Bangkok: Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed at least 2,000, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a bloody civil war....
Washington: The US Department of State has imposed sanctions on six individuals from Beijing and Hong Kong, accusing them of undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong and engaging in transnational repression. The sanctions are a response to actions that have been seen as a violation...
New York/Washington: The White House has said India imposes a 100 per cent tariff on American agricultural products, and the high levies charged by other countries make it "virtually impossible" for US products to be exported to those nations. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised...
Moscow: Russia's Supreme Court Monday said it received a petition from the prosecutor general's office to lift the ban on Afghanistan's Taliban, who were outlawed two decades ago as a terrorist group. The court said in a statement that it would hold a hearing on...
Yangon: The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country's State Administration Council Information Team Monday. International and domestic rescuers have been racing against time to save...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit London next week, from April 8-10, where she will discuss issues related to bilateral trade and investment, and hold talks under the India-United Kingdom Economic and Financial Dialogue. Sitharaman is likely to hold a meeting...
Dharamsala: Marking 66 years in exile, the 14th Dalai Lama was Monday awarded the Gold Mercury Award 2025 at his residence in Dharamsala for his outstanding leadership in peace, compassion, and environmental stewardship. The award was presented to the spiritual leader in exile by Gold...
New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Monday recovered seven bodies from the earthquake-flattened buildings in the Mandalay region of Myanmar after the Indian rescuers were tasked with launching relief and rescue operations in about a dozen buildings, official sources said. The Myanmarese authorities...
Accra: Three Chinese nationals suspected of being kidnapped off Ghana's coast are safe, China's foreign ministry said Monday, without giving details. Ghanaian authorities said Saturday they were investigating “a suspected pirate attack” on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel that left three Chinese crew members missing. Ghana's...
Minneapolis: Calls from the US to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations. “These customers want to know: When their orders ship, will they have to pay an...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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