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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...

New Delhi: India Thursday urged Bangladesh to expedite the nationality verification process to facilitate the deportation of a large number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India who are required to be sent back. Addressing a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson...

Tokyo: Japan, which shares a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' with India Thursday condemned in the strongest terms the growing threat of terrorism as the country hosted a visiting delegation of Indian Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. The all-party parliamentary delegation...

New Delhi: The India-Pakistan understanding on cessation of hostilities was arrived at following direct negotiations between the two sides, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington played a role in brokering the truce. Jaishankar...