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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…
Two killed amid surge in Israeli-Arab violence
Tel Aviv : The wave of deadly violence in Israel's Arab communities shows no sign of slowing, as two people were killed in separate incidents during the weekend, bringing the number of Arab sector homicides in 2025 to 192.
Early Sunday…
India-Malaysia enhance bilateral engagement during INS Sahyadri port call
Kemaman : INS Sahyadri, India's ndigenously built Guided Missile Stealth Frigate made a port call at Kemaman from October 2-5 as a part of the Eastern Fleet's Operational Deployment to the South China Sea and Indo-Ppacific.
The visit…
Bhutan’s Tala Dam overflow sparks flood alert in Bengal, NDRF on “highest alert”
Kolkata : Authorities in North Bengal have been placed on high alert after Bhutan's Tala Hydropower Dam began overflowing due to a technical failure, raising fears of downstream flooding in the Dooars region of West Bengal.
The National…
Israel deports 137 members of the Sumud Flotilla to Turkey
Tel Aviv : The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that 137 members of the 'Sumud' flotilla have been deported to Turkey. All activists were deported on a plane sent from Turkey to pick them up. Those deported are citizens of the United…
Nepal deploys Army to evacuate residents from floodplains as rivers swell following heavy downpour
Kathmandu : Nepal has deployed the army along with the Armed Police Force and Police to evacuate residents from floodplains within Kathmandu valley as rivers continue to swell following heavy downpours and warnings of further rainfall.…
Israel responds positively to Donald Trump’s announcement
Tel Aviv : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to US President Donald Trump's statement last night, which called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, saying that Hamas' response to his plan shows that it is "ready for…