International

Ottawa: Issuing a strong directive following Sunday's attack on Hindu Canadians at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, the Canadian National Council of Hindus (CNCH) and Hindu Federation, along with temple leaders and several Hindu advocacy groups, has made it clear that Hindu temples and...

Toronto: People's Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier lambasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leaders Jagmeet Singh and Pierre Poilievre for their responses to a recent attack on Hindu temples and devotees in Brampton. Bernier alleged that the leaders refrained from identifying...

Brisbane: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday inaugurated the new Consulate General of India in Brisbane, underlining that this will contribute to strengthening India's ties with the Queensland state, promoting trade and serving the diaspora. Jaishankar, arrived in Australia Sunday on the first leg of...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday condemned the recent attack on Hindu devotees at a temple in Brampton by Khalistani extremists, saying that acts of violence are unacceptable in the country. On Sunday, a group of devotees at the Hindu Sabha Mandir was targeted...

Cairo: An Israeli drone strike on a clinic in northern Gaza — where children were being vaccinated for polio — wounded six people including four children, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military denied responsibility. The alleged strike occurred Saturday in northern Gaza, which has been...

Tel Aviv: An Israeli court Sunday was considering whether to lift a gag order on a case surrounding suspected leaks of classified information from an associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Critics say they were aimed at giving him political cover as Gaza cease-fire talks...

Kyiv: Moscow sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. According to Ukraine's Air Force, 66 drones were destroyed during the overnight barrage, along with the missile. A further 27 drones were “lost” over various areas, it said, likely...

Brisbane: India and China have made ‘some progress’ in disengagement, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Sunday, describing it as a ‘welcome’ move which opens up the possibility that other steps could happen. His comment comes days after Indian and Chinese troops completed disengagement at...

Dubai: An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country. The imprisonment of Reza...

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival former president Donald Trump are leaving nothing to chance in the last 50 hours before closing of the polls, making a passionate appeal to their countrymen to support and send them to the White House....