International

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday left for India after concluding his two-day visit to Israel during which the two countries elevated their 'time-tested' relationship to a special strategic partnership. It was PM Modi's second visit to Israel in nine years. During his visit, PM...

Tel Aviv: India and Israel Thursday announced to deepen their digital and financial partnership by enabling cross-border use of Unified Payments Interface (UPI). In the process, UPI will connect with Israel’s domestic payments framework to make digital transactions faster and more affordable. The signing of...

Geneva: Iran and the US are prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, talks viewed as a last chance for diplomacy, as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal. US President...

United Nations: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called for an overarching approach to human rights that includes development and capacity-building leading to “tangible improvements in the daily lives of the most vulnerable” and confronting terrorism rather than engaging in polemics of “politicisation, selectivity or...

Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu are scheduled to visit Yad Vashem together Thursday before holding an expanded bilateral meeting at the King David Hotel. The discussions are expected to focus on a comprehensive review of the India-Israel Strategic...

Washington:  The Trump administration’s effort to fast-track deportations to third countries hit a legal setback after a US appeals court refused to pause a lower court order blocking the policy. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston Wednesday (local time) denied...

Jerusalem: In a historic address to the Knesset, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described the Gaza Peace Initiative as a path for just and durable peace in the entire region, even as he delivered a powerful message of solidarity to Israel, asserting that terrorism anywhere...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former state intelligence service chief Suresh Sallay was arrested Wednesday, in connection with the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 270 people, police said. Sallay, a retired Major General, will be detained for 72 hours for questioning under the Prevention of Terrorism Act,...

Kathmandu: Newly appointed ambassador of China to Nepal Zhang Maoming Wednesday called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Bala Nanda Sharma and discussed bilateral issues. Ambassador Zhang met Minister Sharma at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said that...

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Israel Wednesday to a red-carpet welcome with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara receiving the Indian leader at the Ben Gurion airport. It is PM Modi's second visit to Israel in nine years. The India-Israel relationship...