International

Peshawar:  In a significant breakthrough, eight new ancient sites have been discovered across Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, stretching from Swat to Taxil,a during the ongoing excavation and exploration work in the region. The discoveries were made by Italian archaeologists in collaboration with the Khyber...

Philadelphia (US): Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport an Indian-origin man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned. Subramanyam Vedam, 64, is currently detained at a short-term holding centre in Alexandria, Louisiana, that's equipped with an...

Seattle: Starbucks has said it is forming a joint venture with Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital to operate Starbucks stores in China. Under the agreement, Boyu will pay USD 4 billion to acquire a 60 per cent interest in Starbucks' retail operations in China. Starbucks...

London: Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the June 12 Air India plane crash, Monday appealed for a welfare package for day-to-day support as he continues to struggle with the physical and mental trauma of the tragedy. The 40-year-old British citizen of Indian heritage...

Colombo: At least 35 Indian fishermen have been arrested and their four trawlers seized by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for illegal fishing, in an overnight operation that ended early Monday. The Navy spokesman Commander Buddika Sampath said the arrests came at the Sri Lankan...

Washington: American President Donald Trump lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, when asked which of the two global leaders was tougher to deal with, describing both as strong and intelligent men who shouldn't be underestimated. During an interview with American media...

Kabul: A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said. The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicentre was located 22 kilometres west-southwest of the town of Khulm,...

New York: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has referred to the “progress” his country has made with India as he stressed that Canada is building partnerships abroad amid tariff pressures with the US. Carney's remarks on Saturday came after US President Donald Trump last week...

Kyiv: At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Ukraine's southwestern Odesa region, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Elsewhere, Russia continued to pummel the country's energy infrastructure. Russian drones attacked a car park in the Odesa region on Ukraine's Black Sea coast in...

Kabul: India has delivered over 16 tonnes of medicines to Afghanistan to help combat vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis, a Taliban spokesperson announced Sunday. Taliban spokesperson Sharafat Zaman stated that the medicines and diagnostic kits will support Afghanistan’s National Malaria and Other Vector-Borne...