International

New York: A 24-year-old Indian student in the US has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire, according to the Indian mission here. Sahaja Reddy Udumala was pursuing a Master's degree in Albany, New York. The Consulate General of India in New York...

New York: A 42-year-old woman has been charged for her role in an international smuggling conspiracy under which individuals primarily from India were brought illegally to the US across the border from Canada. Stacey Taylor of Plattsburgh, New York, appeared for an arraignment this week...

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha Saturday met Sri Lankan corporate leaders and reiterated India's continued support for the cyclone-hit island nation, where the disaster has claimed over 600 lives so far. Jha's meeting with the corporate leaders associated with the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund'...

Islamabad: A heavy exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces was reported from the key Chaman border, according to a media report on Saturday. Injuries were reported from the district hospital, but no fatalities occurred, the Dawn newspaper reported. Officials from both sides accused...

New Delhi: The sudden closure of Apple’s largest supplier, Foxconn's Henyang Hongfujin Precision Industry plant, due to the government's erratic policies exposed the “hollow core of China’s industrial economy”, a report said Friday. The factory that once employed 30,000 workers and generated billions in output...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed confidence that the USD 100 billion bilateral trade target between India and Russia will be achieved ahead of the 2030 deadline, as he invited Russian investment in the country. Speaking alongside visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at...

London: European Union regulators Friday fined Elon Musk's social media platform X 120 million euros (USD 140 million) for failing to comply with the bloc's digital regulations. The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the...

Madrid: Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare Friday said it was investigating an outage that took place in the morning that brought down several global websites including LinkedIn, Zoom and others, the second such crash to affect the company in less than three weeks. Cloudflare said the...

New Delhi: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the warm and cordial welcome extended to the visiting delegation, Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, stated that he has established a "close working and personal contact" with the Indian PM and together they "constantly monitor" the development...

Colombo: The IMF is exploring ways to support Sri Lanka in its recovery process following Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused widespread destruction in the island nation and left over 450 dead. At a press briefing Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack said that...