International

Agartala: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted a loan amounting to Rs 975.26 crore for building infrastructure in nine industrial areas in Tripura, an official said Monday. Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC) Chairman Nabadal Banik said building of industrial sheds, power substations, underground electric...

Karachi: Police in Pakistan have arrested at least 11 people after a video emerged on social media of a couple being shot dead in an apparent honour killing in Balochistan province. The incident sparked outrage in the country soon after the video was released on...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba 's ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, further shaking the stability of his government as Japan faces challenges such as rising prices and high US tariffs. Ishiba's...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a four-day visit to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from Wednesday to shore up overall bilateral ties and ink the landmark India-UK free trade deal. Modi will first travel to the UK on a two-day trip...

New York: An Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey has been charged with distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose to his patients in exchange for sexual favours, according to a press release issued by the US Attorney's Office. Ritesh Kalra, 51, of Secaucus, allegedly operated...

Kabul: More than 1,500 Afghan refugee families returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, from the neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, reported the state-owned Bakhtar news agency Sunday. A total of 1,576 refugee families returned to Afghanistan Saturday, and out of these, 81 families...

Riyadh: Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia's "Sleeping Prince," has passed away at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a coma. His family confirmed his death over the weekend, bringing an emotional end to...

Islamabad: Pakistan remains on high alert as the devastating impact of the ongoing monsoon season continues to claim lives and disrupt normalcy across the country. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), at least 202 people have lost their lives since the start of...

Beijing: China Saturday formally started the construction of the $167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, closer to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of the construction of the dam at a ground-breaking ceremony in the...

Niamey: Two Indians were killed and one abducted following a terrorist attack in south-west Niger, said the Indian Embassy here. "In a heinous terror attack 15 July in Niger's Dosso region, two Indian nationals tragically lost their lives and one was abducted," the Embassy posted...