International

Kabul: A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has destroyed numerous villages and caused extensive damage, killing at least 250 people and injuring at least 500 others, officials said. The deaths and injuries were expected to increase as search and rescue teams...

New York: In a new rant against India for its purchases of Russian oil, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said that “Brahmins” are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people and it needs to "stop". “Look (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a...

Tianjin: A candid and informal interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping just before the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit has gone viral online, with Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailing the clip as...

Tianjin: With Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the room, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Monday raised the Pahalgam terror attack during the SCO Summit in Tianjin and expressed gratitude to "friends" for standing with India, while slamming the double standards of certain countries that openly...

Tianjin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Tianjin on Sunday and discussed perspectives on various issues. "Exchanged perspectives on diverse issues with Mr. Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan during our...

Tianjin (China): Maintenance of peace and tranquility at the border is like an insurance policy for India-China ties and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed this position to Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks earlier in...

New Delhi: India is pushing rice exports to the world's largest importer of the commodity -- the Philippines -- and to tap the opportunity, a large delegation of leading exporters will visit the Southeast Asian nation next month, an official said. The Philippines is an...

Tianjin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday vowed to work towards a "fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable" resolution of the festering boundary issue and pledged to work towards stabilising global trade. In their wide-ranging talks on the margins of the Shanghai...

Tianjin: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday that it is the "right choice" for the two countries to be "friends", asserting that the elephant and dragon should dance together for each other's success. The talks between the two leaders took place...

Tianjin: India is committed to taking forward its ties with China based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders held wide-ranging talks to reset the bilateral relations. In his televised opening remarks, Modi...