International

Davos: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tuesday said US President Donald Trump has told him that he wanted the war to end but wondered whether there was a clear vision as yet for exit from the war. "Our teams have been in the process of organising...

Davos: Diversified JSW Group on Tuesday announced plans to invest Rs 3 lakh crore across its businesses, in three regions of Maharashtra, including naxal-infested Gadchiroli. The conglomerate signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum...

Washington: President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon-polluting nation, from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the US from its closest allies. The White House...

Ankara: At least 66 people have died and over 51 others injured in a fire that erupted at a hotel in Turkey's northwestern Bolu province Tuesday. According to the local authorities, the fire broke out at a hotel in the Bolu Kartalkaya Ski Resort post...

Washington:  US President Donald Trump has said that he would have chosen Usha Chilukuri Vance, JD Vance's wife, as his Vice President as "she is smarter but the line of succession did not work that way". Monday Usha became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second...

Beijing: Tuesday China expressed its firm support for the World Health Organisation (WHO) after US President Donald Trump announced the US withdrawal from the UN health body, accusing it of mishandling the COVID-19 crisis and failing to carry out reforms. Soon after his swearing-in, Trump...

Davos: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Tuesday said the first trip of her new Commission will be to India as she wants to upgrade the strategic partnership with "the largest country and democracy" of the world. In a special address at the World...

New Delhi:  The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday expressed regret over the decision of US President Donald Trump to walk out of the global health body, and hoped the administration will reconsider it. “The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of...

Singapore: Singapore has introduced stricter measures to regulate screen use among children in schools and preschools as part of a broader multi-ministry health initiative launched Tuesday. From February 1, preschools will enforce updated rules banning screen use for children under 18 months and limiting it...

New York: President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organisation, a significant move cutting ties with the United Nation's public health agency on his first day in office. Trump has long been critical of the WHO, and...