International

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Awami League party Wednesday strongly condemned the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for indiscriminately arresting its leaders and activists across the country, while failing to capture identified fugitive terrorists. Slamming the “illegal usurper” Yunus and “his clique” on the mass arbitrary arrest of Awami...

Virginia: Asserting that India enjoys the most comprehensive and multifaceted relationship with the United States, Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla has emphasised that New Delhi and Washington will find a way to conclude a satisfactory, mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement...

Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party has decided to boycott the upcoming by-elections for national and provincial assemblies, in line with the opinion of its founder. Several seats of the national and provincial assemblies became vacant last month after the conviction of leaders...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Wednesday issued notices to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Cabinet over the India-funded Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) programme following a petition alleging violation of fundamental rights. The petition was filed by former minister Wimal Weerawansa, who contended...

London: Indians have emerged as the nationality with the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences in the UK amid a wider surge in foreigners being sentenced for such crimes over the past four years in the country, according to an analysis of British...

New Delhi: As Indian exporters brace for the impact after additional 25 per cent US tariffs on key goods came into effect Wednesday, reports said that Trump tariffs are likely to affect the US GDP by 40-50 bps by triggering inflationary pressures. The US inflation...

New Delhi: India has issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the "high probability" of flooding in the Tawi river, with incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams, sources said Wednesday. The alerts, routed to Islamabad through the...

New York/Washington: The additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India for its purchases of Russian oil came into effect Wednesday, bringing the total amount of levies imposed on New Delhi to 50 per cent. The Department of Homeland Security...

New Delhi: India Wednesday described as "shocking" and "deeply regrettable" the killing of five journalists in a pair of Israeli strike in Gaza. The journalists were among at least 20 people killed in the strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis Monday. "The killing of...

New York: Even as he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a very terrific man”, US President Donald Trump stuck to his threats of “a very strong tariff system” against anyone over the Ukraine-Russia war, and gave an embellished narrative of his role in ending...