International

Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has admitted that his rhetoric has been "imperfect" when he referred to foreign professionals holding H-1 B visas as "indentured servants". He also clarified that he meant US companies and the visa system, not H-1B visa holders. India had...

Islamabad: Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft and planes owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines for another month, until November 24, according to the country's airports authority. The restriction, initially imposed April 23, 2025, has been extended periodically since then amid...

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the waiver from sanctions on Russia and tariffs on other countries, including India, was a 60-day pause to analyse the global impact of the measure. Rubio was responding to questions Saturday evening at Joint Base Andrews...

London: A tanker has reportedly been attacked 78 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Saturday. The master of the tanker reported being attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade from a small boat, resulting in damage to...

Bucharest: All nine Indian seafarers on board chemical tanker YARA J are safe, and the vessel has arrived at the Port of Constanta in Romania, the Embassy of India in Bucharest said Saturday. The confirmation came after India’s Ambassador to Romania, Manoj Mohapatra, spoke with...

Tehran: The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that a "violating" supertanker that sought to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an "unauthorised" route within the preceding hours suffered a "huge" explosion after hitting a naval mine. The explosion resulted in...

Dhaka: At least 10 people, including six of a family, were killed and several injured in a fire at a seaside resort in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district Saturday, according to officials and local media reports. Only the six family members are among the deceased identified...

Kathmandu: Nepal is seeking a large-scale assistance package from India during the planned visit of Prime Minister Balendra Shah to New Delhi, likely in late November, a senior official at Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Nepal and India have yet to officially announce the...

Washington: China’s holdings of US Treasury securities fell sharply in August while India’s rose for a third straight month, according to US Treasury data released. China’s holdings dropped to $590.7 billion at the end of August from $618 billion in July. A year earlier, in...

Islamabad: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country's Balochistan province Saturday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). However, according to initial reports, there was no loss of life or property. The tremor originated at 1007 (local time), at a depth of 25 Km, with its...