New Delhi: In a special gesture, Iran has lifted airspace restrictions for three charter flights to evacuate about 1,000 Indian nationals, mostly students, from the Iranian city of Mashhad. Mohammad Javad Hosseini, the deputy chief of mission at the Iranian embassy, said more evacuation flights...
Beijing: China, Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to advance cooperation based on the principles of good-neighbourliness, equality and mutual trust at the inaugural trilateral meeting of their foreign ministry officials. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladeshi Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Additional...
New Delhi: The launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), has been postponed once again Friday, as NASA and its partners continue technical evaluations. The mission, a collaboration between NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, will...
Beijing: The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the mutual benefits of trade with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday, while acknowledging their disagreements on geopolitical issues. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late...
Los Angeles: An appeals court Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally when he activated...
New York: US President Donald Trump will decide on whether he will order a strike against Iran in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing. "Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiation that may...
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday issued a chilling warning, declaring that “no one is immune” from Israeli retaliation -- strongly hinting that even Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be a potential target. He made the comments in response to a question...
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday said it has received no request for any ‘military assistance’ from Iran in the ongoing war against Israel while stressing that the Islamic Republic has the right to defend itself. “Pakistan's position on Iran is clear and transparent: We provide full moral...
New Delhi: A joint exercise between the militaries of India and France, aimed at enhancing operational coordination and focused on joint operations in a sub-conventional environment, began Thursday, officials said. The eighth edition of the biennial Indo-French 'Exercise Shakti' commenced at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie...
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday reminded the US of Pakistan's role in sheltering Osama bin Laden, saying he hoped Washington used the meeting between Donald Trump and Pakistan's Army General Asim Munir to tell Islamabad not to support terrorism. The Congress MP made the...
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The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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