International

Kazan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday reached the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit, themed 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security', will provide an important platform for world...

Taipei: China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan's president rejecting Beijing's claims of sovereignty. The live-fire drills were being held near the Pingtan islands...

Tel Aviv: Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into central Israel Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens in the country's most populated areas but causing no apparent damage or injuries. The Israeli military said five projectiles were fired from Lebanon into Israel and said most...

Beijing: China Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. “Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the...

Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm.  Named 'Dana' by Qatar, it is expected to make landfall in Odisha's Puri and West Bengal's Sagar Island between October 24 and October 25, according to the...

New Delhi: India values close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on a range of key issues concerning global developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday. Modi made comments in a statement before embarking on a...

New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay a three-day visit to India beginning Thursday to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in the areas of defence, trade and clean energy. Scholz travelled to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted Monday that India does not believe in ‘taken-for-granted’ relations, and the world is realising that trust and reliability make the foundation of the country's ties. His comments at the NDTV World Summit came amid a deepening chill in...

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese negotiators have reached an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Monday. The foreign secretary said the Indian and Chinese negotiators were in touch over the last few weeks...

Ahmedabad: Accompanied by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the final assembly line of Tata Advanced Systems' aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara October 28. The plant, a collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Spain's Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus...