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Washington: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, another Senate...

New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to boost security cooperation including in combating terrorism and transnational crimes, the external affairs ministry said on Friday against the backdrop of Ottawa's decision to list the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. Canada on Monday designated...

Washington: Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol...

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday said that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 pm ET Sunday and threatened that the group will suffer more attacks if it doesn't. “An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at...

Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan's trade deficit ballooned to $3.34 billion in September, marking a nearly 46 per cent increase from last year, official data showed, as imports surged and exports shrank, increasing pressure on the country's fragile external sector and threatening currency stability. The deficit, up...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to devise measures, including buying more agricultural products and medicines from India, to soften the trade imbalance with India due to heavy crude import by New Delhi. Putin's announcement comes weeks ahead of his visit to India in...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly backed India’s decision to continue its oil trade with Moscow, while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and taking aim at the US for attempting to pressure New Delhi into halting its energy imports from Russia. Speaking at the...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming visit to India in early December and has ordered the government to devise measures to soften the trade imbalance with India due to the heavy import of crude by New Delhi. Speaking at the...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances. The potential...

Islamabad: Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee core committee member, Sardar Umar Nazir Kashmiri, Thursday issued an urgent appeal to the international media and global human rights organisations Thursday, calling for immediate attention to the ongoing crisis in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Since September 29, a peaceful public...