International

New Delhi: After being stuck for 237 days in space, Indian-Origin astronaut Sunita Williams said she is trying to ‘remember what it is like to walk'. Williams has been stranded at the International Space Station since June 2024, after the faulty Starliner was declared unfit...

Kinshasa: Tensions are running high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group and the DRC army continues in the eastern city of Goma, while civilian protests intensify in the capital, Kinshasa. Hostilities resumed Tuesday...

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's elder son has been indicted in the High Court here for alleged misappropriation from an Indian investment before 2015. Namal Rajapaksa, 38, was arrested in June 2016 for the alleged misuse of 70 million Sri Lankan rupees from...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington next week at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office. Trump has invited Netanyahu to "a meeting at the White House February 4," said the statement. The meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Chinese tech startup DeepSeek's newly launched artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has sparked controversy by making politically sensitive claims about Ladakh. When asked whether Ladakh is part of China, the chatbot asserted that it is an "integral part of China's territory." The chatbot, which has...

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the sudden rise of the Chinese app DeepSeek “should be a wake-up call” for American companies developing artificial intelligence as they need to be laser-focused on competing to win. DeepSeek says its artificial intelligence models are comparable with...

New Delhi:  India Tuesday summoned the Sri Lankan envoy in New Delhi to lodge a strong protest over an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen in the proximity of Delft Island, earlier in the day. Acting...

Beijing:  China said it stressed properly handling differences, and the promotion of India-China relations on a stable track in the just concluded talks with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri while highlighting decisions to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and direct flights. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri who...

Washington: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service. He also ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do "what is right" on illegal immigrants, underlining that discussions are going on with India. President Trump made these remarks on Monday while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his...