International

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday said it has registered a FEMA case against Flipkart-backed e-commerce platform Myntra, linked companies and directors for FDI ‘contravention’ of over Rs 1,654 crore. The complaint has been filed under Section 16(3) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act after...

Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said. Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts say is...

Islamabad: Pakistan secured a record $26.7 billion in foreign loans during the last fiscal year, according to a media report that said it indicates the country's deepening dependence on multilateral and bilateral creditors. Nearly half of these loans were in the form of rollovers of...

New Delhi: India has extended the closure of its airspace for Pakistan planes by another month till August 24. In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people April 22, India closed its airspace for planes operated, owned or leased by Pakistan...

New Delhi: The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius for 22 days before a...

United Nations: India told a UN Security Council meeting presided over by Pakistan that there should be a ‘serious cost’ to nations who foment cross-border terrorism, as it described the neighbouring country as a ‘serial borrower’ steeped in ‘fanaticism’. “As we debate promoting international peace...

United Nations: The United States is again withdrawing from UNESCO, accusing it of advancing ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ and focusing too much on sustainable development, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced Tuesday. This is the second time the US is leaving Paris-based UNESCO under...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent ‘war’ between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict. He also claimed that the conflict between India and Pakistan "was probably going to end...

London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's short but focussed visit to the UK highlights his commitment to this partnership and his willingness to keep it thriving as it is taken to the next level with a Free Trade Agreement, India's High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami said Tuesday....

Moscow: Russia has significantly expanded its entry ban list, mainly targetting European officials, in response to the European Union's recent 17th and 18th package of sanctions against the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The Council of the European Union approved...