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New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA Friday said the crew of the IndiGo flight from the national capital to Srinagar Wednesday had sought permission to enter Pakistan airspace to avoid turbulence, but the request was rejected. In a detailed statement about the incident, the Directorate General...

New Delhi: Amid India’s objections to the International Monetary Fund bailout package to Pakistan, the IMF has said the debt-ridden country "met all the required targets" to receive the latest loan installment. The IMF recently gave the nod to a $ 1 billion (over Rs...

Washington: The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that he played a role in mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and clarified that the recent ceasefire was a result of direct dialogue between the two countries without any...

Washington: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a sweeping tax and spending bill, despite prior warnings from budget groups that the legislation would significantly increase federal debt. The bill was approved by a vote of 215 to 214, Xinhua news agency reported....

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is mulling resignation as he is finding it difficult to work in view of political parties failing to reach a common ground to bring a change in the country, according to a media report. Student-led National Citizen Party...

Lahore: Army chief Gen Asim Munir should have given himself the title of ‘king’ instead of field marshal as Pakistan is currently governed by the jungle law, jailed former premier Imran Khan said Thursday. Gen Munir was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal Tuesday...

Jammu: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday filed a chargesheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and five others in the Kiru hydroelectric power project kickbacks case. In 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir government requested a CBI investigation into the alleged...

As COVID-19 resurges in parts of Asia, India is once again facing concerns over new waves of infections. With fresh variants emerging and cases fluctuating, understanding the real situation at home is more important than ever. Should we be worried, and what do these latest...

Moscow: Russia and Ukraine have scheduled no further direct talks on ending their more than three-year war, a Kremlin spokesman said Thursday, almost a week after the first face-to-face engagement between the countries' delegations since 2022 and days after US President Donald Trump announced they...