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Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament Friday, paving the way for a Febuary 8 snap election. The move is an attempt to capitalise on her popularity to help governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years, but...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered an FIR against Sikh for Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun over alleged threats to create unrest in the national capital ahead of Republic Day celebrations January 26. According to officials, the FIR has been lodged by the...

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have taken custody of gangster Ravi Pujari in connection with a 2018 case of attempting to extort Rs 50 lakh from choreographer Remo D'Souza and his wife, officials said Friday. The crime branch's anti-extortion cell (AEC) took Pujari's custody from the...

New York: President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for USD 5 billion Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January 2021. The lawsuit,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday and asserted that close cooperation was vital for advancing the shared interests of the Global South. Modi received a call from the Brazilian president, and the two leaders underscored...

Davos: US President Donald Trump met with presidents, prime ministers and top diplomats from more than a dozen countries Thursday to tout his international Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The list of attendees, according to a forum schedule, is...

The Hague(Netherlands): For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: US President Donald Trump insisted he must have Greenland, and would settle for nothing short of total ownership. Even after he dropped the threat...

Kathmandu: The Nepal government Thursday extended by 20 days the tenure of a panel investigating the alleged excessive use of force during the Gen Z movement that led to the ouster of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The decision was taken at a meeting...

Chandigarh: In the run-up to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls, INDIA bloc partners the Congress and AAP Thursday parted ways and will be contesting the mayoral elections separately, said AAP leader Anurag Dhanda. This gives the BJP a potential edge over its rivals. Both AAP...

New Delhi: After the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Men's T20 World Cup will proceed as scheduled, Bangladesh Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul stated that they did not get justice from the ICC and there is no scope to change their decision...