International

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has won the election in Arizona, defeating his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in all seven battleground states. The seven battleground states in this election cycle were Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. The victory in Arizona took...

Kyiv: Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump's proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks in Kyiv...

New Delhi: In a significant development having far-reaching implications for Indian students, Canada has announced the discontinuation of its Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa programme. The SDS is a key pathway for international students seeking permits for studies. It is said that the decision has...

Islamabad/Karachi: At least 27 people, including 14 security forces, were killed and 62 others injured on Saturday in a suicide bombing at a railway station in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said. The explosion ripped through the railway station of the provincial capital Quetta as...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the presence of Khalistan supporters in Canada but said they do not represent the Sikh community as a whole. His comments came during Diwali celebrations at Ottawa's Parliament Hill recently amid an ongoing diplomatic row with India...

New Delhi: Author and social activist Taslima Nasreen has expressed deep concern regarding the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh at the hands of Islamist extremists. Taking to X, she highlighted: “The Chittagong-based group Hefazat-e-Islam has called for a ban on ISKCON. Today, their slogan was:...

Los Angeles: Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar are among the Indians nominated for the 67th Grammy Awards. Kej, a three-time Grammy winner, earned his fourth nomination for "Break of Dawn" in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category, as announced by the Recording...

Peshawar: At least 20 people were killed and 30 others injured in a bomb explosion at Quetta's railway station in Pakistan on Saturday, according to a media report. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion took place at the railway station's booking office just before the...

Jerusalem: Hezbollah fired about five rockets toward central and northern Israel Friday, setting off air raid sirens in 53 Israeli cities and communities, according to Israeli sources. The Israeli military said in a statement that most rockets were intercepted, though one struck the Upper Galilee....

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odia diaspora in the United States have reacted with skepticism and hope over the decisive victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump over his Democrat rival Kamala Harris in the just-concluded presidential elections. The election sent the 78-year-old Trump...