International

New Delhi: No one has supported the military regime and undermined democracy in Pakistan in so many ways as much as the West, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. He described the threat of terrorism as a major "collective challenge" facing the world alongside...

Washington: Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House's political demands. In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government's action...

Washington: Markets on Wall Street and in Europe declined rapidly early Friday morning after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow...

Lahore: Pakistan Friday extended the closure of its airspace for Indian flights until June 24, according to a new NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority. The extension follows the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules that restrict such closure for a...

Washington: President Donald Trump Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. The threats, delivered over social media, reflect Trump's ability to disrupt the global economy with...

Moscow: A flight carrying a delegation of Indian parliamentarians among other passengers had an arrival delay of around 40 minutes Thursday in view of a brief shutdown of airports in the Russian capital following a barrage of overnight drone strikes, people familiar with the matter...

Mumbai: A stir has erupted in Pakistan’s political corridors over the water crisis after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty. A new video going viral on social media shows Senator Syed Ali Zafar of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party addressing the Senate and warning, “If we don’t...

Tokyo: JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, leading an all-party delegation to Japan, as part of India's global diplomatic outreach, said Friday that Japan has expressed solidarity with India and supported calls to wipe out terrorism  as well as their patrons, where ever they exist. Jha...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday held his second meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington to discuss the proposed bilateral trade agreement currently under negotiation between the two countries. On May 20 also, Goyal held a meeting with Lutnick...

New Delhi: Amid India’s objections to the International Monetary Fund bailout package to Pakistan, the IMF has said the debt-ridden country "met all the required targets" to receive the latest loan installment. The IMF recently gave the nod to a $ 1 billion (over Rs...