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Bangkok: The Indian Embassy in Thailand Friday issued an advisory for its nationals in the country, urging them to avoid travelling to seven provinces amid ongoing unrest along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Clashes erupted between Thailand and Cambodia along the border between their countries Thursday, killing...

Male: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives Friday on a two-day visit, during which he will attend the archipelago nation's 60th Independence Day celebrations as the chief guest. Modi was received on arrival by President Mohamed Muizzu, who had invited him for the...

London: India Thursday flagged its concerns to the UK over increasing activities of pro-Khalistani elements from British soil, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that forces with ‘extremist ideologies’ must not be allowed to misuse democratic freedoms. Modi made the remarks after meeting his British...

London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade agreement that seeks to boost both economies, slash tariff lines across 99 per cent of Indian exports, unlock thousands of jobs and cut tariffs on British whisky, cars and an array of other items....

London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs on British whisky and cars among other items and double bilateral trade by 2030 as the two strategic partners vowed to chart a new growth path...

Melbourne: A Hindu temple and two Asian-run restaurants were defaced with racist graffiti in Melbourne, raising concerns among the community members in Australia, a media report said Thursday. Shree Swaminarayan Temple on Wadhurst Drive, Melbourne's eastern suburb of Boronia, was defaced with red-painted racist slurs...

Islamabad: The Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history, a UN report said Thursday. Pakistan and Iran are expelling millions of Afghans who they say are living in their countries illegally. Afghan authorities...

Beijing: China Thursday said its diplomatic talks with India on the border situation were "candid". The two sides held talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs in New Delhi Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry called the...

Moscow: A Russian An-24 aircraft carrying 49 people, including five children and six crew members, crashed in the mountainous Amur region Thursday, killing all on board, according to local media reports. The ill-fated flight, operated by the Siberia-based Angara Airlines, had departed from Blagoveshchensk and...

Bangkok: Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire on the border Thursday in a sharp escalation of their conflict that killed at least nine civilians. The Thai army said the most casualties occurred in Si Sa Ket province, where six people were killed after shots were fired...