International

New Delhi: Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof Wednesday said he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on further strengthening the "good relations" between the Netherlands and India, and also discussed the "war in Ukraine" among other matters. In a post on X, the Dutch PM...

Moscow: Russia's security service said Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden...

Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Wednesday met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, who said China and India should gradually resume institutional dialogue as well as exchanges and cooperation in fields such as economy, trade and culture to bring bilateral relations back onto the track...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday held a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar amid signs of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. There have been a flurry of diplomatic engagements in the last few days for...

New York: The panel set up by India to enquire into allegations about a murder-for-hire plot against a US-based Khalistani and US government agencies have been exchanging briefings, according to State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller. “We have been regularly briefing them on the results of...

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for the high tariff imposed by India on import of certain American products. Trump made these remarks Tuesday and also said that India and Brazil were among countries that impose...

Beijing: India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived here Tuesday to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart and Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he takes part in the India-China Special Representatives' talks to be held Wednesday, aimed at restoring the bilateral ties stalled for more...

Washington: Chennai-born Indian American teenager Caitlin Sandra Neil has been crowned Miss India USA 2024 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. Caitlin, 19, is a second-year student at University of California, Davis. "I want to leave a positive lasting impact on my community...

London: An alleged Chinese spy who cultivated close ties with Prince Andrew said Monday he has done “nothing wrong or unlawful” as Britain’s government faced questions about what it is doing to thwart security threats from China. British authorities allege businessman Yang Tengbo — known only...

London: European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totalling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland's Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up...