India, UK looking at interim trade agreement: Foreign Secretary Shringla
LONDON: India and the UK are looking at concluding an interim trade agreement amid negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Foreign Secretar
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Ex-Minneapolis cop faces new sentence in death of 911 caller
MINNEAPOLIS: A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home was
Pakistan PM Imran Khan accused of selling gifts received from other countries’ heads
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Opposition parties on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of selling gifts he received from other countries’ he
President Vladimir Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid risin
Japan’s PM interrupts campaign as N Korea test fires missile
TOKYO: Japan’s new prime minister interrupted his first day of election campaigning on Tuesday, as he returned to the capital of Tokyo to deal w
Nearly 100 women sworn in as judges in Egypt judicial body
CAIRO: Nearly 100 women Tuesday became the first female judges to join Egypt’s State Council, one of the country’s main judicial bodies. The 98 wo
India, Israel agree to resume negotiations on FTA from next month, conclude by June, 2022
JERUSALEM: India and Israel on Monday agreed to resume negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from next month as the two sides are confident to
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
WASHIINGTON: Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he
Sitharaman discusses post-pandemic economic recovery, other issues with World Bank chief
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the post-pandemic economic recovery, India’s major role in the global fight against CO
Taiwan’s leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s president on Saturday paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that ripped through an a
Gen Naravane meets Sri Lanka’s top civilian and military leadership; discusses steps to boost defence ties
COLOMBO: Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met Sri Lanka’s top civilian and military leadership on Wednesday and discussed steps f
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy calls on Sri Lankan President
COLOMBO: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and advocated for a strong friendly relationship betw
Recent developments in Afghanistan have generated ‘understandable concern’ in region: S Jaishankar
NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN): India said on Tuesday that the recent developments in Afghanistan have generated “understandable concern” in the
Sri Lankan Cabinet approves to draft two bills on cyber security laws
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Cabinet on Tuesday granted approval to the proposals to draft two bills on cyber security laws, aimed at cracking down on terroris
Indian Army chief Gen Naravane to arrive in Sri Lanka on October 12
COLOMBO: Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will arrive here on Tuesday on a five-day goodwill visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan
Thailand to re-open to vaccinated tourists on November 1: PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha
BANGKOK: Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists travelling by air from countries deemed low risk from November 1, Premier Prayut Chan-
‘Island will not bow to China’: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
TAIPEI: Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday, following a spike i
UK Minister Priti Patel wants specific law to tackle public harassment of women: Report
LONDON: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to be keen on introducing a specific law against the public sexual harassment of women and girls, in the
Russia to invite Taliban to international talks in Moscow on October 20
MOSCOW: Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin’s envoy to Afghanis
US CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising
WASHINGTON: The CIA said Thursday it will create a top-level working group on China as part of a broad US government effort focused on countering Beij
