International

Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed a fresh surge of violence, with over 100 crude bomb explosions, vehicle arson attacks and violent demonstrations erupting across several districts, leaving one person dead, local media reported Wednesday. According to the police, more than 100 explosions occurred near the Padma Bridge...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that the country has designated the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organisations. The move came in response to the Argentine government's decision in late March to designate Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity,...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday said that a Liberia-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) MT FUJAIRAH ENERGY was struck by a projectile while transiting the Persian Gulf, leaving four crew members injured, including one Indian national. In a...

Washington: A Trump administration proposal to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows laid-off H-1B visa holders to find new jobs in the United States has drawn more than 31,000 public comments, as the deadline for submissions approached. The proposal, which could have major consequences...

Washington: The House Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from...

New Delhi: Chip major NVIDIA’s independent directors have appointed Joon H. Kim, former acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to probe if its founder and CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence effort. Kim's law firm, called Wachtell, Lipton,...

Abu Dhabi: Russia and Ukraine Tuesday held their first US-mediated talks in nine months on ending their war, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the session was "constructive and quite substantive." Hopes of...

New Delhi: Foreign investors turned net buyers of Indian equities in November, infusing Rs 53,739 crore in the first nine days after two consecutive months of outflows, driven by the AI-led sell-off in global markets, strong domestic earnings growth and attractive large-cap valuations. The latest...

New Delhi/Washington: India Tuesday dismissed as "fabricated and malicious" allegations levelled against National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former R&AW chief Samant Goel in a civil lawsuit filed by Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in a US court. New Delhi's remarks came after the US...

Dhaka: Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no legal optiFR left but to face execution of her death sentence, the International Crimes Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said Tuesday, rejecting the possibility of issuing her a passport or travel document. The remarks came...