International

Washington: The US Thursday suspended eight IT firms, including India’s Tata, Infosys and Wipro, from a programme that allows them to apply for green cards for foreign workers, contending that the practice has shut Americans out of the job market. The announcement was made by...

New Delhi: India and Greece discussed defence and strategic cooperation Thursday, with emphasis on maritime cooperation, coastal security and shipbuilding. The discussions were held during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Greece's Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gkikas,...

Sanaa: Yemen's Houthi group said Thursday it launched a fresh ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and carried out missile strikes against government forces near the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in...

Kyiv: Thirty people were killed, and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued and power outages worsened in the capital Kyiv. Vadym...

Stockholm: Canadian author Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The prize...

New Delhi: India Thursday strongly condemned the recent attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, asserting that targeting civilian infrastructure is completely "unacceptable". Saudi authorities said three people have been killed in attacks reportedly carried out by Houthi militants over the last two days on...

Islamabad: The IMF has reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan that could release about USD 1.2 billion in new funding to the country. The money includes USD 1 billion under the IMF's main loan programme and another USD 210 million under a separate programme aimed...

New Delhi: The government Thursday slammed US business tycoon Elon Musk over his allegations that Starlink's satcom services are being blocked, and made it clear that demonstrating compliance with security norms is an absolute must for every satcom licensee in the country. The government also...

Abidjan: Emphasising the importance of India’s development cooperation with Africa, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said that New Delhi’s approach has been guided by the needs and priorities of its African partners. Addressing alumni of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme at...

Sofia:  Bulgaria's president said Wednesday that Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a significant deterioration in security in the Black Sea region. President Iliana Yotova spoke to reporters after an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council following drone attacks on ships off Bulgaria's...