Washington: The Republican-led US Senate Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), making him the first Indian-descent American to head the premier investigating agency. Patel was confirmed in a 51-49 vote, with two Republican Senators joining all...
Kathmandu/Bhubaneswar: The last rites of Prakriti Lamsal, the Nepali student who died by “suicide” in her hostel at KIIT University, were performed in Bhairawa, Nepal, Thursday. Mentionably, Lamsal, a 20-year-old third-year B.Tech student, was found hanging in her hostel room Sunday. Following her death, her...
New Delhi: In yet another sign of thawing ties between the two countries, a Chinese diplomat Thursday hailed India's ascent in the Asia Power Index that was released last year. "India has become the 3rd most powerful and influential country in Asia, after the US...
Sydney: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that his country will "watch every move" of the three Chinese navy warships detected off the country's east coast. Three vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu –...
New York: US President Donald Trump has once again questioned the Biden administration's decision to allocate USD 21 million to India for “voter turnout”, guessing that they were trying to "get somebody else elected". Trump made these remarks while addressing the FII PRIORITY Summit in...
Tel Aviv: Hamas Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation's agony following the October 7, 2023, attack. The remains were said to...
Gaza Strip: Hamas Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation's agony following the October 7, 2023, attack. The militants displayed four black...
New Delhi: India is unlikely to experience any major short-term consequences due to the US tariff on semiconductors, as it is not a major exporter of chips to Washington, the industry body said Thursday. Moreover, India's import duty on semiconductors is already zero, meaning there...
Washington: President Donald Trump has said if Elon Musk's Tesla built a factory in India to avoid that country's tariffs, it would be unfair to the US. Trump's comments came amid moves by him to increase tariffs significantly. On February 13, hours before Prime Minister...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he will announce tariffs on cars, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals "over the next month or sooner" as he is pushing for new levies to shrink America's trade deficits, boost domestic manufacturing and achieve other policy goals. Trump has...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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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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