200 troops to ‘oversee’ Gaza ceasefire deal
Washington: The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, US media reported. The task force will "oversee, observe, make sure there are no violations" of the deal, a…
Rajnath Singh holds delegation-level talks with Australian FM Penny Wong
Canberra : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday during his visit to the country. The leaders held delegation-level talks. He also paid tributes at the Australian War Memorial and laid a…
‘Confident that relationship will continue to grow deeper, stronger”: Rajnath Singh…
Canberra : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday during his visit to the country and hailed the fillip towards the bilateral relationship. In a post on X he said, "Excellent meeting with…
UN Chief welcomes announcement to secure ceasefire, hostage release in Gaza
Geneva : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump. He lauded the diplomatic efforts of…
INS Trikand visits Egypt’s Safaga as part of operational deployment
Safaga : The Indian Navy's stealth frigate, INS Trikand, visited Safaga, Egypt, from October 6-8, as part of her operational deployment. During the port call, India's Ambassador to Egypt, SK Redd, interacted with the ship's crew. Sharing…
Qatar’s PM says agreement reached on Gaza ceasefire
Doha : Qatar's Prime Minister and official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed Al Ansari, on Thursday said that an agreement was reached on all the provisions and implementation mechanisms of the first phase of the Gaza…
Israel, Hamas sign “first phase of peace plan,” says Trump
Washington DC : US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan". In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, "This means that ALL of the Hostages will…
British Airways to expand UK-India connectivity during landmark trade mission
London : British Airways has reaffirmed its ambition for network growth in India, as the airline facilitated a major UK Government trade mission led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the country, the airline stated in an official…
Moscow hits back at Finland, cites West’s long record of Helsinki Act breaches
Moscow ): Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has dismissed accusations by Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen that Moscow violated the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, calling them a "blatant lie", while accusing…
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for metal organic…
Stockholm : The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for their pioneering work in the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), Al Jazeera…
“Has anger management problem, should see a doctor…”: Trump on Greta Thunberg
Washington, DC : US President Donald Trump criticised climate activist Greta Thunberg, suggesting she has an "anger management problem" and should see a doctor. He made these comments after Thunberg's detention and deportation by Israel,…
Israel marks two years since brutal October 7 attack
Jerusalem; Two years ago, on October 7, during the closing of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, Hamas militants launched a surprise and deadly assault on Israel, marking the bloodiest day in the nation's history. The attack began when armed…
India reminds world of Pakistan’s ‘genocidal mass rape’ in Bangladesh as it tries to obfuscate…
United Nations; India has reminded the world of Pakistan’s campaign of “genocidal mass rape” of women in Bangladesh during its Independence struggle as Islamabad tried to divert attention from its record through “misdirection and…
Chicago braces for troop deployment as Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act
Washington; US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act – an 1807 law that allows a (US) president to deploy military troops inside the country. While speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said he’ll use the…
52 killed in climate-induced disasters in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least 52 people have lost their lives in natural calamities over the last three days in Nepal, as the country has been experiencing incessant rainfall since Friday in most parts, an official of the Armed Police Force (APF)…
Australia: Multiple people injured after gunshots in Sydney
Sydney: Police in the Australian State of New South Wales said in a statement on Sunday evening that a man was taken to the hospital suffering a gunshot wound, and a number of other people have reported injuries.
Police were called to…
India, US actively working to resolve tariff issues: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday said that India and the United States are actively working to resolve the ongoing tariff issues through dialogue, expressing confidence that these challenges will not affect the…
India, UK participate in joint maritime Exercise Konkan
New Delhi : The United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, commenced Exercise Konkan with the Indian Navy in the Western Indian Ocean, the British High Commission shared on Sunday.
Exercise…
